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can you put the 2s and 3s up as well please?

So there is the nephew of one Wallabies captain and the grandson of another one marking each other up at fullback.

I had a really good chat to him at a bar in the city straight after he had played a Beldisloe back around 2002 - helluva nice bloke too.

The old Bata Scouts won't qualify for Slim's stereotyping, they will need to be Birkenstocks.

Yeah, I was in that first category in 2001, went to all 3 tests and the Waratahs game and had the time of the life. In 2013 I had small kids and did nothing. They will have finished schooling by the end of next year, I'm getting stuck into it as much as I possibly can, it costs what it costs.

Fiji are playing Tonga before that. Could be a cracker: Fiji’s team: 1. Peni Ravai, 2. Sam Matavesi, 3. Mesake Doge, 4. Isoa Nasilasila, 5. Temo Mayanavanua, 6. Lekima Tagitagivalu, 7. Levani Botia, 8. Albert Tuisue, 9. Frank Lomani, 10. Caleb Muntz, 11. Selesitino Ravutaumada, 12. Josua...

I think the jury is very much out on Quade - if you'll recall in 2021 when Quade put in a few good games he had Kerevi outside him, I think Kerevi had to go back to Japan and Quade then played a couple of games with a different 12 and wasn't nearly as effective. For mine Quade needs Kerevi at...

he is injured I think?

Given the alternatives this wouldn't be a bad use of the 5 foreign players cap even if he only plays against Portugal, as he can also play hooker.

The selection I find really interesting is Blake Schoupp. I thought Gibbon has been OK but he has been axed. If Bell and Slipper are both fit it seems unlikely BS will get a run, but if one gets injured he will get thrust into the cauldron that is the Bledisloe Cup as a LHP for his debut...

Don't forget Cheika as well. Although that was allegedly because he went to a wedding or something.

I reckon Kellaway and either Foketi or Perese will start and Petaia will be on the bench

I would say Langi Gleeson is taking over his role as 6/7/8 cover

I'm not sure that the 'status' you have arbitrarily assigned everyone is necessarily correct there, but I do wonder if a fix for the first Bledisloe is to start Carter Gordon at fullback and then bring Kellaway on later. Or using the BR philosophy perhaps even start Kellaway until he knocks up...

I would be in this camp as well. I gave him a ribbing after the game but there is no doubt he has talent.

I think 7 of the Bokke players sent to NZ early played against the AB's - that doesn't mean they were the 'better' players however, horses for courses, Rassie is no doubt trying to figure out his WC squad as well. Regardless, the team we played against played much better than the one the ABs...

That's easy, this old chestnut with black instead of the green

What did Scott Wisemantel and Tattsy Taylor have to say? Or Dave Rennie himself even?

You guys are looking at it from a Wallabies supporters (fanbase) perspective whereas the objective from RM WIlliams here is to realign with their traditional customer base after the US private equity firm that owned it prior did its best to butcher the brand. The two 'bases' are very aligned...

Who got RMW, Twiggy or Nicola?