Wallabies v France 3rd Test - 21 June Sydney

[Richo]

Cully is a Kiwi, and I don't believe he's ever reported on league.....

Also, probably the most analytical writer on rugby in any of the mainstream papers. But hey, let's insult him because he said a player we like didn't play well.

 

[Pfitzy]

Agreed - Cully is one of the sharper forks in the drawer, and when the Aussie media are blowing load over a particular match, he's pointing out the things that could be done better.

 

[fatprop]

Very good looking Wallabies 23; certainly no WTF selections from a bygone era.

Still have that nagging feeling at the back of my end that we should bring Dan Palmer back from France to fix our current scrummaging woes. Can the ARU stump up the 1mil p.a. top-up to make it happen?

Why bother? He hasn't played near a full season in the last 5 years.

The chances that he could play well enough in the S15 and then stay healthy for the following tests is just highly unlikely

edit, and one day I will read more of a thread and get the context

 

[emuarse]

You red card the other guy for trying to headbutt Chuck's foot during a roundhouse kick.


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Word has it that the ARU have traded Folau, Cooper, and Hooper for Chuck Norris; and that the All Blacks with their squad of 23 players, refuse to play the Wallabies 13 man team, even though the ARU offered that the AB's can have all 23 players on the field at once

 

[qwerty51]

Baffling that Picamoles is on the bench again thought he made an immediate impact of it last week

 

[Pfitzy]

Another thing about the Skelton selection of course is it keeps him out of reach for the two other nations he could represent.

 

[qwerty51]

Hmmm brings up an interesting point, not that Skelton was ever going to play for someone else but if he suddenly chose to play for Samoa what would that mean for the Tahs? Seeing as him and Potgieter are contracted for next season would the Tahs be forced to release one or not?

 

[Highlander35]

While it may not be completely analogous, both Eddie Aholelei (Tonga) and Alex Rokobaro (Fiji) debuted for their respective international sides last year, and have continued playing for the Rebels on their previous deals. Don't think they'll be allowed to resign them anyway, whether we would have wanted to or not.

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[qwerty51]

But you're allowed international players now. Tahs still only allowed 1. I guess they'd see out their current contracts and not allowed to be re-signed.

 

[Highlander35]

2 "Marquee" internationals, I think 5 development internationals and a Japanese player.

Ellison and Shota were the first two. Male Sau is the Japanese boy. And the development spots are for guys like Fuglistaller and Woodward, and Speight, who can represent the Wallabies in the future.

While it was when we had bigger concessions, the same thing happened with Adam Byrnes after he represented Russia in the World Cup.

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[Braveheart81]

But you're allowed international players now. Tahs still only allowed 1. I guess they'd see out they current contracts and not allowed to be re-signed.

Tahs, Reds and Brumbies are allowed one foreign marquee player and one foreign development player I believe.

The foreign development player can't be capped elsewhere because I believe the intention is that if they hang around long enough they should become Wallaby eligible.

 

[qwerty51]

Yes I know that I was saying when a team already has an marquee player and then a player that has dual eligibility decides to shun Australia and get capped elsewhere what would happen if both were contracted beyond that year seeing as they'd have 2 marquees.

 

[Braveheart81]

Unless it is expressly written into someone's contract that if they play for another country the remaining years of their contract are voided I'd guess they could see out their contract.

I'd imagine an employment contract would outweigh a rule from the ARU. They wouldn't be able to re-sign without special dispensation though.

That's my guess anyway.

 

[Highlander35]

I think that that would be the ruling. The player would fulfil the contract without issue, but to sign a new one would require them to move into the foreign marquee slot.

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[lpd]

Any idea on crowd size?

 

[KOB1987]

close to a sell out ATM, so 45k-ish

 

[cyclopath]

If they get 43K + it will be freaking huge!! I'm pumped for this one.

 

[KOB1987]

I just looked up and the record for a union test is 43k v Wales a couple of years ago....they should push that. I'll be there to help out!

 

[qwerty51]

Sydney will be buzzing for the next 3 days due to the Origin, great lead-in.

 

[ChargerWA]

Hmmm brings up an interesting point, not that Skelton was ever going to play for someone else but if he suddenly chose to play for Samoa what would that mean for the Tahs? Seeing as him and Potgieter are contracted for next season would the Tahs be forced to release one or not?

It's only an ARU rule. Pretty sure it has been discussed before regarding another similar situation and the noises out of the ARU were if both were previously contracted they would let it ride.