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Wallabies vs France 1

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  • nzzpN nzzp

    @barbarian why are these midweek fixtures? Seems a bit weird ... what did I miss?

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    @nzzp Has to do with the fact that the French comp finished late, two weeks managed isolation, the need to return in time for preseason etc. They had to shorten the playing window.

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      The tests are Wed, Tue and Sat.

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      • NTAN NTA

        @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.

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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.

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          I like the balance of the starting loose forwards

          Who would play openside if Hooper gets injured?

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          • barbarianB barbarian

            @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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            @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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            • HigginsH Higgins

              @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.

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              @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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              • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                Given the lack of experience in that backline can see why they've gone To'omua.

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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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                • nzzpN nzzp

                  @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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                  @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 coward canary yellow.

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                  • NepiaN Nepia

                    @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 coward canary yellow.

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                    @nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.

                    d79e6238-8cb7-4f8a-8271-88fa3785e7cc-image.png

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                    • barbarianB barbarian

                      @nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.

                      d79e6238-8cb7-4f8a-8271-88fa3785e7cc-image.png

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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.

                      d79e6238-8cb7-4f8a-8271-88fa3785e7cc-image.png

                      Yeah that's much closer to the 88 orange that Lloyd Walker struggled to keep over his tummy.

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                      • NepiaN Nepia

                        @barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:

                        @nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.

                        d79e6238-8cb7-4f8a-8271-88fa3785e7cc-image.png

                        Yeah that's much closer to the 88 orange that Lloyd Walker struggled to keep over his tummy.

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                        @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.

                        d79e6238-8cb7-4f8a-8271-88fa3785e7cc-image.png

                        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

                        https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/epic-tiebreaker-sees-1991-wallabies-jersey-voted-as-colour-of-the-future-20210128-p56xlu.

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                        • barbarianB barbarian

                          @nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.

                          d79e6238-8cb7-4f8a-8271-88fa3785e7cc-image.png

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                          @barbarian That actually looks like a Wallabies jersey, good move.

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                          • barbarianB barbarian

                            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.

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                            @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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                            • barbarianB barbarian

                              @nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.

                              d79e6238-8cb7-4f8a-8271-88fa3785e7cc-image.png

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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.

                              d79e6238-8cb7-4f8a-8271-88fa3785e7cc-image.png

                              Should be sponsored by Terry’s not Cadbury 😉

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                              • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                @barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:

                                @nepia They have changed it this year, it's much more gold than it was before.

                                d79e6238-8cb7-4f8a-8271-88fa3785e7cc-image.png

                                Should be sponsored by Terry’s not Cadbury 😉

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                                @mikethesnow I dunno Cadbury seems right somehow

                                499fde4c-e168-4347-ab70-c43422c2a6ca-image.jpeg

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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

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                                  • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                                    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

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                                    @kiwiwomble said in Wallabies vs France 1:

                                    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

                                    Auckland Rugby is sponsored by Hira Bhana potatoes. They're great folk, and staunch supporters, but a potato brand isn't the elite yuo'd expect. Shows how far NPC has fallen regrettably

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                                    • nzzpN nzzp

                                      @kiwiwomble said in Wallabies vs France 1:

                                      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

                                      Auckland Rugby is sponsored by Hira Bhana potatoes. They're great folk, and staunch supporters, but a potato brand isn't the elite yuo'd expect. Shows how far NPC has fallen regrettably

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                                      @nzzp is that a new front of jersey sponsor?

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                                      • Canes4lifeC Canes4life

                                        @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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                                        @canes4life MK and Wright are the incumbents and have been reasonably good this year while Vunivalu has been mostly injured and Petaia very hot and cold.

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                                          What about Hodge? Or is he injured?

                                          He would have provided some experience from the bench, and an option to take those long-range penalties. Oh wait...

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