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Michael Lynagh (62)
I put hosea in but took him out as not sure of injury status so back in he goes as agree chance to get him back in the groove and also take a closer look at him at higher level
Australia A - Back on the Cards
- Thread starter Tomikin
- Start date
Match schedule:
2 July – Australia A vs Samoa (Suva)
9 July – Fiji vs Australia A (Lautoka)
16 July – Australia A vs Tonga (Lautoka)
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Arch Winning (36)
Thank you
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Bob Davidson (42)
As a Tahs fan I’d like to see Langi Gleeson given a go at this level. He impressed me in most of his outings, hard, direct running, consistently got over the gain line, high work rate. Understand that players like Uru, Hanigan, Leota are well ahead of him, but like Pollard I think there’s potential there.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
I don’t know about play, where I live there is no option of playing League. But 100% the FTA exposure is a huge factor. But let’s be real test rugby is a way bigger stage than league if the island teams can start performing well on that stage it will help get more people watching union again
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John Hipwell (52)
The inclusion of Moana and Drua is a HUGE step forward in that race against Mungoball. In Western Sydney and Greater Western Sydney are 10 League clubs per each Rugby club or even more and it's cheaper the registration and all the stuff. Even for Aussie Rules, I heard that AFL is investing a lot in Greater Western Sydney to take as many kids as possible.
Rugby is almost inexistent from Homebush to the west. For that reason the Tahs games in Parramatta has barely crowds. Aussie Rules and soccer has overtake rugby in Greater Western Sydney, TBF that area never has been a Rugby fortress.
Apparently in South Auckland are hundreds of Islanders supporting League. I'm not sure how popular is League in NZ, maybe in Auckland is bigger than other cities but I suspect that Pacific Islanders communities in NZ and OZ are closely related to each other, so for that reason many Islanders support League there. If you talk with the Islanders many of them have brothers or cousins living in NZ, some of them waiting to go to Straya for the Aussie dream.
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Jason Little (69)
Like most of that squad. Agree that Hooper, if fit, will be there, maybe at 6 if not lock. Otherwise, I'd have Pasitoa at 10 in place of Donaldson and Kuenzle at centre in place of To'omua or Stewart.
Is Uru eligible? Seems to be some doubt about his eligibilty.
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John Thornett (49)
Who are all these flyhalfs being named ahead of Carter Gordon??? Donald’s? Meded?
did we not learn anything from Bernard Foley/Michael Hooper/Ned Flanagan how the NSW Warranty players are always overhyped from the interstate counterparts?
clearly NSW toxic political influence in Australian rugby at play here - if the tahs options picked ahead of the most exciting flyhalf prospect since Bernie.
did we not learn anything from Bernard Foley/Michael Hooper/Ned Flanagan how the NSW Warranty players are always overhyped from the interstate counterparts?
clearly NSW toxic political influence in Australian rugby at play here - if the tahs options picked ahead of the most exciting flyhalf prospect since Bernie.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
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Sydney Middleton (9)
A lot of very good young players coming on, for my two cents worth I would find a place for Pasitoa, Orr and T Hooper.
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Arch Winning (36)
Do you watch rugby?
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Wonder when they announce australia A squad
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Arch Winning (36)
Wednesday
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John Thornett (49)
does anyone at all have any word on wear he is actually at with his recovery?
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Sydney Middleton (9)
If Hosea isn’t fit what odds Ryan McCauley or Josh Canham.
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Nev Cottrell (35)
McCauley not good enough and Canham there is other young locks that have shown a little bit more
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Sydney Middleton (9)
Who are these players?
