Wallabies v Springboks, Sat 17th August 2024 Perth

[Tomthumb]

Nasser?

I wonder where BPA is at.

Not in the Wallaby squad

 

[Adam84]

BPA returning from injury.. he is scheduled to tour South Africa with the Force which will be his first home in months..

Uelese is the only other player not injured or already in the squad who might offer more, but even then it’s questionable, he had plenty of opportunity at test level and never took it. That and he chose to head overseas.

 

[Derpus]

Do we have way more serious/long term injuries to players than other countries or do we just feel it due to lack of depth? I swear every season is an injury crisis.

 

[Dctarget]

Do we have way more serious/long term injuries to players than other countries or do we just feel it due to lack of depth? I swear every season is an injury crisis.

I wouldn't say this is an injury crisis now is it?

McReight, two concussed locks for a week. Wright is out but he wasn't really a permanent fixture. Daugunu. Leota will be back soon. Who else?

 

[fatprop]

Yet, after hitting top speed last month, Schmidt decided to can his initial thoughts of easing the youngster back via club rugby and brought him straight back into his Wallabies plans.

“We’ve had a long-term plan with Max and Max is really well across it,” Schmidt said in late June.

“I had a few discussions with Stephen Hoiles at Randwick and probably the original plan was to bring him back through club rugby with Randwick, but Max is going really well. He was the quickest guy we had a training today across the ground. He’s definitely fully fit.

“I think if someone’s fully fit, whether he maybe plays or trains for club, I think he’ll get more volume of training with the Wallabies in a full-time program.

“On top of that, every team has their own lexicon, their own language and their own expectation, and I think it’s just easier to meld them more quickly into the Wallabies set up with him being present.”

On Saturday, he’s likely to become the youngest Wallaby since Bell made his debut in 2020.

So quicker than Toole?

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/08/14/exclusive-jorgensen-set-to-debut-white-returns-as-schmidts-hand-forced-for-boks-blockbuster/

 

[fatprop]

I wouldn't say this is an injury crisis now is it?

McReight, two concussed locks for a week. Wright is out but he wasn't really a permanent fixture. Daugunu. Leota will be back soon. Who else?

Gordon

 

[Dctarget]

Gordon

I thought he was dropped for form?

 

[KOB1987]

I thought he was dropped for form?

The article says he copped a knock and was unavailable for selection.

 

[LeCheese]

The article says he copped a knock and was unavailable for selection.

Appears the article has been edited to say that - initially it implied he was dropped on form

 

[KOB1987]

Appears the article has been edited to say that - initially it implied he was dropped on form

If last week's Doran articles are anything to go by any reference to Nic White will be totally removed by tomorrow morning.

 

[PaarlBok]

He also has the luxury of really good depth.

I also think it's part of managing so many foreign based players. He can't just select a squad of 34 and keep them together for the whole Rugby Championship.

Its much easier for Rassie because not only the Springboks are playing for SA franchises but some of them are playing for the opposition like RG Snyman (Leinster) and in the English GPS like Thomas Tank (Bath). He also use his NH coach (Felix Jones in the past, now Flannery) to keep in touch with the NH players. He do a lot of camps on weekends from the start of the year with a big squad to make sure the younger players get into the Springbok traditions and his coaching strategies.

The longer Australia and NZ wait to use their best players available, the longer Rassie will have the benefit for using them.

 

[Dan54]

Because he’s smart .. He realises the only thing that really matters in modern test rugby is WC …

It's a shame if that's the case. The quicker the new comp starts the better if that's the case.

 

[DropGoal]

heard rumours wallabies might ask for uncontested scrums?

 

[ForceFan]

If last week's Doran articles are anything to go by any reference to Nic White will be totally removed by tomorrow morning.

My tip is that White will be a starter to help the young team.

 

[Beattie]

heard rumours wallabies might ask for uncontested scrums?

You’re kidding, right?
That world be the of the poorest form in Australian sporting history, bar none.

 

[Strewthcobber]

The Bok's loosehead this week, Wessels, is literally the Bull's reserve hooker. This is the second time he has started at prop in his entire pro rugby career (previous time was against Portugal).

The scrums are going to be a fair bit different this week

 

[Strewthcobber]

My tip is that White will be a starter to help the young team.

McDermott had a bit of a shocker when he came on the field last week. His pass.was all over the place, and he made several very poor tactical decisions when we had 15 v 13, as well as.that foot in touch debacle.

White in to start by default

 

[cyclopath]

heard rumours wallabies might ask for uncontested scrums?

Sure you did.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

heard rumours wallabies might ask for uncontested scrums?

That's some very stinky bait

 

[cyclopath]

That's some very stinky bait

Standard schoolboy forum gibbering...