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All Blacks v Wallabies, Dunedin, 19th October 2013

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Braveheart81

Will Genia (78)
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Watching the youtube clips cummins was running at wing with AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) on the other and Tavita at 13 so i would say he is ready to go.

Hmm... when they announced the EOYT squad they said that Cummins and TPN were both certain not to play against the ABs but would be fit for the first test on tour.
 

Brumby Jack

Steve Williams (59)
Joe Tomane and Chris Feauai-Sautia ruled out with hamstring issues.

Peter Betham has been called up to the 24-man squad.

Starting team named Thursday morning.
 

Ignoto

Peter Sullivan (51)
At this rate we're not going to have any Super players left in the country when we go on the EOYT.
 

Lindommer

Simon Poidevin (60)
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How 'bout Kuridrani to 12 and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) back to where he plays best, 13. If other countries are going to run big burly bastards at us from IC we should aim to fight fire with fire.

WTF has Harris done to get another sniff of a Wallaby jumper? He must have some very incriminating photos of Link squirrelled away.
 

Hugh Jarse

Rocky Elsom (76)
How 'bout Kuridrani to 12 and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) back to where he plays best, 13. If other countries are going to run big burly bastards at us from IC we should aim to fight fire with fire.

WTF has Harris done to get another sniff of a Wallaby jumper? He must have some very incriminating photos of Link squirrelled away.

Photoshopped Robbies head out of the photo and inserted Links?
 

RoffsChoice

Jim Lenehan (48)
How 'bout Kuridrani to 12 and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) back to where he plays best, 13. If other countries are going to run big burly bastards at us from IC we should aim to fight fire with fire.

WTF has Harris done to get another sniff of a Wallaby jumper? He must have some very incriminating photos of Link squirrelled away.

Liking the idea of Kuridrani at 12, could be a very JdV style player. It is an unfamiliar position for him, however, and I wouldn't be asking him to try it out for the first time against the All Blacks.

With Harris, I feel it's just getting a backup 12 that fits the Lilo mold. Link clearly wants a goalkicking second playmaker at 12, that's what Harris does.
 

GaffaCHinO

Peter Sullivan (51)
if Cummins is right (and the clips say he is) then just swap him out for Tomane and leave the rest as is. If he isnt right to go then you may have to look at moving Izzy but i dont think they would want to do that not the way he has been playing at 15.
 

Ash

Michael Lynagh (62)
Some surprising tackling stats, from FoxSports. Below are some Wallabies and All Blacks, ranked on top tackle completion rate during the RC.

Some interesting Wallabies in the top 5. Simmons is fairly impressive, but the real surprise is Quade Cooper.

Wallabies
1. Rob Simmons: 45 tackles, 3 ineffective tackles, 1 missed tackle. 91.8%
2. Scott Fardy: 51 tackles, 3 ineffective tackles, 4 missed tackles. 87.9%
3. Stephen Moore: 40 tackles, 5 ineffective tackles, 2 missed tackles. 85.1%
4. Quade Cooper: 38 tackles, 4 ineffective tackles, 3 missed tackles. 84.4%
5. Michael Hooper: 54 tackles, 2 ineffective tackles, 9 missed tackles. 83.1%
All Blacks
1. Sam Whitelock: 66 tackles, 1 ineffective tackles, 3 missed tackles. 94.3%
2. Kieran Read: 64 tackles, 6 ineffective tackles, 0 missed tackles. 91.4%
3. Tony Woodcock: 35 tackles, 5 ineffective tackles, 0 missed tackles. 87.5%
4. Conrad Smith: 41 tackles, 3 ineffective tackles, 3 missed tackles. 87.2%
5. Brodie Rettalick: 56 tackles, 7 ineffective tackles, 2 missed tackles. 86.2%
6. Steven Luatua: 39 tackles, 4 ineffective tackles, 4 missed tackles. 83.0%
7. Richie McCaw: 51 tackles, 10 ineffective tackles, 1 missed tackles. 82.3%

Source:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/t...han-richie-mccaw/story-e6frf4qc-1226739843336
 

kiap

Steve Williams (59)
Injured wingers Joe Tomane, Chris Feauai-Sautia ruled out of Australia test vs New Zealand

The Associated Press: October 14, 2013 11:08 PM

SYDNEY - Joe Tomane and Chris Feauai-Sautia have been ruled out of Australia's Bledisloe Cup test against New Zealand on Saturday with hamstring soreness.

The wingers join goalkicking centre Christian Lealiifano (ankle) and flanker Scott Fardy (eye) on the injury list this week ahead of the Dunedin match. World Cup and Rugby Championship winner New Zealand has already retained the trans-Tasman trophy after taking a 2-0 lead in the Bledisloe Cup 2013 series.

The Australian Rugby Union issued a statement saying Tomane and Feauai-Sautia had "hamstring awareness issues" and wouldn't risk aggravating the problems before departing next week on the Wallabies' five-test tour of Europe.

Uncapped Waratahs winger Peter Betham has been added to the Wallabies squad and will travel to New Zealand on Wednesday with the squad.

- See more at: http://www.courierislander.com/spor...-vs-new-zealand-1.659685#sthash.g3ozxoK5.dpuf
 

lewisr

Bill McLean (32)
Nonu Vs Kuridrani would be a bloody interesting match up. In saying that, He's just coming into his own at 13 so I reckon we leave him there. To'omua compliments Quade's game just as Lilo does. He has a bloody cool head and will be able to ease the pressure of Cooper.

But my god I hope Cummins is fit... Otherwise we're in trouble. Why did JOC (James O'Connor) have to go and fuck everything up. Can't see them recalling him unless we're down to Radike Samo on the wing again.
 
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