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George Smith (75)
Early penalty Canada 3-0 USA
Nadolo came off injured v NZ Maori, pretty sure he hasn't played since & is in some doubt for RWC which would obviously be a huge blow for Fiji.
Build on that for those of us who didn't see the entire game.
Comment was based more on the selection of the two than the game itself.
Have never really rated Kelly at this level. Tries hard but is missing a lot of the physical attributes you'd want to see in a test 13. Doesn't have the playmaking ability to make up the difference.
Palamo is a talented player with a lot of potential when we have the ball but his defensive workrate is a huge problem and has been for years. Tackling isn't exactly great for a guy of his size either.
To me it was just a bit of a nothing center pairing that's imbalanced at best and a huge defensive liability at worst (the Samoan try where the fullback breaks the chase line was more or less a total fuck-up by Palamo/Kelly - AJ's kick aside).
Tonga have played just 16 tests since the last World Cup four years ago
This year's should be good. Kicks off tomorrow.
Sat 27 July:
Tonga vs Samoa
Japan vs Fiji
Canada vs USA
Any idea how these can be watched in AUS?
Any idea how these can be watched in AUS?
Yes. Go to Cyclo's house. His address is 666 Wollongong Way, Australia.
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