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Fair card. I don't blame Gordon as much as last week, tho. IMO he's not really test level.

Faletau busting us on the edge. Wales playing well.

Ouch

Welsh running on to the ball well...

Handy start for scrum and 5/8th

Yep. Let's hope for some gold discipline...

Who we got? Hoskins, Talakai, Eloff (eligible?) ...

I think you'll find that was Kerevi. https://wwos.nine.com.au/rugby/samu-kerevi-fiji-rugby-world-cup-wallabies-australia/142b555b-7555-49d6-bc2f-db12dad45205

Rennie was claiming Skelton had some niggle wasn't he? Not sure his statement ticks the honesty box.

Isn't this just a hastily arranged tournament to decide who from Oceania gets to go to the Challenger Series? It likely wouldn't need to be played if PNG didn't have to withdraw from the actual Oceania 7s held mid-year. That being so, we're probably only fielding a team due to it being hosted...

My guess: it might get announced after the WR (World Rugby) meeting following the EOYT, alongside the annual player awards, etc. Maybe Italy, after their 2020 hosting of the thing got canned last time ... but who really knows?

On Jake vs Tate, the latter has more upside, imo. But maybe Lonergan is the next cab of the rank? (could have more long-term test prospect than his bro?) The Force 9 that ruled himself out was Michael McDonald. Really is one that got away -- test prospect, just not for us... Fines-Leleiwasa...

Not so much out of arrogance, more to do with not grinding the first choice options into the ground. As per Marce's post, the 5-game tour meant he had to rest players. Rennie's not the best coach going but he's not the worst either. As a noted French general (not Raynal) might have put it, ...

100% Yeah, but they're not alone. Even the playmakers/decision-makers are choosing dumb options. We're as sharp as a billiard ball, unfortunately.

Muchas gracias senor!

Do you have a link for this new playoff mechanism, WOB? I tried but couldn't find one.

The Thunderbolts name was meant to be used for developmental sides (e.g. for an Australian VII team not playing under the name Australia in a minor tournament). But sections of the media do love a nickname. They started running with it for the national side for a short while until there was...

Ahh well ... We'll take it!!

Need something out of this

Ok, some reward at last!