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We lost our 2 tightheads, england lost their 2 looseheads. Still disadvantaged as they kept their tightheads and we had to move our best loosehead.

Tuilagi on the wing - Easy steamroller BUT perhaps an opportunity to catch him wrong footed or in poor position in the backfield. HOWEVER I have doubts we can take advantage of that.

Not sure we can say Kellaway is the future at 15. Banks is and will continue to be a top option 15. Then Hodge will probably be 15 at the Rebels with Kellaway on the wing. It's nice he CAN play FB, but I think he is about as fullback as Drew Mitchell, Luke Morohan, Rod Davies, Lachie Turner...

Yep - shocker. I've said in other posts I think the game plan/execution was massively flawed. No centre field momentum in the tactics so big boys like leota, thor, skelton and valetini were invisibile. But Valetinis individual stats on Saturday has nothing to do with why Wilson wasn't selected...

Nothing about their game plan utilised the muscle power of leota, arnold, valetini, tupou, skelton. They never tried to develop momentum of the middle, they went wide too early and it didn't pay.

He wasn't picked because at test level he WASN'T getting go forward. which is correct.

didnt they change it from 3 years to 5 and eloff (and kata) were caught in that?

Shame he got injured and couldn't tour. He was definitely meant to play.

trying to find something written about that

I wonder if he will look to return to Australia then. Though we do have some good options who havn't aged out - Ala'alatoa, Tupou and Pona. But the Tahs could use him, as could the Force. Depends how much they like him in camp. Annoucning for Aus is a big deal for him coz he was eligible over...

put your head down and tackle as hard as you can lol

Beale and Perese both lost it in contact twice. I think in the first half the wallabies were guilty of cheikaball. What's the point of having massive runners in Leota and Valetini, with the collision impact of arnold, and then two even bigger runners on the bench Skelton and Tupou, if you...

I think we need the lineout and close engagement work of Swinton over Leota.

If HIA protocols keep tupou out for next week, Robertson will cover THP. Let's hope noone gets injured at training because no, there is no THP aussie in europe. Holmes didn't want to tour and Faamausili was injured.

Could do a Bundee Aki and be in and around for a couple years yet before suddenly being BAM - a point of difference for them.

Interesting going for a 6/2 split I would prefer Leota > Philip. Just that extra utility to cover the 6 and lock if required. I don't think bench covering BOTH locks but only 1/3 backrowers is the most efficient.

I think the gordon/To'omua 10/12 was fine for Super Rugby. Ili had his moments but the rebels also had the form wingers in Koroibete and Kellaway. They needed to go hard at a WOW 13 or replacement wing but instead got more developing players. Not unexpected, but still, a significant reduction in quality...

Those were truly terrible

Go forward v lineout as their point of difference over each other. Rennie picked Leota over swinton because he wanted the go forward. But if Skelton starts then you need the lineout more then the go forward for your no.6

My new 'best' Spring tour 15. 1. Slipper 2. Fainga'a 3. Tupou 4. Arnold 5. Skelton 6. Swinton 8. Valetini 7. Hoops 9. White 10. JOC (James O'Connor) 11. Daugunu 12.Paisami 13. Ikitau 14. Petaia 15. Kellaway 16. Latu 17. Bell 18. Ala'alatoa 19. Rodda 20. Samu 21. Mcdermott 22. Lolesio 23. Beale Kinda tough...