Rugby Championship 2025: Wallabies v Argentina

[Dctarget]

Carlo started in our bloodbath loss to them last year..

We lost to them by 40 points in our last meeting with a very similar team. We've beaten them once in the last four. We ain't favourites.

 

[Adam84]

Hamish Stewart... forgot he had a cap

 

[Strewthcobber]

Carlo started in our bloodbath loss to them last year..

We lost to them by 40 points in our last meeting with a very similar team. We've beaten them once in the last four. We ain't favourites.
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Somewhat amazingly we were winning that game until the 47th minute. Josh Nasser comes on and look what happens!. They put 6 tries on us after the 56th minute.

 

[rugbyAU]

Carlo started in our bloodbath loss to them last year..

We lost to them by 40 points in our last meeting with a very similar team. We've beaten them once in the last four. We ain't favourites.
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And they've beaten us twice in Aus in TRC history - against the worst wallaby sides in history by very close margins

bench is totally different other than Tate and half of the starting side too

There's a reason all the betting markets have us 70% chance of winning

 

[HogansHeros]

bench is totally different other than Tate and half of the starting side too

Yep totally different back line except kellaway at 15 and jorgo on a wing.

 

[emuarse]

Somewhat amazingly we were winning that game until the 47th minute. Josh Nasser comes on and look what happens!. They put 6 tries on us after the 56th minute.

If I remember correctly, did'nt a number of the Wallabies come down with a bug before the second test against the Argies, and that weather conditions were very hot on the day?

 

[whitefalcon]

If I remember correctly, did'nt a number of the Wallabies come down with a bug before the second test against the Argies, and that weather conditions were very hot on the day?

Yeah a lot of the side had a bug

 

[Red Runner]

Hamish Stewart... forgot he had a cap

two cause he played his debut match the game before which was that impressive late win over the argentinians

 

[Uh huh]

I'm not going to bother trying to hide my disappointment about Salakaia-Loto missing out. I fear the loss of Skelton will be felt more acutely than it might have.

Can't really criticise anything other than that.

 

[Dan54]

Geez,just talking to mate in Aus, he tells me a 4.30 kick off!
Ranfurly shield game starts at 4.05 . Now I stumped, do. I just catch bits of this game, or the last half hour? Its tough being a rugby man isn't it?

 

[Spamnoodle]

Joe Schmidt doesn't seem like the kind of coach to make rash selection decisions over one performance...

How about 3 performances though, that wouldn't be rash.

 

[Yoda]

I agree with you on sticking with Lynagh on 10, but I'm really afraid he might medically retire due to his frequent head knocks. I hope not, for RA and himself, but he is quite literally one concussion away from retiring.

I agree.

 

[Slim 293]

How about 3 performances though, that wouldn't be rash.

One, maybe two exhibition games…

He deserves to be in the squad, but he hasn’t really done enough to displace the guys who were already there.

 

[rugbyAU]

Donaldson mentioned on Rugby heaven he's progressing very well with injury and should be able to integrate back with the squad next week

 

[emuarse]

BOM weather forecast for Townsville on Saturday is:

"Saturday 6 September​

Summary

Min 19Max 29Partly cloudy.Chance of any rain: 10%

Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening."

Also I noticed another post stating that humidity is not expected to be high which for early September, is the norm.
So hey, from 2:30pm on, when the game starts, the temperature should drop, so lets get over the torrid weather conditions for this game.

 

[rugbyAU]

BOM weather forecast for Townsville on Saturday is:

"Saturday 6 September​

Summary

Min 19Max 29Partly cloudy.Chance of any rain: 10%

Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening."

Also I noticed another post stating that humidity is not expected to be high which for early September, is the norm.
So hey, from 2:30pm on, when the game starts, the temperature should drop, so lets get over the torrid weather conditions for this game.

there's going to be water breaks at the 20 and 60 min mark

 

[Sword of Justice]

there's going to be water breaks at the 20 and 60 min mark

Are you serious? If the temp starts with a 2 I’ve got a puffer jacket on.

 

[cyclopath]

Are you serious? If the temp starts with a 2 I’ve got a puffer jacket on.

That's OK if it ends with a .0. Otherwise you need to rethink your choices!