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On paper it is a decent team, but it is basically as second string XV. A side that's missing Slipper, Robinson, TPN, Horwill, Pocock, Palu, Cooper, Mitchell and O'Connor with Genia and Beale only playing 30 minutes isn't a premier XV.

I think McCalman needs to be dropped, to the bench at least. He's not physical enough for the #8 role. Give it to Samo.

Halley Appleby has just passed away at the Royal Brisbane Hospital after a tragic accident in yesterday first-grade match between UQ and GPS. Halley was revived several times yesterday before he was taken to the RBH and placed in intensive care. He passed away only a few hours ago. On...

It's recently been confirmed that Halley has passed away in hospital. Thoughts and prayers go out to Halley's friends, family and team-mates for their loss during such an emotional time.

The most unstructured farcical display I've seen from the Wallabies. What were they doing at training all week? SFA by the looks of it.

Credit where credit's due. The pressure applied by Samoa's brilliant forwards nullified any impact of Hodgson et al., and the wheels fell off from there. Williams, Tuilagi and Stowers all had exceptional games.

3. Beale 2. Ioane 1. Higginbotham HM Elsom, Genia

Alexander 2/10 Davies 2/10 Phipps 4/10 Davies and Alexander were fucking pathetic. Hopeless.

1. Kepu 2. Moore 3. Cowan/Baxter/Slipper (Slipper if fit) 4. Sharpe 5. Horwill 6. Elsom 7. Pocock 8. McCalman 9. Genia 10. Cooper 11. Ioane 12. O'Connor 13. Ashley-Cooper 14. Turner 15. Beale ---------------------- 16. Hanson 17. Cowan/Baxter 18. Vickerman 19. Higginbotham 20. Samo 21. Giteau...

Gerrard, Phipps, Timani, Hodgson, Davies shouldn't be considered for the RWC O'Connor to inside centre, get rid of Giteau Ben Alexander shouldn't be in the 22

A few first-half notes: -Kepu: Coming back from injury so didn't expect much, a few good involvements but nothing amazing. -Moore: Consistent throwing, spot-on each time. -Alexander: Worst on field. Hasn't done anything in open play and is getting rolled in the scrum. Get Baxter in there...

Davies has been shown up in defense, Giteau's got sporadic direction, Hodgson's largely ineffective in the breakdown and Ben Alexander has been busy doing SFA. And Sharpe's doing all the talking. De facto captain IMO

Agreed. People have to remember that last year was a horror in terms of injuries. Plenty of players (specifically forwards) who are likely to make the RWC 30-man squad we're unavailable last year, including: 1. Benn Robinson (came back EOYT) 2. TPN (came back for the last couple of Tests, but...

4th video: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/video.aspx Poor bloke, hope he makes it through.

At least our selection squabbles are about who to leave out, not who to put in.

James O'Connor hamstring injury Hope it isn't serious, our back-line looks a lot weaker without him on top of Mitchell's absence. 9. Genia 10. Cooper 11. Ioane 12. Giteau 13. Ashley-Cooper 14. Turner 15. Beale I know Turner hasn't done much this season, but he's fast and can...

The thing is though, in South Africa, Rugby virtually holds a monopoly in regards to winter sport. In Australia, the FTA coverage of NRL and AFL decreases Union's competitiveness in the quest for viewers.

Gear, Jane and Muliaina