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4 force players in the starting side v Scotland

I don't mind BPA starting but Pollard is a big drop off

3 Wright 2 Faessler 1 Kellaway

Yeah so I agree with this my point is they've never been past a WC QF/beat NZ/been higher than 3rd in 6 nations

Why are they deserved favourites we're coming off a record win v Wales (who Scotland beat by a point), and a terrific win v England Scotland have only played against one Tier 1 side since March where they failed to score a try They also barely beat Uruguay and lost to Italy We beat them last...

After the Wales game at last years WC he said he was done with the forum

Yes, but we’ve had way more Tier 1 games in the last few months

My take is that Scotland are hyped up, they only beat Wales by a point, lost to Italy, didn't score a try v SA and only beat Uruguay by 12 They've also only played one Tier 1 opposition since the 6 nations, in that time we've played ten

I don't think so

Good to have Gordon back

I don't know why though, it's a grand slam on the line

Not yet, the team will be announced at 3am on Saturday

Just thinking about the line out options

Is it possible for us to play Skelton and Wilson in the same starting side?

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/11/19/lions-warm-up-test-for-wallabies-to-cause-awkward-clash-with-tahs-first-nations-and-pacific-side-revealed/ - Wallabies warm up game at home the day after the Waratahs game against Fiji, Tonga or Samoa in the works

Scotland also mostly played their B side against Portugal and then played a 2nd XV Fiji team two weeks earlier and had USA/Canada/Chile/Uruguay in July so we're more match hardened coming into this one

2015 WC

I imagine Wilson comes in and Kerevi unavailable, hopefully Gordon and Tupou come back too 1 - Bell 2 - Faessler 3 - Tupou 4 - Frost 5 - Skelton 6 - Valetini 7 - McReight 8 - Wilson (c) 9 - Gordon 10 - Lolesio 11 - Jorgensen 12 - Ikitau 13 - Sua'ali'i'i 14 - Kellaway 15 - Wright 16 - BPA 17 -...

3. Ikitau 2. Valetini 1. JAS