Wallabies v Wales, 6 July

[fatprop]

Is he going to get him fit?

 

[Joe Blow]

And Kailea, Nongoor and Bell. Any young props that come through. I’m certain that he will shore up the scrum if not make it a bit of a weapon.

AAA and Slipper or Hodgman starting.

 

[Slim 293]

I'd say I'm more interested to see if Schdmit can do anything improve his work around the field...

I'm less concerned about his scrummaging.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I have a quiet confidence in the three old and wise heads in that coaching group. I think they're going to be very good for some young blokes who are keen to learn and a nightmare for others who maybe aren't so motivated. I'd like to think that everyone in that group of 38 is keen as mustard to get better.

 

[Yoda]

My Wallabies team against Wales - and Kurtley Beale is in

Beale’s return to top-level rugby has been a surprising subplot this year, and his selection indicates Joe Schmidt has a particular role for him in mind.

www.smh.com.au

Million to one Kurtley is picked at 15.

 

[Sully]

My Wallabies team against Wales - and Kurtley Beale is in

Beale’s return to top-level rugby has been a surprising subplot this year, and his selection indicates Joe Schmidt has a particular role for him in mind.

www.smh.com.au

Chief Sydney mafia cheer leader.

 

[griffins]

He's Irish?

 

[Sully]

And your point is?

 

[cyclopath]

You really think Cully is a spruiker for the Sydney rugby mafia?

 

[rugbyAU]

My Wallabies team against Wales - and Kurtley Beale is in

Beale’s return to top-level rugby has been a surprising subplot this year, and his selection indicates Joe Schmidt has a particular role for him in mind.

www.smh.com.au

Million to one Kurtley is picked at 15.

Gosh we'd lose with that squad it should be:

1 - Slipper
2 - Faessler
3 - AAA
4 - Smith
5 - LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
6 - Hooper
7 - McReight
8 - Valetini
9 - White
10 - Lolesio
11 - Peitsch
12 - Paisami
13 - Ikitau
14 - Kellaway
15 - Wright
16 - Pollard
17 - Hodgman
18 - Tupou
19 - Frost
20 - Cale
21 - McDermott
22 - Donaldson
23 - Daungunu

 

[Wallabies]

Just looking at selected squad again, can someone fill me in please as I haven’t heard anyone comment on it, where is Darcy Swain?

 

[rugbyAU]

he was very poor against the blues

 

[Wallabies]

True his kick return wasn’t good, I always liked his passion though, and skill wise I always thought he was capable?

 

[stillmissit]

He was once one of the best scrummaging TH props in the competition.

Most THPs get stronger as they get older not weaker and AAA's scrummaging is not as good as it was, maybe the loosies he's against are getting better?

 

[stillmissit]

I'm excited to see what Cron can do with Tupou. Won't see fruits of labour till RC though.

DC I think the results will start to become obvious in the Georgia game. I have always thought that a lot of our scrummaging problems were technical and Cron is the master of that area.

 

[stillmissit]

True his kick return wasn’t good, I always liked his passion though, and skill wise I always thought he was capable?

He has all the requirements to be an international level lock but he has no quality locks to advise him or to look up to.

 

[Strewthcobber]

DC I think the results will start to become obvious in the Georgia game. I have always thought that a lot of our scrummaging problems were technical and Cron is the master of that area.

I'm optimistic too, he's a great coach, fingers crossed.

But.... I read this almost exact comment about our kicking when Mick Byrne joined the Wallabies in 2016, and I don't think we saw much improvement there at all.

 

[fatprop]

It is too late by the time they are playing for the wobs

 

[griffins]

DC I think the results will start to become obvious in the Georgia game. I have always thought that a lot of our scrummaging problems were technical and Cron is the master of that area.

Does Bob Dwyer have a view?

 

[Brumby Runner]

he was very poor against the blues

He missed two kick offs and there are some here who claim those two incidents saw him left out of the squad. Interesting that the very next week, the Chiefs also had trouble with the kick off receipt where the lock clearly missed one and another the receiver misjudged thinking the ball would go out on the full only to see it land inside the line when he let it go.

Swain was more than adequate in other aspects in that semi-final. I think his omission would have more behind it than his performance in one game.