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1. Orr (REB) 2. Uelese (REB) 3. Johnson-Holmes (WAR) 4. Phillip (REB) 5. Neville (BRU) 6. Dempsey (WAR) 7. Hooper (WAR) 8. Naisarani (REB) 9. White (BRU) 10. Kuenzle (BRU) 11. Muirhead (BRU) 12. To'omua (REB) 13. Walton (WAR) 14. Wright (BRU) 15. Banks (BRU) 16. McInerney (BRU) 17. Cowan (FOR)...

Well I've just read through 5+ pages of a turnstile Michael Hooper vs Liam Gill debate. Around and around and around again. I gentle reminder this is the Wallabies 2020 thread. Liam Gill hasn't been part of Aussie Rugby for over 4 years. A loss, absolutely. Can I suggest Michael Hooper hasn't...

Agreed. With Sio and Alaalaatoa (and Hodge if he is lucky) reverting to the bench, that would result in 13 (or 14) of the 23 from the last game vs England in the game day squad.

Understatement of the millennia.

But this time you have a genuine 6/7 on the bench in Wright or a 6/8 in Samu that is capable of playing 7. In 2011 we relied on an out-and-out No.8 in Ben McCalman.

A Hooper is front runner for the captaincy. You'd have a very difficult time arguing otherwise. 99 test Wallaby, highly respected by team mates and oppositions, youngest player ever to amass 150 Super Rugby games, incumbent captain with ~ 5 years of experience. Anyone suggesting that...

I urge you to take off your red coloured glasses and watch Hooper play impartially. He's been the form No. 7 in Super Au by some margin (even in a team that has been up and down like a yo-yo).

I used to think Kafer had quite high 'Rugby IQ'. Now I just want what he is smoking!

A couple of interesting points to note: - HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes)'s transition to TH this season may see him as a key part of the squad to cover LH and TH as a 5th prop (depending on how many props selected in the final squad & assuming AAA, Slips, Sio and Thor are the first four to be selected). - Stocks at...

Well he seems to spend a lot of time pick and go-ing at no.9

My thoughts exactly. Kuridrani at 13 with Petaia at 14. Korobeite at 11.

1. Robertson (WAR) 2. Horton (WAR) 3. Tupou (RED) 4. Blyth (RED) 5. Hosea (REB) 6. Wright (RED) 7. McReight (RED) 8. Dempsey (WAR) 9. McDermott (RED) 10. Harrison (WAR) 11. Daugunu (RED) 12. Hunt (WAR) 13. Godwin (FOR) 14. Ramm (WAR) 15. Maddocks (WAR) 16. Kaitu'u (FOR) 17. Orr (REB) 18...

Of the current Australian back-rowers, I certainly agree that Valetini fits the bill as striking the best balance between ruck monster / aggressive defender / workhorse and dynamic and physical in attack. I would like to see some small improvements in breakdown accuracy. He's also the only...

Here's my team for the week having watched both games: 1. Sio (BRU) 2. Fainga'a (BRU) 3. Tupou (RED) 4. Frost (BRU) 5. Lee-Warner (FOR) 6. Wilson (RED) 7. Wright (RED) 8. Naisarani (REB) 9. Frisby (FOR) 10. JOC (James O'Connor) (RED) 11. Korobeite (REB) 12. Simone (BRU) 13. Paisami (RED) 14. Petaia (RED) 15...

Lots of commentary in various news articles and in this thread of what Super Rugby could potentially look like moving forward. Much of the commentary examines the merit of number of Aussie based teams and number of NZ based teams with the power balance seemingly in NZ with the Sky Sports...

That's right - there was some media a few months ago mentioning that US PE Firm Silver Lake was in discussions with NZ Rugby. Interestingly, Silver Lake and KKR partnered up with their investments in the UFC. I wonder if we're seeing an alliance of Silver Lake, KKR, Rugby AU and NZ Rugby to pull...

Doesn't solve the problem of not having a Wallabies forward coach though!

I think its important to have your national coaching set up agnostic to provinces. How much hyperbole did we hear about Chiek's NSW affiliations. Also, just because the two seasons are discrete doesn't mean the National Coaching set up have nothing to do other than twiddle thumbs during the...

Watching the Waratahs A vs Rebels A. The centre paring of Moeroa and Walton seems very well balanced compared to Hunt/Newsome. It may be a season or two too early for Walton, but we may see Moeroa before seasons end.

Well it translated pretty well on Saturday afternoon - he (alongside Miller and Samu) dominated the Chiefs back-row (including one Sam Cane). One of the primary reasons the Ponies backline functioned so well. Per Rugbypass: 5 carries for 18 meters (mainly post-contact meters), 1 defender...