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Wing will be a tough choice this week. The fact that AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) was rested indicates he will start. Speight made a few good runs on the weekend and to be fair to him it was only his second game in the last few months and the first at this higher level. I'd wager he'll take another step up in...

Agreed. on the other side of the coin, Cooper has played some of his best games against the Welsh

1. Slipper 2. Fainga'a 3. Kepu 4. Carter 5. Simmons 6. Jones (Higgers if fit) 7. Hooper 8. McCalman 9. Phipps 10. Foley 11. Horne 12. To'omua 13. Kurindrani 14. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 15. Folau 16. Hanson 17. Robinson 18. Faulkner 19. Skelton 20. McMahon 21. Genia 22. Lilo/Cooper (not sure) 23. Speight Would...

Any news on the severity of Higger's injury? Out for the whole tour or just next week?

thoughts on the game:- - hard to assess much from the game given how loose both teams decided to play. rocks and diamonds from the Wallabies, perhaps expected from their first hit out under a new coach. - I think Alexander's days as a test THP are numbered. The guy gets pinged a lot at scrum...

Still a bit surprised that Scott Fardy has not been looked at as a lock. A back 5 of Simo, Fardy, Higgers, Hooper, Palu could be decent. Re comments on expectation being too high for Speight, he is clearly the best winger we have in Australia. Only JOC (James O'Connor) would go close. Even then JOC (James O'Connor) offers...

I like the fact that Cooper is back at 10. Foley and Cooper both offer something different at 10, it's nice to have that versatility. I like the fact that Foley attacks the line, something that Cooper tends not to do, but on the flip side Foley doesn't have Cooper's passing game. With guys like...

mm I like the choice too. Strangely I think it's unlikely Hodgo will be a part of the WC squad next year, with pocock and Hooper our likely 7s. Still he's a good choice for a one-off game.

For a country that prides itself on its talent in the back, I'd argue Rod Davies was the low point.

thanks for the update rugbyskier. Was starting to wonder whether Sio was still alive

I don't think I'd rest the captain. You need some stability in the pack if you're going to bench Slipper and Kepu. It would be interesting if Cheika opted to appoint a new captain in his first game.

Phil Taylor probably. The bloke's won every darts game iv ever seen

Notice he's still eligible for Origin though (Rugby League's test football). and wasn't gallen banned already for 6 months? How many test matches are there in the first 10 months of 2015? 2? 3? seems harsh but it really doesn't mean a lot.

Any idea what time (AUS time) this game will commence? Sunday morning or Saturday night?

you might need a Genie for that one. we don't have one. PAE looks like our best TH prospect.

I think its going to take time for these teams to build a dedicated fan base. Very hard to get people out to the games if they have no attachment to the teams. That will take time. Having watched the first season I've decided I'm a Brisbane City fan (had no idea who to support at the start) and...

Yes it's nice to know that Pocock and Moore will be back in the squad next year. There's two blokes that are mature, respectful and show great leadership qualities. Character traits we could use right now.

I'm still very confused about what actually happened to cause this whole Link/Di/Beale saga and it seems like the full truth isn't going to come out, which is frustrating. I respect the tribunal's findings which seemed to be at least partially in Beale's favour, although having a legal...

don't know why people are ashamed of the ARU and the wallabies for the result. Beale's relatively minor penalty is clearly base on the findings in his favour by the tribunal. The ARU has followed the tribunals findings. If they terminate his contract they could just have a contract blue on their...

hate to say it but sounds as though the tribunal findings didn't support a termination of his contract. I hope the ARU actually remember this issue when they are sitting around the negotiation table. fuck me any fool can see he's not worth breaking the bank over. Spend the money bringing back...