Wallabies 31 Man Squad

[Riptide]

Gill is uncapped as well, right?.. So Hooper at 7 then.

 

[Riptide]

The big call is whether Copper in or not.. It will dictate how the Wallabies play the Lions.

 

[Scott Allen]

Gill is uncapped as well, right?.. So Hooper at 7 then.

No, Gill has multiple caps for the Wallabies - as soon as you run on to the field (whether as a reserve or not you are capped).

 

[lewisr]

GILLLYYYY. Good ol' gill. Hope he gets in. I reckon he's a future wallaby skipper.

 

[Scott Allen]

Being on the bench counts as capped under IRB rules.

No, three recent examples:

1. Mitch Chapman sat on bench in 2010 v Ireland but didn't get on so is uncapped.
2. James Hanson sat on the bench v Samoa in 2011 but only got his first cap against All Blacks last year.
3. Brendan McKibbin who was considering playing for Scotland but was on the Wallabies bench last year and took the risk that if he went on he would lose eligibility for Scotland. He didn't get on and remains uncapped.

 

[Riptide]

White is uncapped and we know the only three uncapped players are Mowen, Lealiifano and Folau.

Wasn't White on the bench against Wales? Would that count as being capped or not?

 

[Sir Arthur Higgins]

30 minutes - we can probably stop speculating on who will be in and just wait a few minutes and find out.

 

[lewisr]

30 minutes - we can probably stop speculating on who will be in and just wait a few minutes and find out.

But where's the fun in that?

 

[Shiggins]

Gill has to get in. No smith, TPN or McCabe.

 

[tigerland12]

30 minutes - we can probably stop speculating on who will be in and just wait a few minutes and find out.

Buzzkillington over here......

 

[Riptide]

Iain Payten ‏@iainpayten

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Just to clarify ahead of Wallabies 25-man squad announcement, another SIX players get picked on June 11. Hope not lost for those not named.

 

[Shiggins]

Russell Fairfax is crap. Saying hooper has to be picked in place of smith. I think both gill and hooper will be picked

 

[tigerland12]

Imagine the situation if all Smith, Gill, Hooper and Pocock were all fit and available. That's 4 international level opensides.

 

[RoffsChoice]

Imagine the situation if all Smith, Gill, Hooper and Pocock were all fit and available. That's 4 international level opensides.

We're supposed to be sad/angry about the team announcement, not beforehand.

 

[Try-ranosaurus Rex]

Imagine the situation if all Smith, Gill, Hooper and Pocock were all fit and available. That's 4 international level opensides.

I don't usually do hypotheticals... but jesus that would get me excited...

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Russell Fairfax is crap. Saying hooper has to be picked in place of smith. I think both gill and hooper will be picked

I also thought this. The comment on Christian Lealiifano without any mention of how well Horne went against him the other night also shows Fairfax really doesn't watch the Rugby. I'm a fan of Christian as well but like others I thought Horne played better than him the other night.

 

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[lewisr]

Imagine the situation if all Smith, Gill, Hooper and Pocock were all fit and available. That's 4 international level opensides.

Just play hooper in the centres, smith at 8, pocock at 7 and gill at 6. We'd be the no.1 team in no time

 

[fatprop]

Fox Sport News - has this on the ticker

3 uncapped in squad including Folau

 

[qwerty51]

Yes it's Mowen, Lealiifano and Folau.