Australia Wallaby A squad to play a Japan XV Saturday 18th Oct

[emuarse]

Time to check out the Wallaby A squad to play a Japan 15 in Japan.
Forwards (16)

• Tevita Alatini (ACT Brumbies)
• Dan Botha (NSW Waratahs)
• Liam Bowron (ACT Brumbies)
• Joe Brial (Queensland Reds)
• Josh Canham (Queensland Reds)
• Ethan Dobbins (NSW Waratahs)
• Matt Faessler (Queensland Reds)
• Isaac Kailea (NSW Waratahs)
• Lington Ieli (ACT Brumbies)
• Matt Philip (NSW Waratahs)
• Luke Reimer (ACT Brumbies)
• Pete Samu (NSW Waratahs)
• Rory Scott (ACT Brumbies)
• Darcy Swain (Western Force)
• Seru Uru (Queensland Reds)
• Rhys van Nek (ACT Brumbies)

Backs (10)

• Ben Donaldson (Western Force)
• Mac Grealy (Western Force)
• Sid Harvey (NSW Waratahs)
• Harry McLaughlin-Phillips (Queensland Reds)
• Henry Robertson (Western Force)
• Tim Ryan (Queensland Reds)
• Ollie Sapsford (ACT Brumbies)
• Hamish Stewart (Western Force)
• Joey Walton (NSW Waratahs)
• Teddy Wilson (NSW Waratahs)

A good opportunity for up & comong player to show their stuff.

 

[Wilson]

Can be a bit harder to pick these sides with more motivations at play then just winning, but this is what I'd pick:

1. Kailea
2. Faessler
3. Van Nek
4. Canham
5. Swain
6. Uru
7. Reimer
8. Samu
9. Wilson
10. Donaldson
11. Ryan
12. Stewart
13. Walton
14. Harvey
15. Grealy

16. Bowron
17. Ieli
18. Botha
19. Phillip
20. Brial
21. Robertson
22. McLaughlin-Phillips
23. Sapsford

Which leaves Alatini, Dobbins and Scott as the extras, though I could easily see any of them in the side, particularly Scott (I feel Brial has more bench impact but it was a real toss up).

 

[Yoda]

Who are they playing?

 

[Adam84]

Who are they playing?

isn't it in the threat title?

 

[Adam84]

Can be a bit harder to pick these sides with more motivations at play then just winning, but this is what I'd pick:

1. Kailea
2. Faessler
3. Van Nek
4. Canham
5. Swain
6. Uru
7. Reimer
8. Samu
9. Wilson
10. Donaldson
11. Ryan
12. Stewart
13. Walton
14. Harvey
15. Grealy

16. Bowron
17. Ieli
18. Botha
19. Phillip
20. Brial
21. Robertson
22. McLaughlin-Phillips
23. Sapsford

Which leaves Alatini, Dobbins and Scott as the extras, though I could easily see any of them in the side, particularly Scott (I feel Brial has more bench impact but it was a real toss up).

don't like the look of that backline, but not sure what else you would do given the selections.
Back 3 are elusive runners, but not much physicality.

 

[Wilson]

don't like the look of that backline, but not sure what else you would do given the selections.
Back 3 are elusive runners, but not much physicality.

Not much you can change there, Sapsford is a bit bigger but not massive or particularly dynamic. Not sure there's as much point going with the 30 year old back in the Aus A game though - would've been nice to have Feliuai out there as a power runner.