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The fact that Schmidt has gone with Noah at 10 and Lynagh on the bench now in both the first Wales test and now against the boks isn't great news for Donaldson. Selections seem to infer that Schmidt thinks Noah is his first choice 10 presently and Lynagh is his understudy. Also Lynagh's...

I think at test level it definitely helps to have a few outside backs that can fill in at 10 at a pinch. If the boks 6:2 bench is any indication of where test rugby might be heading, ideally you'd have an outside back or centre at 23 that can fill in at 10. Its certainly possible beale could...

I hoping for a good competitive game. If we play well i reckon it will be. Ultimately though it hard to see us not conceding at least two tries via rolling maul. The team appears to be going in the right direction but against a much more polishes bok side this seems like a bridge too far in...

Leaving Skelton out is clearly the right call. We know what he offers. He'll be in the selection frame come the Lions Tour (and probably the year-end tour). For now we should be using the opportunity to build some depth and experience with the guys we have at home. I like the idea of being...

For me, Wilson deserves a spot in the starting side after his game against georgia. Id put hooper on the bench

interesting to see Schidt dumping guys like Lancaster and Cale and bringing in guys like Toole (who is equally inexperienced at this level).. I'd like to think that he's not completely discarding those guys, but instead just opting to have a look at some other 'fringe' guys to see who really...

Also in circumstance where our set piece is actually one of the few aspects of the team's performance that has been functioning fairly well consistently, I'm not sure it would be wise to simply throw Skelton in to the starting side. Schmidt said words to the effect that he was open to guys...

Thought tate was good. For me gordan and tate are in the 23.

Just finished the game. classic rocks and diamonds performance from the wallabies. The positive for me was that i thought, at times, we played the best rugby we have in more than 18 months. The real postive was the forward pack (in particular the back 5). The set piece was solid and the backrow...

Respectable first half effort all things considered

Wales comfortable favorites with the bookies. I could see the game being close for the first half but expect wales to run away with it.

I'm looking forward to seeing what Wilson can produce this weekend. I thought he was outstanding in Super this year and feel like he was unfairly overlooked by Eddie last year. Now he's got his chance he really needs to take it...expecting a big performance. I think if he really shines he...

I actually found the game pretty entertaining. A very flawed performance from the wallabies but im going to be fair given that schmidt really cant be expected to turn around the team in just a few weeks. In terms of the positives, we led the whole game, took our chances and defended well. i...

For what its worth i didnt watch any of the world cup games because of the eddie debacle and today was my first post in 12 months or so...last weeks game, and the prospect of rebuilding under a coach who seems to at least have a real vision and sensible approach to selection, has brought me back...

Interested on people's thoughts on charlie cale starting. He looks like an exciting prospect and im glad to see schmidt give him a shot, im just wondering whether he's the best choice to replace wright in the starting side. Personally id probably prefer to see wilson slot in a 8 (or even hooper...

Interesting to read people's comments regarding JS. I won't profess to know much about him but I do like to hear that he instilled the importance of good ball possession in the Irish set up. As a kid I always remember that being a strong suit of the Australian game. Under Jones we seemed to be a...

Nervous about this game. My gut feeling is its a make or break game.. win this and i see us going on to top the group, lose it and we probably dont make the quarters. could be a really shit monday

Ill add it was nice to see Donaldson have a good game after so many people (myself included) shitting on his selection. Good for him

My two cents: 1. If i was to rate the wallabies performance id say maybe B-/ C+. Georgia arent terrible and at no point did we really ever look at risk of losing so that's good. That said there was still cause for concern moving forward. 2. The wallabies once again came out firing on all...

Wallabies are currently 13-1 to get knocked out in the pools. Honestly i think thats pretty good odds given that theyve not won a game this year... its not crazy to think they could lose to fiji and wales