i think our kicking will be critical. we will definitely struggle if we're less than 80% on conversions.
Dennis is a wasted selection. Better to be a little thin at 8 rather than 7. Fardy, Gill, TPN and Horwill could cover 8 at a pinch.
TPN at 8
am I missing something??
TPN at 8
am I missing something??
TPN was player of the series in the World Under 19s or 20s tournament (can't remember which) as a number 8. Pretty sure that it was the 2006 Under 19s World Cup, which we won.
We could do worse.
Is there ever a case when a couple of injuries in the centres wouldn't leave a team in disarray? You carry a maximum of three back reserves with one being a halfback. Losing any two backs is always going to make things tricky. If Australia lost both centres, Cummins would end up playing 13, Folau 14 and Foley at fullback.
They get all of December and most of January off. They only return a couple of weeks before super rugby season. That's in mid February, they have plenty of off timegood team overall - last game for 2013 - some of these boys need a big rest - think they only get 4 weeks off before back training with their franchises.
Wallabiies by 12 (I hope) another win will end the year on a good note and bring some confidence for 2014 against those bloody frogs
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ru...thbert-George-North-Wales-Englands-hands.html contains an unusually candid interview with warren gatland. I am guessing that 'warrenball' is the polite version of gatlandball or cementball
Based on this year's form under psa don't think you have too much too worry against France.good team overall - last game for 2013 - some of these boys need a big rest - think they only get 4 weeks off before back training with their franchises.
Wallabiies by 12 (I hope) another win will end the year on a good note and bring some confidence for 2014 against those bloody frogs
Apologies. But think its revealing of the thinking that goes on in cement's head.Give yourself an uppercut for posting a Daily Heil link on here.
Played there for Oz Schools and terrorised some of his opponents from Fiji.TPN at 8
am I missing something??
Apologies. But think its revealing of the thinking that goes on in cement's head.
Since the departure of the optimism gnome I've been thinking today about how we go about losing this game. Top of my top 10 weakness in cementball comes aimless kicking. If we are going to persist, and it seems integral to the gatland way, we'd better be good at closing down folau. We blew the sa game that way. Actually think kicking for touch might be a novel approach we might try. Cept that our lineout is number 2 on my list of weaknesses
TPN was player of the series in the World Under 19s or 20s tournament (can't remember which) as a number 8. Pretty sure that it was the 2006 Under 19s World Cup, which we won.
We could do worse.