Wallabies vs France 1
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I assume this will be another game with a late change in the ref. It's meant to be Pickerill.
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@bovidae They shouldn't! It would mean he can't come back for a while! :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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Wallabies team to play France at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Wednesday 7 July, 8:00pm AEST
- James Slipper (100 Tests)
- Brandon Paenga-Amosa (8 Tests)
- Allan Alaalatoa (43 Tests)
- Matt Philip (9 Tests)
- Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (25 Tests)
- Rob Valetini (4 Tests)
- Michael Hooper (c) (105 Tests)
- Harry Wilson (6 Tests)
- Jake Gordon (5 Tests)
- Noah Lolesio (2 Tests)
- Marika Koroibete (32 Tests)
- Matt To’omua (54 Tests)
- Hunter Paisami (6 Tests)
- Tom Wright (3 Tests)
- Tom Banks (11 Tests)
Replacements
16. Lachlan Lonergan*
17. Angus Bell (3 Tests)
18. Taniela Tupou (25 Tests)
19. Darcy Swain*
20. Isi Naisarani (8 Tests)
21. Tate McDermott (2 Tests)
22. Len Ikitau*
23. Andrew Kellaway* -
@barbarian why are these midweek fixtures? Seems a bit weird ... what did I miss?
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@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.
@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.
I give him the benefit of the doubt, I think he's one of the few blokes we have who gets better when he pulls on the gold jersey.
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@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.
I give him the benefit of the doubt, I think he's one of the few blokes we have who gets better when he pulls on the gold jersey.
@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.
I give him the benefit of the doubt, I think he's one of the few blokes we have who gets better when he pulls on the gold jersey.
canary yellow?
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@nta Is the reserve hooker also the reserve hooker for the Brumbies? If so then you had better hope that the starting rake does not get injured early on in the game and requires replacement.
@higgins said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nta Is the reserve hooker also the reserve hooker for the Brumbies? If so then you had better hope that the starting rake does not get injured early on in the game and requires replacement.
Lonergan has played well this season and a debut from the bench is fitting reward for his form.
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@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs France 1:
Given the lack of experience in that backline can see why they've gone To'omua.
I'd play him at 10 instead of Lolesio for the first test.
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@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.
I give him the benefit of the doubt, I think he's one of the few blokes we have who gets better when he pulls on the gold jersey.
canary yellow?
@nzzp said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.
I give him the benefit of the doubt, I think he's one of the few blokes we have who gets better when he pulls on the gold jersey.
canary yellow?
I think they last had an almost gold version of a jersey back in 88 in Poidevin's pomp, but even then it was slightly orange, since then it's seemed to have been
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@nzzp said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@barbarian not sold on the current iteration of To'omua - he hasn't looked right for the Rebels and was a bit of a handbrake on their attack I think. Looks very passive.
I give him the benefit of the doubt, I think he's one of the few blokes we have who gets better when he pulls on the gold jersey.
canary yellow?
I think they last had an almost gold version of a jersey back in 88 in Poidevin's pomp, but even then it was slightly orange, since then it's seemed to have been
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@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.
Yeah that's much closer to the 88 orange that Lloyd Walker struggled to keep over his tummy.
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@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.
Yeah that's much closer to the 88 orange that Lloyd Walker struggled to keep over his tummy.
@nepia said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.
Yeah that's much closer to the 88 orange that Lloyd Walker struggled to keep over his tummy.
Very good, RA had a competition for the permanent colour of the Wallabies jersey, and they went for
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@barbarian That actually looks like a Wallabies jersey, good move.
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A pretty solid Wallaby team, with JOC and Nic White the only real injury losses. Will be great to see how that pack measures up to the French.
By all accounts it's a mix of A, B and C grade Frogs, so who knows how they will go. I'm not going to underestimate them, there's more than enough talent in there to win this game.
@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
pretty solid Wallaby team, with JOC and Nic White the only real injury losses.
You could probably argue that Petaia & Vunivalu start if they are fit aswell.
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@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.
Should be sponsored by Terry’s not Cadbury
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@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.
Should be sponsored by Terry’s not Cadbury
@mikethesnow I dunno Cadbury seems right somehow
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have to say im glad they were able to attract a name people know, with all the doom and gloom around aussie rugby i was half expecting some local tyre place
