Recent content by Wilson

I think you've missed the entire point of the conversation. Whether or not the individual players in question are the 'wrong people' or not is largely irrelevant. We can't select whoever we want from where ever they are because there are more factors at play than RA's selection policy.

The problem isn't RAs selection policy, it's that when push comes to shove these players are unwilling or unable to put the Wallabies jersey first and accept selection for us each week. That's not something RA can really do much about.

Glad I watched that already knowing the result, it would've been torture otherwise. Just a few thoughts: I didn't really expect us to rework our systems and alignment mid tour, but we don't seem to have done much at all to fix our high ball issue. I'm not really sure what's worth trying with...

Annan has left the Knights and is currently on a train and trial deal with the Force.

Test match yes, but his last Super Rugby game was a quarter final in June 2024. Understandable that you, a tahs fan, have purged that season from memory too

That's not how the tier system works, it's a very real and formal concept in World Rugby. You cannot lose tier 1 status by losing games and Japan was promoted to tier one (the high performance unions) in 2023...

Italy are a tier 1 nation. They have 5 wins over tier 1 nations since we last played them - Wales (24 and 25), Scotland (24), Japan (23 and 24) and a draw (France 24).

Loop Hoop holes

With aim like that I reckon you might miss a similar percentage of the ones you do...

That is a very fucking long bow to draw

Particularly significant for mental/psychological fatigue as well, when much of their notional rest time is spent in transit or away from home.

That'd be great, but their season runs the length of ours so it's probably unlikely. They do have 6 locks and few tall back rowers though, so it's not out of the question.

Crusaders:

Just on different contracts I think - Armistead signed a 3 year deal this year: https://qld.rugby/news/queensland-reds-sign-teen-talents-on-multiyear-development-deals-202579

It is light, but at least as far as back row is concerned there is some very good talent in that development squad - Latu and Hough look ready as coverage with Robinson not too far off. Brosnan might get called up as a lock, but is probably still a year off. I think Ross might actually be bigger...