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David Wilson (68)
Anytime I hit a 10 out of the scrum was a good day. Week. Month. More kudos of course if he had the ball, but a hit is a hit.
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Anytime I hit a 10 out of the scrum was a good day. Week. Month. More kudos of course if he had the ball, but a hit is a hit.
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David Wilson (68)
To be completely fair to all school fly halves defending against an enthusiastic but low skill breakaway, they have this dirty cheating miserable thing called something like a “sidestep”. On the whole if I didn’t hit as they got the ball the risk of tackle evaporated quickly.
I think the comparisons with non Wallaby players is irrelevant. Of course you would take those guys that are among the best in the world.
The reality with Simmons is that a lot of Australian fans would declare a whole heap of Australian locks that are massively worse than Simmons as being better players. The reality over more than a decade is that four successive coaches have generally disagreed.
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Phil Kearns (64)
I was totally pissed off when he was chosen for the national team ahead of John Ballesty, who was much stronger with the ball in hand, and was a great defender.
Rupert was a very good skier, so I am told, and also a gourmet cook. I played against him in SS, and remember thinking as Uni ran onto the field that he was a ball boy in the wrong place. He was tiny, and looked about 15.
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Peter Johnson (47)
will M.P and hoops be test available by the time the first series rolls around?
Scratch hoops, just remmebered he is giteau eligible anyway
Scratch hoops, just remmebered he is giteau eligible anyway
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Arch Winning (36)
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/repo...-wallaby-paenga-amosa-to-fill-springbok-void/
Why is it always the positions we're lightest in that the European teams happen to pillage?
Why is it always the positions we're lightest in that the European teams happen to pillage?
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Steve Williams (59)
Because they can.
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Peter Johnson (47)
If it is a 2 season deal, then he could be available for the WC.
Amosa will be out the door because RA probably don't have neough Hooker money to reward his for his recent rise to dominance in the Hooker ranks as RA money has already been allocated to Fainga'a and Uelese for 2021 & 22. Unfortuantely those were granted when Amosa was considered the no.3 option (4th when Latu was here).
He could be back in Australia well before the WC, if he signs a 'future' contract like Nic White did for the 2024 Super Rugby season.
Puts him in the same 'potential WC' category as Tolu Latu. Working in both their favour for a return is that Fainga'a and Ueleses contract ends in 2022, meaning a potential freeup for cash for whoever RA deems is the most important for their WC campaign in 2023.
Amosa will be out the door because RA probably don't have neough Hooker money to reward his for his recent rise to dominance in the Hooker ranks as RA money has already been allocated to Fainga'a and Uelese for 2021 & 22. Unfortuantely those were granted when Amosa was considered the no.3 option (4th when Latu was here).
He could be back in Australia well before the WC, if he signs a 'future' contract like Nic White did for the 2024 Super Rugby season.
Puts him in the same 'potential WC' category as Tolu Latu. Working in both their favour for a return is that Fainga'a and Ueleses contract ends in 2022, meaning a potential freeup for cash for whoever RA deems is the most important for their WC campaign in 2023.
You would hope none of the Wallaby hookers are on substantial topups with Rugby Australia because none are particularly good and none have really asserted themselves as a clear first choice.
BPA became first choice this season after not starting the first test but I don't really think he's so locked into the spot that he'd have a huge leg up regardless of form next season or be high on the list for RA to retain.
BPA became first choice this season after not starting the first test but I don't really think he's so locked into the spot that he'd have a huge leg up regardless of form next season or be high on the list for RA to retain.
This is never going to be the case.
You're trying to secure players you consider the most important either currently or in the near future so some of this is going to be based on potential.
If you're always waiting to see who has performed the best you will be fighting with overseas teams who are looking at the same thing and able to offer more money.
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Peter Johnson (47)
That is why we lost Latu and will probably lose Amosa, their form doesnt warrant a significant top up...but we still need hookers. I'd say that Fainga'a and Uelese are probably 'sharing'a top up (they have quite a small cap as to how many people are RA supported)
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Latu's form most definitely warranted a significant top up. His temperament and questions over whether he would bring that form consistently might have thrown some shade at that though.
This is the perennial issue. We don't throw big money at squad players but we still need squad players to form a competent team.
Full overseas selection, like the Bokkies, is just a matter of time.
This is the perennial issue. We don't throw big money at squad players but we still need squad players to form a competent team.
Full overseas selection, like the Bokkies, is just a matter of time.
Who would have offered Latu big money prior to the 2019 test season and RWC though? People would have thought RA had rocks in their head if they'd done that yet that was the timing required to retain him before he signed with Stade Francais.
We do still need hookers but there is no one who you would bank on being THE GUY and offering him big money now thinking he is pretty certain be be the mainstay at 2 between now and the 2023 RWC. That's part of the problem. No one is obviously good enough to take that punt on and I don't think we are better served by just picking one for the hell of it.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Latu signed for Stade before his outstanding form at last years World Cup. So not really RAs fault of not offering huge money. Uelese would be on one of the lowest RA top up allocations, so definitely not any kind of money that would make people decide to stay if money was the driver.
Hopefully we can get this world club cup going every 4yrs, win the World Cup and then combined with the Lions to bring some much needed cash injection for the game.
Hopefully we can get this world club cup going every 4yrs, win the World Cup and then combined with the Lions to bring some much needed cash injection for the game.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Temporary fix IMO. I still reckon the Southern Hemisphere nations end up a bit like South America in football. Still produce a significant proportion of the worlds talent but little of it stays at home.
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David Codey (61)
Hookers, there's some good young un's coming along, BPA's a lose more so for the Reds then the Wallabies, I dont see him as heads and shoulders above Fainga'a and Uelese just in better form in tests this year.
But we have Lonergan, McInerney at the Brumbies, Mafi at the Reds, Horton at the Tah's all pretty good Hookers who by 2023 being the Wallabies 2.
But we have Lonergan, McInerney at the Brumbies, Mafi at the Reds, Horton at the Tah's all pretty good Hookers who by 2023 being the Wallabies 2.
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John Thornett (49)
I think this is a good thing going forward, he will prob have 20 test caps under his belt before he leaves. Will go from playing 13 games a season to near 30 & in a competition that will develop him a lot better than he would here on better money & finally to return leading into a rwc. This has a RA/Rennie pushing it in behind closed doors feel about it.