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I think the obvious Skelton replacement is LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto). Williams is a completely different physical profile.

Meredith originally listed as a 15.

That may be somewhat more of an obstacle to overcome...

lol don't be a silly sausage - he will have just turned 32. If he isn't no.1, then I'd happily bet he'd still be top 3. Nick White was 33 at the last WC and just started at 35 (as our 3rd stringer) in one of the best Wallaby victories in recent memory. Mcdermott will be 32 at the 2031 WC. Perfect.

9. Gordon 10. Lynagh 11. Markymark 12. Ikitau 13. JAS 14. Jorgo 15. Wright 21. Mcdermott 22. Donaldson 23. Petaia

For me 1. Nche 2. Mbonambie 3. Louw 4. Dejager 5. Etzebeth 6. Mostert 8. C.Weise 7. Vanstaden 9. Williams 10. Pollard 11. Kolbe 12. Esterhuizen 13. Kriel 14. Mapimpi 15. Fassi 16. Marx 17. Venter 18. Koch 19. Snyman 20. Smith 21. Reinach 22. Willemse/Libbok 23. Deallende

Probably Kellaway 15, with Jorgo and Potter on wings.

Vannek (Slipper) and Daugunu (Pietsch) flying out. I'm assuming Wilson out (knee) and Ikitau in (coz he came back on) For me. 1. Bell 2. Pollard 3. Thor 4. Frost 5. Skelton 6. Hoops 8. Valetini 7. Mcreight 9. White 10. JOC (James O'Connor) 11. Kellaway 12. Ikitau 13. Sualii 14. Jorgo 15. Wright 16. BPA 17...

Kellaway brought some real positional nous on to the field - think he had a fair bit to do with the improvement in defence in the wider channels. Hard to say if thats best brought on or started with!

Let's just all agree that Harry Wilson should not enter a 'run in straight' comp.

Yes Mcreight would be my 7 - If you check again it had 20 next to Wilson!

I don't agree that Hooper is a quality ball runner. He is an aggressive, workrate player - like a Fardy. Wilsons always been a poor gainline runner at test level, he usually more then makes up for this with exceptional lines and support runs. But without Valetini, he has to try and bulldoze and...

Him or Foley (I would have gone foley)

Rassie says if we go 6-2, so will they, bringing in Snyman. I suspect both teams will.

If you were to do that, then you would leave the same starting team that won v the lions. So Skelton starting, then have LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto), Williams & Valetini