Au contraire, clenching is good for social propriety, keeping what would otherwise be out and noxious, in.I'd prefer if we clinched it. Clenching is rarely good for the bowels.
Au contraire, clenching is good for social propriety, keeping what would otherwise be out and noxious, in.I'd prefer if we clinched it. Clenching is rarely good for the bowels.
Au contraire, clenching is good for social propriety, keeping what would otherwise be out and noxious, in.
How big is the Wallaby squad now, is it 30? Has it been announced who is in?Douglas, Morahan have both been dropped from the Squad. Shipperley has been called back in along with Foley. Kepu has a hand injury and is in doubt. Beale is an outside chance of being fit.
By AAP: 10 June 2012 11:53AM said:Kepu in doubt for Wallabies second Test
WALLABIES prop Sekope Kepu is in doubt for the second Test against Wales after injuring his hand in Saturday night's 27-19 series-opening victory at Suncorp Stadium.
Kepu played all 80 minutes in the three-tries-to-one victory over the Six Nations champions but was sent for scans on Sunday morning which will determine his availability for the Melbourne clash.
The NSW tight-head produced a strong display as the Australian scrum held firm against the highly-rated Welsh pack and would be a loss for the Wallabies. But coach Robbie Deans has the luxury of calling on in-form Brumbies prop Dan Palmer who enjoyed a fine debut against Scotland on Tuesday night.
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Dom Shipperley and Bernard Foley have rejoined Australia's 30-man squad, with Luke Morahan and Kane Douglas stepping out, while Deans said Kurtley Beale remains some chance of returning from a shoulder injury at Etihad Stadium.
Deans calls on experience of Brumbies coach
June 11, 2012Brumbies coach Jake White will step into Wallabies camp this week to assist Robbie Deans.Robbie Deans, who admitted he had just endured the most challenging week of his coaching career, will call in Brumbies and former Springboks World Cup-winning coach Jake White this week to provide a different voice at training. Deans has also not given up hope of his errant No.10 Kurtley Beale being available for the second Test against Wales in Melbourne on Saturday night.The Wallabies coach, whose position was under serious threat after Australia was downed by Scotland in Newcastle last Tuesday night, was more buoyant yesterday after his team rallied to defeat the grand slam Six Nations champion in the opening international of three in Brisbane.While Wales heads to Canberra for tomorrow night's match against the ACT Brumbies, Deans is adamant the tourists will go up several gears in Melbourne. He knows the Welsh believed that the Brisbane Test was their best opportunity in decades to win in Australia for the first time since 1969.After the Brumbies match White will travel to Melbourne and attend one of the Australian training sessions. In recent weeks White has provided assistance to Deans, including giving tight-head Dan Palmer permission to attend several extra Wallabies trainings.The last week has been tricky for Deans having to prepare a Test team twice in five days in two different cities. When yesterday asked if this had been one of the most challenging weeks of his long coaching career, Deans replied: ''The''.Was it because of the demands, or the personal pressure? ''Just the demands. Personal pressure is identical week to week. It never varies,'' Deans replied.While Deans will reward the team that won at Suncorp Stadium by picking virtually the same side for Melbourne, there is a chance Beale could move to the bench. The only possible change to the starting XV is Palmer moving in for Sekope Kepu, who has a strained forearm.Whether Beale is available depends on two factors - if he can convince the selectors that he has overcome his shoulder injury, and whether he will have to front an Australian Rugby Union disciplinary hearing. The ARU is investigating an incident involving Beale and Quade Cooper at Brisbane's Victory Hotel early Friday morning, to which police were called. The ARU was last night awaiting a report from Queensland Police. No charges were laid.But Beale may not be shunted straight back in at the expense of Berrick Barnes. Deans showed faith in Barnes after a lacklustre performance against Scotland, and recent struggles with the Waratahs. Admittedly Deans did not have too many other options - James O'Connor, Cooper and Beale were all unavailable through injury - but Barnes rewarded his coach with a high-quality performance.
what is being said on the Welsh boards is many of that first team haven't played since March others longer than that, It takes a couple of games to get your match fitness back, I have'nt seen the Welsh pack play so poorly for an age, not taking anything away from you.
Agree this is tough: we've had the same problem on our EOYTs n the past. Sometimes the Wallabies started playing their best rugby just before they got on the plane to come home.
Has there been any mention over there about the indifferent form of Priestland - not only in the test match but also at the end of the season over there?
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Priestland! there has been pages upon pages about him, many of the Welsh fans want him droped, I'm not sure thats the way to go, his kicking out of hand and decisoin making have been abysmal,Agree this is tough: we've had the same problem on our EOYTs n the past. Sometimes the Wallabies started playing their best rugby just before they got on the plane to come home.
Has there been any mention over there about the indifferent form of Priestland - not only in the test match but also at the end of the season over there?
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Why Pyle and Douglas have been cast aside is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Sharpe aside, these have been the form 5 and 4 so far. But, obviously not Deans' favourites. Douglas is one reason Kepu has been so good at THP so far and Pyle has been excellent in the air and round the park. Palmer with Douglas behind him would be awesome.
The team gets smaller, but the coaching staff gets bigger.
There wouldn't have had anyone to play. Shute shield Qld premier Rugby and Super Rugby are all in full swing.Good points Dai, we were beaten fair and square to be honest. The undercooked reason is a fair point but then why didn't we arrange a warm up game en route to Oz for the full squad ? The Barbarians game was totally meaningless as a warm up cause 16 players were already in Oz, and ironically the ones who hadn't played for months like the centres, Warburton, Charteris and Gethin Jenkins were wrapped in cotton wool and not given any much needed gametime.
Why couldn't we have come to Oz a week early and played a couple of provinces as warm ups with the full side ?
Money is of course the answer the WRU had to get the babas game in to raise funds as per usual.
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