Wallabies v Wales I
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Wright is there because - quite frankly - nobody else is standing up to take the spot.
Kellaway is a good player but had a fairly ordinary year. Nobody from the Tahs is worthy. Jock Campbell from the Reds I like. Donaldson looks like being a 10 in this squad but maybe a utility.
@NTA said in Wallabies v Wales I:
Wright is there because - quite frankly - nobody else is standing up to take the spot.
Kellaway is a good player but had a fairly ordinary year. Nobody from the Tahs is worthy. Jock Campbell from the Reds I like. Donaldson looks like being a 10 in this squad but maybe a utility.
I'd prefer Donaldson or Kellaway at the back (and wouldn't hate to see someone like Lynagh get a run there).
Appreciate Kellaway's not set the world alight this year but if he's going to be named in the team anyway, it might as well be at fullback.
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Should be competitive and entertaining
Can't see too many changes for Wales in the backs
Maybe Davies to start at 9 and Bevan on the bench
Tompkins instead of Watkin at centre
Would like Ben Thomas to feature in the 23
Lewis in for the injured Assiratti
Carter and Jenkins in the second row
Plumtree, Refell, Wainwright in the back row for me
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Word is Ben Thomas to start at 10
Hathaway to debut on the wing
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Wallabies team to play Wales at Allianz Stadium, Sydney on Saturday 6 July, 7:45pm AEST
James Slipper (134 Tests)
Matt Faessler (5 Tests)
Taniela Tupou (50 Tests)
Jeremy Williams*
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (30 Tests)
Liam Wright (c) (5 Tests)
Fraser McReight (17 Tests)
Rob Valetini (39 Tests)
Jake Gordon (20 Tests)
Noah Lolesio (17 Tests)
Filipo Daugunu (7 Tests)
Hunter Paisami (24 Tests)
Josh Flook*
Andrew Kellaway (26 Tests)
Tom Wright (25 Tests)
SubstitutesBilly Pollard (1 Test)
Isaac Kailea**
Allan Alaalatoa
Angus Blyth**
Charlie Cale**
Tate McDermott
Tom Lynagh**
Dylan Pietsch** -
Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
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Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:
Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
He must be 50 now.
Great to see him still playing, obviously switching to the front row has prolonged his career
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Australia should be favourites even though it’s a new team
At home
Good mix of experience and youth
Wales on the slide, 7 losses in a row I thinkWe could struggle at scrum
Locks and back row solidScrum half winning second cap
Outside half playing there for first time at international level
Not our best centre partnershipGood backs bench
So Wales by 5-9
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Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:
Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
Jeeepers, I’ve only heard of two of that 23, and one of them is a Kiwi who couldn’t get a game in super rugby.
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@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:
Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
Jeeepers, I’ve only heard of two of that 23, and one of them is a Kiwi who couldn’t get a game in super rugby.
@Gunner said in Wallabies v Wales I:
@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:
Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
Jeeepers, I’ve only heard of two of that 23, and one of them is a Kiwi who couldn’t get a game in super rugby.
Quite a few in that 23 who put your mob out of the RWC
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@Gunner said in Wallabies v Wales I:
@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:
Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
Jeeepers, I’ve only heard of two of that 23, and one of them is a Kiwi who couldn’t get a game in super rugby.
Quite a few in that 23 who put your mob out of the RWC
@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies v Wales I:
@Gunner said in Wallabies v Wales I:
@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:
Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
Jeeepers, I’ve only heard of two of that 23, and one of them is a Kiwi who couldn’t get a game in super rugby.
Quite a few in that 23 who put your mob out of the RWC
Not my mob…
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@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies v Wales I:
@Gunner said in Wallabies v Wales I:
@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:
Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
Jeeepers, I’ve only heard of two of that 23, and one of them is a Kiwi who couldn’t get a game in super rugby.
Quite a few in that 23 who put your mob out of the RWC
Not my mob…
@Gunner said in Wallabies v Wales I:
@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies v Wales I:
@Gunner said in Wallabies v Wales I:
@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:
Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.
Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.
Jeeepers, I’ve only heard of two of that 23, and one of them is a Kiwi who couldn’t get a game in super rugby.
Quite a few in that 23 who put your mob out of the RWC
Not my mob…
Apologies
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Australia should be favourites even though it’s a new team
At home
Good mix of experience and youth
Wales on the slide, 7 losses in a row I thinkWe could struggle at scrum
Locks and back row solidScrum half winning second cap
Outside half playing there for first time at international level
Not our best centre partnershipGood backs bench
So Wales by 5-9
An athletic second row partnership and a strong, balanced back row. Both look good to me. I have doubts about the centre partnership - I agree with @pooler-fan (I think) who felt that Gats was trying to recreate Jamie Roberts with Mason Grady purely on account of he's big. Early days though so I might be being a little unfair. If I was a Wales fan <shudder> I'd be worried about throwing those two half backs in but then again, it is only Australia. Apologies to @ACT-Crusader @NTA et al but, well, you know.
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An athletic second row partnership and a strong, balanced back row. Both look good to me. I have doubts about the centre partnership - I agree with @pooler-fan (I think) who felt that Gats was trying to recreate Jamie Roberts with Mason Grady purely on account of he's big. Early days though so I might be being a little unfair. If I was a Wales fan <shudder> I'd be worried about throwing those two half backs in but then again, it is only Australia. Apologies to @ACT-Crusader @NTA et al but, well, you know.
@Catogrande said in Wallabies v Wales I:
An athletic second row partnership and a strong, balanced back row. Both look good to me. I have doubts about the centre partnership - I agree with @pooler-fan (I think) who felt that Gats was trying to recreate Jamie Roberts with Mason Grady purely on account of he's big. Early days though so I might be being a little unfair. If I was a Wales fan <shudder> I'd be worried about throwing those two half backs in but then again, it is only Australia. Apologies to @ACT-Crusader @NTA et al but, well, you know.
I can take being called a one-eyed Cantab, even some of the more colourful descriptions held for Crusader supporters, but never ever ever have I been insulted like this before!
An Australian supporter??? If we were at a pub…
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@Catogrande said in Wallabies v Wales I:
An athletic second row partnership and a strong, balanced back row. Both look good to me. I have doubts about the centre partnership - I agree with @pooler-fan (I think) who felt that Gats was trying to recreate Jamie Roberts with Mason Grady purely on account of he's big. Early days though so I might be being a little unfair. If I was a Wales fan <shudder> I'd be worried about throwing those two half backs in but then again, it is only Australia. Apologies to @ACT-Crusader @NTA et al but, well, you know.
I can take being called a one-eyed Cantab, even some of the more colourful descriptions held for Crusader supporters, but never ever ever have I been insulted like this before!
An Australian supporter??? If we were at a pub…
Abject apologies. I’d assumed you’d lived over there long enough to have a bit of Ocker rubbed off on you.
