Aussie Pro Rugby
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Good result for Aussie rugby and the Brumbies - there was talk that Lolesio, White and Frost might all go overseas but all 3 have re-signed for the Brumbies.
https://twitter.com/BrumbiesRugby/status/1527378639968292876
@KiwiMurph the presence of Larkham might be a carrot, but having these signings continue will give other players some food for thought.
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Australia U20 squad for Oceania U20 Championship.
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/junior-wallabies-confirm-squad-for-oceania-championship-202261
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So that is half the backline sorted for England. Next up is figuring out the rest.
Ideally you'd have your 9 & 10 from the same franchise because combinations but in this case we all pretty know Quade is starting.
That Hooper kid from the Brumbies would be my bolter for blindside. He's got all the right attributes but lacks experience.
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Reading some comments from Rennie:
"We're going to pick 35 in our squad, there'll be 30 in the Australian A side," Rennie said. "That's come into our thinking, there might be the odd guy who we think might be better served with three games at another level higher than Super Rugby, rather than maybe sitting in the background and not getting an opportunity against England.
"And then there's the option, if we feel that some guys need some footy who are in our squad, to maybe send them to Fiji potentially for the third Test to get some rugby."
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/06/12/wallabies-squad-rennie-names-six-new-faces-for-england-battle
I'd like to know how Tony Harper considers those who have been left out to be "big names" or a shock omission.
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@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/06/12/wallabies-squad-rennie-names-six-new-faces-for-england-battle
I'd like to know how Tony Harper considers those who have been left out to be "big names" or a shock omission.
@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/06/12/wallabies-squad-rennie-names-six-new-faces-for-england-battle
I'd like to know how Tony Harper considers those who have been left out to be "big names" or a shock omission.
Hodge is, he's been there for a long time, a regular in the wallabies. Also only leaves one fullback, and Hodge is one of the few Ozzie players that seem to be able to exit kick successfully!
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So that is half the backline sorted for England. Next up is figuring out the rest.
Ideally you'd have your 9 & 10 from the same franchise because combinations but in this case we all pretty know Quade is starting.
That Hooper kid from the Brumbies would be my bolter for blindside. He's got all the right attributes but lacks experience.
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
So that is half the backline sorted for England. Next up is figuring out the rest.
Ideally you'd have your 9 & 10 from the same franchise because combinations but in this case we all pretty know Quade is starting.
That Hooper kid from the Brumbies would be my bolter for blindside. He's got all the right attributes but lacks experience.
One Hooper in the team is enough
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/06/12/wallabies-squad-rennie-names-six-new-faces-for-england-battle
I'd like to know how Tony Harper considers those who have been left out to be "big names" or a shock omission.
Hodge is, he's been there for a long time, a regular in the wallabies. Also only leaves one fullback, and Hodge is one of the few Ozzie players that seem to be able to exit kick successfully!
@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
@Machpants said in Aussie Rugby:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/06/12/wallabies-squad-rennie-names-six-new-faces-for-england-battle
I'd like to know how Tony Harper considers those who have been left out to be "big names" or a shock omission.
Hodge is, he's been there for a long time, a regular in the wallabies. Also only leaves one fullback, and Hodge is one of the few Ozzie players that seem to be able to exit kick successfully!
Hodge is a talentless donkey. Imagine being second rate to Banks.
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Just an observation but the goalkicking this year from the Australian teams seemed pretty poor, not sure if anyone has access to the stats but it appears to be a weakness come test time when every point counts. I guess that is another reason for Quade in the side as he is probably the pick of the bunch.
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A tweet quoted in that article
A rough Australia A XV of players left out:
Johnson-Holmes, Kaitu’u, Robertson, Smith, Blyth Hanigan, McReight, Harris, Lonergan, Donaldson, Pulu, To'omua, Foketi, Campbell, Hodge
Really showcases the depth built under Rennie
Does it? Our leftovers would smash your leftovers.
