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Rodda has to be plan A

That’s good to hear, but if by ‘more of the same’ you mean selections that disagree with your own opinion then you had better strap in.

That’s really disappointing but hopefully the silver lining is they can create a few curtain raisers of interest, e.g Aus A v NZ A, maybe even a full blown BaaBaas team made from the 3 squads and a few wild cards like TPN and Dan Carter thrown in.

Yeah him too possibly

The general consensus was that he had potential but Cheika blooded him too early and too light. A couple of years out of gold, a very good Supe season and 10 kg more, he could actually be ready now

Often with these (likely) teams they get a couple the wrong way around. I reckon Uelese and Wright will be starting.

Someone had better do a welfare check on BR

WALLABIES (likely): 15. Tom Banks 14. Filipo Daugunu 13. Hunter Paisami 12. Matt To’omua 11. Marika Koroibete 10. James O’Connor 9. Nic White 8. Harry Wilson 7. Michael Hooper (captain) 6. Ned Hanigan 5. Matt Philip 4. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 3. Taniela Tupou 2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa 1. James...

Don’t know, maybe they will play a super team, or Aus A or NZ A or something. Apparently the Barbarians idea has been canned as the broadcasters aren’t interested. But that’s as a headline act, as a warm up game it shouldn’t be too hard to organise and get streamed.

I missed mine for a day or so, I’ve moved on!

It looks like a compromise will be reached with the RC being reduced to the final 3 rounds. They are going to release the new draw tomorrow, the Bledisloes will remain as is, and then it will be the final 2 double headers and the Boks v Arg game on the final week to round things out...

That's reaching. He was positioning to make the tackle and then backed out once Mo'unga passed and hit mo'unga in the belly at about the intensity of an under 12's tackle

When I saw that I assumed it was because he is already here and has close ties to both NZ and Aus rugby.

Not necessarily, he seems like a coach that would stick with the game plan rather than make decisions on the fly. Yeah, agreed, I didn't really explain it as I meant it. Fainga'a got the start last week and didn't really capitalise on it. I see it as being the only performance based changed...

^^^^ I think it's a matter of working out who will be Latu's deputy though. Fainga'a got the start last week and I think Uelese will this week.

I agree with that approach, and your stance by and large. Deciphering my post above, I think Petaia will come in to 13, Paisami will go to the bench at Lolesio's expense, and Uelese will start and Fainga'a will be benched. That's it for this week.

Regardless of the performance on Sunday, Rennie will still want to put what he thinks his best team is this weekend at Eden Park. Bear in mind it wasn't a perfect performance and it was also his first team selection with a lot of new faces, I doubt very much he thought he was going to nail it...

It was largely a tongue in cheek comment, however you do come across as being negative anything to do with this prospective tournament except for the NZRU administration.

Doesn't include Kayo, for Super that added another 40% to the Foxtel numbers. So if that number is the same it adds about 150K, thus around 600K.