Rugby Championship 2025 : South Africa v Australia Round 2

[rugbyAU]

Valetini now confirmed to start at 8

 

[whitefalcon]

From WR (World Rugby) (World Rugby) website

Makes sense, you cant just dish it out but can use it where truly appropriate.

 

[rugbyAU]

Team Announced at 8.30

 

[rugbyAU]

 

[BDA]

Robertson at loosehead is interesting

Also Champion over Gleeson is interesting...tactical or injury?

 

[rugbyAU]

Robertson at loosehead is interesting

I don’t like it - he's only started a few tests

 

[rugbyAU]

And McReight the 91st captain

 

[BDA]

I don’t like it

Yeh cant say i love it either...but schmidt clearly has some faith in him

 

[Adam84]

And McReight the 91st captain

Last 3 wallabies captains have been Reds backrowers

 

[Major Tom]

Robertson at loosehead is interesting

Also Champion over Gleeson is interesting...tactical or injury?

He's gonna get folded.

 

[lpd]

Well you can’t not pick Toole on the basis of him being too small for test rugby after how well Tate has done in his stints there

 

[Adam84]

Well you can’t not pick Toole on the basis of him being too small for test rugby after how well Tate has done in his stints there

To be fair if he started in that position different story, both teams just failed to target his vertical challenge when he was filling in there

 

[Major Tom]

A decent team.
Cool to see Toole finally given a crack. Bobby V gives us more physicality from the get-go. Hopefully, for longer than 40mins because will miss some strong carry with no Gleeson. NDC does offer better coverage for the lineout and starch in defense but he won't get us over the gain line. But you do get that with Bell and Nonngorr.

 

[rugbyAU]

Last 3 wallabies captains have been Reds backrowers

AA was captain v Wales in November