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Desmond Connor (43)
Congratulations lads. Let’s see you carve it up in Argentina.
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David Wilson (68)
Is there a backup No 9 in the squad. I thought the SydUni halfback was excellent against Japan, but can't see his name on the sheet.
Henry Robertson made the squad. He is the second halfback. https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/05/07/world-u20-championships-junior-wallabies-squad
Rhys Van Nek from Qld also made the squad despite not being in the Oceania squad (although was involved in all the camps beforehand).
I want the best squad picked possible. They're playing for their country. If they're eligible and the selectors think they're the best, they should be picked.
A bunch of the players were involved in the NRC rather than the under 19 version.
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David Wilson (68)
Thanks BH. I note that Henry wasn't listed in the squad above and Kiap had him identified as a centre/wing in his list of omissions. That tossed me. He does look like a player of some talent.
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Stan Wickham (3)
Totally agree with you Rugby Reg, our Boys just won the
Oceania Champs and beat NZ Junior All Blacks(Wow). Lets all congratulate them and try not to di-sect them on their selections. Well done boys all the best in Argentina, you make us all Australians proud.
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Yes by winning the Oceania Cup and best NZ for first time in that competition is fantastic achievement by not just the players but the selectors so on that record I reckon us armchair critics should cut them a bit of slack. Really looking forward to the world cup in Argentina.
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David Wilson (68)
A rare shining light in Australian Rugby at the moment. Well done to the players, coaches and management of the team/squad. It's an achievement of which not many can boast.
Congratulations to not only a great win but also the boys selected for Argentina. Massive honour.
One issue I do see is still in the centres. Won’t be able to play same style of game as we did vs NZ all tournament. ( 10 man ) Outside Chanel is vunerable to jamming in d. Any attack that can bounce out will find holes and space. Still think we are a little unbalanced ie a lot of 10s and wingers with no real centres.
Saying that last years 18s beat this years 6 nation champions so I would expect this team to go deep in the tournament.
All the best junior wallabies
One issue I do see is still in the centres. Won’t be able to play same style of game as we did vs NZ all tournament. ( 10 man ) Outside Chanel is vunerable to jamming in d. Any attack that can bounce out will find holes and space. Still think we are a little unbalanced ie a lot of 10s and wingers with no real centres.
Saying that last years 18s beat this years 6 nation champions so I would expect this team to go deep in the tournament.
All the best junior wallabies
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Ken Catchpole (46)
Except that Hardy is a WA boy.
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Will Harris is also from Townsville. Come home son
Will Harris is also from Townsville. Come home son
Already signed with the Tahs.
He went to school in Sydney so he is hopefully pretty established here now.
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Nick Farr-Jones (63)
I’ve never met someone from far North Queensland who is anything but a diehard Queenslander
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Ken Catchpole (46)
You can take the boy out of Perth, but you can't... stop him saying a year or two later, "Why the fuck did my parents choose to live in Perth?".
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John Eales (66)
Not only is he from Perth, but he's from my old club of University! He's the son of Mitch Hardy, former Wallaby and also a University man (after his did all that stuff with the Brumbies of course ;-)
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Bob Davidson (42)
and Gordon Rugby Club in Sydney
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Isaac Lucas is pretty good at football.
Teams for the practice game tonight at Chatswood between the Under 20s and a Barbarians team.
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Ron Walden (29)
Since when was Erasmus a hooker.