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Peter Sullivan (51)
...for the Wallabies.
matty_k
Peter Johnson (47)
I rate Horne as a stand out centre who has been hampered by injuries.
I think I just rated Horne so your statement has been disproved.
In any event if he is fit and gets a run and proves himself why wouldn't you consider him.
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Not only do I rate Horne immensely on his ability but quite often he's proved he requires no time to get back into form. I remember him twice coming back from injury and putting in great performances the next game. If he's fit I'd go with him tbh. His talent is enormous.
tigerland12
John Thornett (49)
I really think he is wasted on the wing, even though he is a great finisher. Barnes hasn't shown anything to be considered starting 12, and despite his good season, Giteau has been found out at international level. We have enough depth with wingers to keep O'Connor at 12.
And i don't think it will matter who is opposite SBW, David Pocock will belt him in that channell anyway :-D
drewprint
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Whaaa? Giteau has been great at international level. His recent poor season doesn't wipe out the many years of great work he's done beforehand. And now he's back playing well (or so I regularly hear, I haven't caught a Brumbies match yet) so I think he's probably the leading contender for the inside centre role.
tigerland12
John Thornett (49)
To be honest, I've watched at least half the Brumbies games this year, and he hasn't done anything that would warrant a starting spot. He still runs across field frequently, lacks that attacking go forward that players like Quade Cooper and O'Connor have. I would definatly have him on the bench though. He also fell out of favour with Deans last year (who seems to prefer Barnes).
Ash
Michael Lynagh (62)
Rubbish. Horne, like most other players, has taken a while to come back to form after long term injury layoffs. Start of last year, for instance, he was plain awful.
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
I have to agree with Ash, While Horne has shown a lot of potential I doubt very much he will be in Test level form come RWC. He has not played all year and the year before he only had a handful of games. Maybe if he had one or two good games in super rugby and then the whole tri-nations he could get a spot for RWC but I dont think he will be back in time for that. With such limited game time i don't think he deserves a spot which is a shame because he could have been very handy.
Victorian Reds Fan
Bob Loudon (25)
If Horne comes straight in then on that logic so does Hynes.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Really? Has he played any games for the Reds? When was his last Test match: I'm pretty sure he missed the whole International season last year.
rugbysmartarse
Alan Cameron (40)
the difference between horne and hynes' situations is that there are more wingers/fullbacks than there are 13s.
Ash
Michael Lynagh (62)
I don't doubt Horne's ability, but I do think he has taken a while to get back to full form after each previous extended layoff. There's very few players who do come back to form quickly, and it depends on the injury.
The poor kid has so many major injury concerns already, rushing him into a World Cup starting side without at least a month of rugby under his belt is a huge risk.
The poor kid has so many major injury concerns already, rushing him into a World Cup starting side without at least a month of rugby under his belt is a huge risk.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
Ash, that pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter too. If Horne were a proven superstar, you might be tempted to give him a little more latitude.
darkhorse
Darby Loudon (17)
I really like Horne but come on, how can we talk about him playing at the world cup?
Comparing Hynes and Horne is easy. Hynes is a proven international, Horne isn't. Horne has great potential, but atm that is all it is potential. He tackles well, puts his body on the line in a way that you can't help but respect him, yet he still lacks something in attack. He didn't set the world on fire in his debut tests and they were against weak opposition.
Half of you seem to want a centre combo of barnes and horne. Great defence but what do they offer on attack? Nothing... well little compared to AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and JOC (James O'Connor).
World cups may be won on defence, but you must be able to score to even be considered. AND we don't have a reliable goal-kicker nor the forward pack to play any other way than with a fully attacking backline.
Comparing Hynes and Horne is easy. Hynes is a proven international, Horne isn't. Horne has great potential, but atm that is all it is potential. He tackles well, puts his body on the line in a way that you can't help but respect him, yet he still lacks something in attack. He didn't set the world on fire in his debut tests and they were against weak opposition.
Half of you seem to want a centre combo of barnes and horne. Great defence but what do they offer on attack? Nothing... well little compared to AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and JOC (James O'Connor).
World cups may be won on defence, but you must be able to score to even be considered. AND we don't have a reliable goal-kicker nor the forward pack to play any other way than with a fully attacking backline.
I don't think he has been tested at 13 for the Wallabies yet. From what I recall he was quite when he played for them last year. Don't get me wrong I think he could be a great 13 if he gets the chance to play some rugby but this year is to soon in my eyes. Gerrard has been doing a good job for the Rebels and would have to come into consideration. Would love AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) to find some form in 13 for the Ponies.
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