Wallabies v Barbarians - 1/11/14 (Twickenham)
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I'm sure that you are referring to an "endorsed" stream.
hammertimethere
Trevor Allan (34)
Genia has been ready to go for a lot longer than Cooper. In a lot of ways it makes sense to start Genia, because it's a good time to give him an opportunity (with Phipps having played himself into the ground for a while and likely to start the next week vs wales) but pair him with Foley just so the direction and communication in attack isn't too disrupted, after all we want to build fluency before the Wales game (an absolute must win). Cooper could start from the bench with a plan that he should get significant minutes.
9. Genia
10. Foley
11. Speight
12. Lilo or To'omua (toss up)
13. TK
14. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
15. Izzy
21. Phipps
22. Cooper
23. Horne (or Tomane or any other outside back)
That's a back line that nicely balances experimentation/giving guys a chance to play with the all important consistency/combination
9. Genia
10. Foley
11. Speight
12. Lilo or To'omua (toss up)
13. TK
14. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
15. Izzy
21. Phipps
22. Cooper
23. Horne (or Tomane or any other outside back)
That's a back line that nicely balances experimentation/giving guys a chance to play with the all important consistency/combination
maxdacat
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
troxler
Sydney Middleton (9)
I was of course referring to an endorsed stream....
troxler
Sydney Middleton (9)
I think wob selection will come down to whether this game is used as a trial or as practice of new alignments for the tests
I expect the later, with the bench used for the former
So near a test side. so they can have an opposed hit out, with the bench well sprinkled with those needing game time
I expect the later, with the bench used for the former
So near a test side. so they can have an opposed hit out, with the bench well sprinkled with those needing game time
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
WTF.. this is shit. Guess I won't be seeing the game then! God damn rugby and pay tv is killing the audience.
Is Pay TV killing the audience or is Pay TV the only ones interested in forking out some money to show a non test match at 1:30am?
It would be great if Channel 10 had decided to show this game but they haven't.
It would be great if Channel 10 had decided to show this game but they haven't.
Fair few obvious starters for the following week rested. I thought Cheika would go in with close to his test team for Wales.
formerflanker
Ken Catchpole (46)
Thanks for the quick info qwerty.
Hooper, Phipps, Foley, Simmons all rested. Gives the other a chance to play their way into the Wales Test. Good to see Hodgson given the captaincy duties.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
How red hot does that back line look! An up tempo game in the offing I think.
hammertimethere
Trevor Allan (34)
He's gone full experimental mode....I kind of like it but it fills me with terrible memories of Samoa 2011 and Scotland 2012
TahDan
Cyril Towers (30)
Reading a little into the lineup, I'd speculate that the following positions are up for grabs next weekend against Wales:
Lock: I'd say that no Simmons in this team means he'll be starting next week. Horwill, Carter and Skelton are playing off for the other starting role and a bench spot.
Haflback: Genia and White are playing off to be Nick Phipps' backup. Genia starting would indicate to me he's more likely.
Inside centre: To'omua and Leali'ifano are playing off for this one. Despite Lilo's excellent test against the All Blacks, To'omua starting seems to indicate he's being counted as the incumbent.
Outside centre/Wing: AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) will come back into this side next week. I'm guessing he'll just take Horne's wing spot and Horne and Tomane are playing for a bench spot unless Speight struggles for some reason.
I think Hodgson and McMahon could be playing off for a bench spot next week unless Cheika has thoughts of giving Hodgson a crack at 6.
Lock: I'd say that no Simmons in this team means he'll be starting next week. Horwill, Carter and Skelton are playing off for the other starting role and a bench spot.
Haflback: Genia and White are playing off to be Nick Phipps' backup. Genia starting would indicate to me he's more likely.
Inside centre: To'omua and Leali'ifano are playing off for this one. Despite Lilo's excellent test against the All Blacks, To'omua starting seems to indicate he's being counted as the incumbent.
Outside centre/Wing: AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) will come back into this side next week. I'm guessing he'll just take Horne's wing spot and Horne and Tomane are playing for a bench spot unless Speight struggles for some reason.
I think Hodgson and McMahon could be playing off for a bench spot next week unless Cheika has thoughts of giving Hodgson a crack at 6.
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