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I thought his best footy came at 12.

Its the obvious area to target.

Doesn't have to be so binary. Maybe players develop overseas and improve without suddenly becoming the messiah. Skeltons form warrants a look. Pretty much all anyone is saying.

I find this a distinctly Australian trait. Once a player has a reputation it cannot be altered no matter what the player does. Rather than create a system where his deficiencies could be addressed and his talents nurtured - we slag him off as a lock who can't jump and he bails. Nek minnut...

He's probably better than Philip and Swain, though. And Skelton is a point of difference. It would be crazy not to give the European based players a lot of game time. It's our only chance to see them.

The Scots are good and are at home. If we are off the pace we will lose. I trust Rennie to make the right call.

Yeah differentiating between tiers isn't the go. It's not an official ranking system is it? Different rules for different classes tends to further entrench inequality.

Nar - I'd have Leota on the bench with Skelton. Let Swinton start and sub him off at 50 when he starts to tire and get a little sloppier. Then sub Skelton and Leota on at the same time.

Sort of. Our starting forward pack is, potentially, the strongest we've put out in years. Our backline is a bit more mix and match. Kind of a weird place to be for an Australian team. Hopefully the old adage that the forwards decide the match holds true (and we put some work in at the ruck).

Are Skelton etc already with the squad? If not, don't see how they could be thrown straight in.

When's team announced?

I hope they salted the earth afterwards.

32 is the current cap, init?

He'd be one of two fit fullbacks in the country. If he did move to Ireland for international caps I reckon the lad has made a mistake not backing himself.

He'd be one of two fit fullbacks in the country. If he did move to Ireland for international caps I reckon the lad has made a mistake not backing himself.

a lot of cash gets lost, you mean?

Don't you get stuck up the Poms for their inequitable distribution of Twickers cash? I hate that tests are revenue raising first, rugby second.

Two games against sides that already have essentially no chance of winning even if they were at full strength. Fucks the point of that shit (besides revenue raising)?

Its a bullshit excuse. WR (World Rugby) are incapable or unwilling (or both) of enforcing their own rules.

Its not tonight man