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The short answer is that I think I could find a fair few, but I can't be bothered to trawl through dozens of lineups. On the other hand, you think you couldn't find a weaker team, but I'm assuming that you also can't be bothered to look and that you haven't looked through every Wallaby XV...

To make things a bit more boring (I love this new Force initiative), hows the diagnosis / recovery time for Lance? Poor bloke has some serious potential but seemingly turns to porcelain when he gets an opportunity. I see him as very, very important for the Force in 2016.

As I've previously mentioned, anything pre-2000 I think is a silly comparison. Apples and oranges. Instead, lets look at recent history. The side who got us to the RWC 2015 Grand Final must've been pretty decent, right? Man for man I see this team as largely the same in strength as the team...

Anywaaaaaaaaaaay - I've only just caught up on the French Barbarians game and the game against France before that due to being quite busy over the last little while. I think Naivalu had a cracking first half against France and Morahan had a really solid game as well. I'd love to see one...

What a silly alarmist statement. Due to the Irish lineout, the choices were: 6. Lineout jumper 7. Pooper 8. Pooper 6. Lineout jumper. 7. Pocock / Hooper 8. Timani Cheika simply believes that either Hooper or Pocock add more around the park than Timani and as they have consistently been our...

Eddie Jones' decision to make Hartley captain wasn't so much a "tone down your aggression Dylan" but more of a "smarten up your aggression Dylan". Even more than that, I think it was Jones saying to the team "England needs to be a smart and aggressive side again. Everybody, be like Dylan"...

One thing I found interesting was that a couple of days ago (prior to the team announcement), Ben Mowen was quoted on rugby.com.au saying the following: “I think when I left Australian rugby Will Skelton was obviously very new on the scene and I think the way that he's matured as a real...

In all fairness this is the Wallabies equivalent of the Waratahs playing a B team in a pre-season trial. Half the 23 won't even be eligible or considered for the Wallabies for a long, long time. Sure its abnormal and we could get worked up about it if we really tried, but does it really...

I actually met him on the weekend and he seems to have put on some size recently. He's still exceptionally young and he'll only fill out as he gets older. I like the athletic lock idea. I think it's useful to have next to a big boppa a la Skelton or Coleman. It complements their impact with...

I think they would definitely play Foley (given Quade is injured) Lance has to play against the French Barbarians in less than a week and Foley, if he plays the French, would have a weeks turnaround before his next hit out where Lance wouldn't Foley also played the most minutes of any Wallaby...

It appears your overdue for a weekend. As Noel Gallagher said, you're coming off like "a man with a fork in a world full of soup". I don't think Cheika is stupid (very successful businessman and coach at all levels - speaks 3 or 4 languages) nor do I think he views the players / rugby public...

To be fair TWAS, you seem like the type of bloke who'd be grumpy at his own wedding. Some of us just like to see things in a better way - your perspective is ultimately just a choice. I like the team because it'll be interesting. Simple as that. Not because it's the best side we've got, or...

You're kidding right? Thats a prop through and through. *crosses fingers*

1. James Slipper (83 Tests) - Veteran and fringe player. Previously 1st XV option. 2. Tolu Latu (1 Test) - Very green. 3. Allan Ala'alatoa (7 Tests) - Very green yet has showed promise and stability / security at the set piece / around the park in his appearances. Has also shown some good...

I hope they have a good medical team on standby if Umaga and Latham are lacing up the boots. If Toulon somehow meet the Reds in the draw Latham could be the victim of Nonu shooting out of the defensive line. I only see that going one way ....

This is all based in opinion so we'll agree to disagree. With a registered readership of 45,000, how does /r/rugbyunion stack up against the Roar's Rugby readership? Either way I'd suggest size doesn't mean much.

I read /r/rugbyunion and haven't heard it mentioned once there. I also play for a Subbies club, play in touch competitions, play Viva 7s, have worked for a governing Union (won't say which) and have countless friends that play for and work within 5+ different Shute Shield clubs. Literally...

Just to reiterate fatprop: yeah, yeah ... nah regarding the "majority" of fans wanting a board of selectors. I think this might be confirmation bias. Further, this is something I think often gets misunderstood: Cheika doesn't have to be impartial. He simply chooses the players he thinks are...

This is ludicrous. Cooper could've won us the game or lost it. Cheika thought it was best to leave Foley on the field and as coach thats his prerogative. Nothing will change that now and all the discourse on an internet forum about how Cooper is better or deserved to get on the field won't...

Tbh I think Moores been playing really well of late. He's been making a truckload of tackles and has been quite damaging with ball in hand (to me that's remarkable considering his sprint looks like a chafing-affected jog). Sio hasn't been killing it but Scotland was his best game in a while...