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Someone refresh my memory… Philip didn’t play a single game on the spring tour - did he pick up an injury, or did he fall behind Rodda, Arnold, Swain and Skelton in the pecking order?

It was certainly partly that, and partly because the impact he did provide did not make up for his lack of workrate in a number of tests... I probably would've had him start against Scotland to set the tone in the scrums though.

TBF, Tupou hasn't always been the Wallabies first choice TH prop the past couple of years...

It's just a clickbait headline to cover for some typical Wayne Smith old man dribble that doesn't really have a point but he needed to submit an article, so here are the contents of his brain laid bare...

Brumbies confirm Banks, Fainga’a, Simone and Sio all departing this year…

1. Robertson 2. Uelese 3. Medrano 4. Philip 5. Swain 6. FLW (Fergus Lee-Warner) 7. Wilkin 8. Pugh 9. Prior 10. Edmed 11. Ripley 12. Godwin 13. Newsome 14. Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) 15. Banks

Tom Hooper re-signs for another 2 years…

It’s presumptuous to assume Kaitu’u will be at Wallaby camp…

Did I awake from the pandemic in an alternate timeline? All these Kiwis moaning about cheating…

G&GR Australian Super Rugby Team of the Week 2022 Round Fourteen: 1. Harry Hoopert (RED) - 1 2. Dave Porecki (WAR) - 5 3. Allan Ala'alatoa (BRU) - 3 4. Darcy Swain (BRU) - 4 5. Rob Leota (REB) - 2 6. Tom Hooper (BRU) - 4 7. Michael Hooper (WAR) - 1 8. Will Harris (WAR) - 1 9. Tate McDermott...

I would only consider Arnold from that group...

R14... 1. Hoopert 2. Porecki 3. AAA 4. Swain 5. Leota 6. T Hooper 7. M Hooper 8. Harris 9. McDermott 10. Edmed 11. Mark N (Nawaqanitawase) 12. Foketi 13. Flook 14. Ripley 15. Campbell

A bit late on round 13... now I have to get around to watching the rest of the r14 matches...

G&GR Australian Super Rugby Team of the Week 2022 Round Thirteen: 1. Angus Bell (WAR) - 8 2. Dave Porecki (WAR) - 4 3. Allan Ala'alatoa (BRU) - 2 4. Ryan Smith (RED) - 2 5. Jed Holloway (WAR) - 6 6. Tom Hooper (BRU) - 3 7. Charlie Gamble (WAR) - 6 8. Rob Leota (REB) - 1 9. Tate McDermott (RED)...

Ah well, despite Murphy’s clown reffing I didn’t mind that… But maybe I’m just in a good mood because of what’s going on in the big match tonight.

The locks picked for the Wallabies training squad in March were Swain, Frost, Neville, Philip, Rodda and Holloway... I'd assume he's very much in the mix.

But are we gonna feel the Bern after McKellar leaves?

To be fair, I would imagine it would be fairly shit for many Sydneysiders getting a bus through Sydney traffic on a Friday or Saturday evening...

Jed Holloway is 196cm... plenty tall for a lock. The French team that made the RWC final in 2011 possessing a strong set piece had locks that were only 195/197cm tall.

Yep, Rennie plays his 6 and 8 in reverse as to what the Brumbies do, with the 6 playing wide in the formation... which really didn't work when they played Samu at 8 in Bled 1 in 2020, and then Valetini at 6 for the French series... I expect Valetini to be locked in at 8 with Leota or Wilson at 6.