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Israel Folau, Ben Mowen and Christian Leali'ifano are the three uncapped players included in the Wallabies 25-man squad

Three uncapped players will be named in the Wallabies squad to take on the British and Irish Lions next month. Coach Robbie Deans will only unveil the full 25-man squad at 2pm (EST), but the Australian Rugby Union has already begun leaking some aspects of the squad via Twitter. They have...

Cotter gets linked with very job in the NH, along with Wayne Smith.

Lydiate's selection may negate Palu. Lydiate is like a young Dusatoir; he is relentless, accurate and effective in the tackle contest. I really hope the Wallabies play with a more coherent attacking structure because I don't think one off ball carriers aren't going to cut it against the...

Not sure where Gagger gets his belief that this Lions team will play like the Wales/Lions team four years ago. No, they will play like the Welsh team of this year which is very different to how Wales played 4 years ago. Now, as before, the will play with simplified attacking structures...

Genia is never going to say anything but positive things about his Red's partner, and so he can do no harm by sticking up for Copper at this time. Deans will not give a damn as I'm sure McCabe/Lealifano would speak quite positively about To'omua etc. Players are seldom impartial in such...

Anscombe is an interesting call at 15 given Dagg's awful form. Smith is a fine player but he can be inconsistent under the high ball. Anscombe's kicking game is superb and he has genuine pace even if he is not as naturally fluent a ball runner as either Smith or Dagg. Piutau's error count is...

Bowe had been injured leading up to the RWC and wasn't fully fit. He noticeably slowed down as he neared the line as his conditioning let him down. Agree with posters that JOC (James O'Connor)'s exceptional footwork, balance and explosive acceleration is what distinguishes him. His top line speed was never up...

Link is still holding the reins at the Reds. Who would know better than those with whom he interacts daily and where he works right now to gain an insight on his reaction?

Link and White interviewed by the Irish last night for their head coaching position. Brumby Jack says White knocked the Irish back. Anyone have any thought or insights on Links interview and reaction?

Thanks. Appreciate the information as always.

Nothing in there about Jake White saying he isn't interested. It's probably not going to anyone but Joe Schmidt but certainly wouldn't want to lose Link or White from the Aussie game.

Very interesting. Any more info on this? I assume he was interested otherwise he wouldn't have gone for the interview. Insufficient control, couldn't choose his assistants, too narrow a role?

Interesting. Who was that player, by the way?

Any more "news" on Link and the irish job. I read on another forum that Link's odds with an Irish bookie tightened to 1/4 which would make him a prohibitive favorite. It is the more interesting since everyone in rugby/media circles appears to have no information and anyone that has gone on...

He is not being released. More precisely, the rumor is that he has signed on for Leinster for the 2013/2014 season and beyond.

There is talk coming out of Ireland that AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) has signed for Leinster.

I have never seen a Cheika team so disorganized in either attack or defense.

Playing NZ teams right now would be very painful.

Nothing seems like just reward for that performance. I want to hear Cheika 's reaction to this.