TRC Round 1: South Africa v Australia, Sunday 21 July 1:05am AEST

[jollyswagman]

To be honest, the only weakness in our team that seems clear after that first half was our captaincy. Absolute stupidity not to take the 3 points on offer. FFS. Hooper is boardline incompetent as our decision maker

......and that we seem to be playing without a flyhalf. Is Foley carrying an injury?

 

[Tomikin]

I doubt he will be fit, and sadly I think he will not play much, if any, Test rugby this year.
And he has never been a lock as captain.

I agree I dont think Pocock's ever really been a great Captian, great bloke a world class player, but his never seem to be a Captain.. He could do the job.

But for mine, we have nailed our flag to Hooper, so I think till at least the world cup he will be the Captain.

 

[Up the Guts]

..and that we seem to be playing without a flyhalf. Is Foley carrying an injury?

What?

 

[cyclopath]

Easy to conflate being a nice guy with captaincy.

Exactly. Great player as he is, he has never been the obvious captain.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Who does Beale come on for?

 

[Up the Guts]

Nic White’s box kicks

 

[Benaud]

Exactly. Great player as he is, he has never been the obvious captain.

I just can't have Hooper atm. When the decisions are most obvious, he seems the only guy capable of blundering them consistently. I figured Pocock is the best alternative - if there was another on field right now, they'd be captain now.

 

[Derpus]

Pretty happy with White tbh

 

[Up the Guts]

Good D

 

[Shaker]

Who does Beale come on for?

DHP/Hodge. You want him at FB then chuck Banks on the wing.

 

[Shaker]

Pretty happy with White tbh

Absolutely our starting 9. Can't see Genia being better.

 

[Up the Guts]

Fuck White was away

 

[Benaud]

DHP/Hodge. You want him at FB then chuck Banks on the wing.

I'd like to see Banks on the wing. Our scrum gets fixed next week but atm we're carrying 2 useless wingers as well. Koroibete and Banks with Beale at the back looks like potentially our best side but it'd be good to give the Beale/Banks combo a run here late.

 

[Up the Guts]

Come on Thor, show the beast who’s boss

Edit: and they bring off the beast.

 

[Benaud]

Tupou for Kepu alone just doubled our scrum strength.

 

[Up the Guts]

No, Jimmy Slips

 

[Shaker]

Tupou looking like a missile in his first involvement.

 

[Up the Guts]

Come on HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes)!

 

[Shaker]

2023 World Cup front row on the field right now?

 

[Up the Guts]

Tupou seems to be establishing a bit of dominance