Wallabies 2023

[The Ghost of Raelene]

He’s the best on ball 7 in the country but pushing others out of the squad. Probably not. The limited minutes also doesn’t help.

He should be brought in to train though. Disrupt every ruck at training to get them better.

 

[RugbyReg]

Reimer can’t even make the Brumbies starting side.

 

[Stockade1988]

I think there will be some boltera and no one anyone has named in the training squad and deservingly so

 

[Confucius Say]

The point is they're anxious over him because they don't have a Foley. Their next 10s are inexperienced at Test level.

Who cares. Still better than Foley

 

[Tomthumb]

Reimer can’t even make the Brumbies starting side.

True, but the Brumbies are actually a good team. Let’s not act like he wouldn’t be starting in other teams

 

[qwerty51]

True, but the Brumbies are actually a good team. Let’s not act like he wouldn’t be starting in other teams

Jahrome Brown or Rory Scott wouldn’t start in other teams

 

[Tomthumb]

Jahrome Brown or Rory Scott wouldn’t start in other teams

Wouldn’t they? The Force and Rebels with all their world class players aye. And those Tahs, what a great performance that was against the Blues

 

[qwerty51]

La Rochelle is continually using Skelton jumping at 1 in the lineout to a maul setup with him at the helm with enormous effect. You can’t come through that.

 

[TSR]

Wouldn’t they? The Force and Rebels with all their world class players aye. And those Tahs, what a great performance that was against the Blues

Well he wouldn’t start in front of Hooper, McReight or Wilkin and he doesn’t start in front of Scott or Brown and I don’t think he’d be a better finisher than Samu at test level.

But he does his role extremely well at the Brumbies.

 

[KOB1987]

I don't think there's much doubt that the Brumbies should have and will have more representatives in the Wallabies squad than each of the other 4 franchises. I also don't think there's much doubt that Luke Reimer wont be one of them. Sure, he put in a good shift last night, but so did Ned Hanigan the day before. The difference is the teams they play for.

 

[Wilson]

Mentioned this in the northern hemisphere thread but it looks like there are plans in place to get guys outside the squad quite a bit of game time before and during the world cup:

Exclusive: Eddie's cunning World Cup play as Australian-heavy Barbarians fixtures arranged

Eddie Jones’ cunning World Cup plans are coming to the fore, with the new Wallabies coach influential in helping orchestrate a series of Barbarians…

www.theroar.com.au

Looks like there's an Australia A game against Tonga on July 15 and 5 (maybe 6) Barbarians games with Gilmore in coaching and Laurie Fisher, Berrick Barnes and Nathan Grey all assisting at various points. Not sure the dates of all of those games but I know the Bristol one is on the 7th of September, the day before the world cup starts.

This looks like a pretty big win for us having so much control over what that side looks like and how they're playing/training. Having a local shadow squad that's actually playing games could make a big difference given the injury toll we've seen in recent years.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Completely agree. Anything that eventuates in more Rugby for any Australian players and coaches is a good result.

 

[qwerty51]

While Jones doesn’t have to name his World Cup squad officially until August 28, the day after the Wallabies play France in Paris in their last match before the tournament gets away on September 8, it’s believed the experienced coach could name his squad as early as before the Bledisloe Cup in late July.

That would be very weird to name it before the Bledisle match. I assume he'd name it in name only and not submit officially to the tournament.

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Also Skelton and Arnold (injury pending) are facing off against each other in the Top 14 final for the 3rd consecutive year (in an elimination) More game time than everyone but the Brumbies. They should both be pretty battle-hardened when they link with the squad.

 

[Members Section]

La Rochelle is continually using Skelton jumping at 1 in the lineout to a maul setup with him at the helm with enormous effect. You can’t come through that.

wallaby supporters
He's 135kg with the biggest wing span in the game there is no way we can mess up a line out

srpac hookers
HOLD MY BEER

 

[upthereds#!]

Wouldn’t they? The Force and Rebels with all their world class players aye. And those Tahs, what a great performance that was against the Blues

Wilkins > Brown but I couldn't say Tizzano > Brown

 

[The Phoenix]

wallaby supporters
He's 135kg with the biggest wing span in the game there is no way we can mess up a line out

srpac hookers
HOLD MY BEER

Have you even watched Matt Faessler's lineout throwing this year?

 

[Adam84]

Faessler has improved immensely this season, would be good if he were slightly bigger.

 

[Braveheart81]

I reckon Faessler is about the best chance for a currently uncapped player to make the RWC squad.

 

[The Marketing Pigeon]

For me it’s settled that Porecki, Faessler and Fainga’a in that order should be our 3 hookers picked

 

[Froggy]

I would be picking Porecki, Faessler and Lonergan