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No If Gleeson is preferred VIII, and is a small guy, and hoops is small, and the locks are small (Hanigan, Holloway and Seu - all who prefer the backrow btw), then they'll need Swinton @ 6 Gamble off the bench and giving hooper rests.

From the current signed (plus mcdermott) lists of each team - this is the best team I can come up with for 2024. Here's to a strong 2023 in signings! Hope the new deals and the incoming tours gets some staying power for payroll 1. Lambert 2. Porecki 3. HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) 4. Rodda 5. Frost 6. T.Hooper 8. Pugh...

also $. Hanigan probably not getting a RA topup post WC (assuming he doesnt have one now either)

Of course My 5 props for Fiji would be Ravai, Saulo, Tawake, Doge & Mawi.

Excellent! Really hope he comes good. Would love to see him in France at the WC

That's dissapointing. This guy seems too old be any of the academy players so interesting to know who it ACTUALLY is.

Not a bad shout. I'm think Lolo - formers reds and brumbies. Left Japanese rugby, was schooled in Brisbane. This is an old photo - perhaps training with the squad or mass gaining for a future as a prop lol

Reckon RA will be happy to get him off their books (assuming he's on it)

Ikitau is in the 23 V Wales.

Faulkner and Holz aren't the worst backups in Australia...(reds are doomed). Lambert has an ok CV and the development THP is Tauakipulu who has been around the squad a couple years now developing.

I wonder if Bristol didn't want to hold him/had to downgrade his contact. Grass is alot greener in France if he can get full time there, but could be a stop gap before heading to Japan for next season.

Wasnt Mafi injured and Thorn was anti LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)? Think both should have been and would continue to be starters.

I think Aus teams across the board have struggled with positive replacements for big name departures. Just more big names off shore. Reds have done better then most but Mafi OUT Faesller in -loss LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) OUT W.Blyth in - loss ASY (Angus Scott-Young) OUT Jones in -gain Stewart OUT - ....noone in? Aubrey? Loss Sure...

Its a shame no.8 Masibaka left straight from the Academy. Current backrow is quite light on.

No impact on the Reds forward pack.

Wales 23 vs 'The Others' - Talk about Australia A.... 1. Slipper 2. Fainga'a 3. Ala'alatoa 4. Frost 5. Neville 6. Holloway 8. Gleeson 7. Mcreight 9. Gordon 10. Donaldson 11. Nawaqa 12. Hodge 13. Ikitau 14. Petaia 15. Wright 16. Lonergan 17. Robertson 18. Talakai 19. Hanigan 20. Samu 21. Mcdermott...

What I would do (6/2 split) 1. Slipper 2. Fainga'a 3. Ala'alatoa 4. Frost 5. Neville 6. Holloway 8. Samu 7. Hoops 9. Mcdermott 10. Lolesio 11. Wright 12. Hodge 13. Ikitau 14. Nawaqa 15. Petaia 16. Lonergan 17. Gibbon 18. Talakai 19. Swain 20. Hanigan 21. Mcreight 22. Gordon 23. Campbell

Yes I definitely wasn't looking at RWC for those - just the..what comes next Sio needs to be eligible LHP: Slipper, Bell, Sio, Robertson, Gibbon THP: Ala'alatoa, Tupou, Pone, HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes), Talakai If Tupou is out, our 5 need to be Bell, Sio, Ala'alatoa and Pone, with Slipper as the guy who can cover...

Hopefully Eloff eligibility not too far away, but think hes a 5 yearer not a 3. If its 3 he should get in before WC but not sure if he 'made that cut'. Otherwise its 2025 (or late 2024) as a 26 turning 27 year old. Talakai a journeyman backup, not really there to be groomed. Shame Hoskins...

Outside centre is a huge problem. ALOT of ball playing 10 and 12s