Wallaby 31 players for 2015 RWC

[Aussie D]

not only Dennis Big Steve, but Mumm as well.

 

[TheNude]

He's in the squad @ http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsAr...ka-names-extended-Qantas-Wallabies-Squad.aspx not the tweets. Odd but I think they did this last time as well...

 

[mudskipper]

wow ... Mumm was included...

 

[Tex]

Apparently Palu is in; Wallabies twitter was a typo.

 

[Strewthcobber]

40 man Extended Qantas Wallabies Squad:

Rory Arnold (Brumbies)*
Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
Quade Cooper (Reds)
Dave Dennis (Waratahs)
James Hanson (Reds/Rebels)
Scott Fardy (Brumbies)
Tetera Faulkner (Force)
Israel Folau (Waratahs)
Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
Will Genia (Reds)
Matt Giteau (Toulon)
Scott Higginbotham (Rebels)
Greg Holmes (Reds)
Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
Rob Horne (Waratahs)
James Horwill (Reds)
Samu Kerevi (Reds)*
Sekope Kepu (Waratahs)
Tevita Kuridrani (Brumbies)
Christian Lealiifano (Brumbies)
Stephen Moore (Brumbies)
Drew Mitchell (Toulon)
Wyclif Palu (Waratahs)
Ben McCalman (Force)
Sean McMahon (Rebels)
Dean Mumm (Waratahs)
Taqele Naiyaravoro (Waratahs)*
Nick Phipps (NSW Waratahs)
David Pocock (Brumbies)
Tatafu Polota-Nau (Waratahs)
Scott Sio (Brumbies)
Rob Simmons (Reds)
Will Skelton (Waratahs)
James Slipper (Reds)
Toby Smith (Rebels)*
Henry Speight (Brumbies)
Matt To'omua (Brumbies)
Joe Tomane (Brumbies)
Nic White (Brumbies)

 

[KOB1987]

Extended Qantas Wallabies Squad:

Rory Arnold (Brumbies)*
Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
Quade Cooper (Reds)
Dave Dennis (Waratahs)
James Hanson (Reds/Rebels)
Scott Fardy (Brumbies)
Tetera Faulkner (Force)
Israel Folau (Waratahs)
Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
Will Genia (Reds)
Matt Giteau (Toulon)
Scott Higginbotham (Rebels)
Greg Holmes (Reds)
Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
Rob Horne (Waratahs)
James Horwill (Reds)
Samu Kerevi (Reds)*
Sekope Kepu (Waratahs)
Tevita Kuridrani (Brumbies)
Christian Lealiifano (Brumbies)
Stephen Moore (Brumbies)
Drew Mitchell (Toulon)
Wyclif Palu (Waratahs)
Ben McCalman (Force)
Sean McMahon (Rebels)
Dean Mumm (Waratahs)
Taqele Naiyaravoro (Waratahs)*
Nick Phipps (NSW Waratahs)
David Pocock (Brumbies)
Tatafu Polota-Nau (Waratahs)
Scott Sio (Brumbies)
Rob Simmons (Reds)
Will Skelton (Waratahs)
James Slipper (Reds)
Toby Smith (Rebels)*
Henry Speight (Brumbies)
Matt To'omua (Brumbies)
Joe Tomane (Brumbies)
Nic White (Brumbies)


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[Scoey]

Apparently Palu is in; Wallabies twitter was a typo.

You wanna edit your post to include him Tex? Unless you like watching the world burn.

 

[jollyswagman]

So we have squad of 40 players named and there is no spot for Sean McMahon, George Smith, JOC (James O'Connor) or Luke Jones?

 

[#1 Tah]

Horwill over Jones?????

 

[mudskipper]

Cheika has included his whole starting Tahs team...

 

[BigSteve]

Sean McMahon is in the squad

 

[fatprop]

Cheika has included his whole starting Tahs team.

Nah, Pots couldn't be selected

 

[Marcelo]

Good news! Ben Alexander and Benn Robinson are out!!!!

Yeahhh! Mario Ledesma started on the right foot

 

[Deputy Van Halen]

I want to believe that Jones is injured, that's the only logical explanation a proven under-performer like Mumm get's in over the form lock in the aus conference. No issues with Dennis though, had a good year.

Edit: Otherwise happy to see logic prevail in a few places around prop choices

 

[Fireworks]

No Gill, Jones, Vaea, G.Smith.

 

[Slim 293]

Faulkner over Alexander?

Dennis, Horwill and Mumm over Jones?

No Vaea.......... Brumbieman is going to explode.

 

[Slim 293]

For the most part........ as expected..........

But seriously........ no Luke Jones?!

It's fair to say that most of us had him somewhere in the 23............

 

[Scoey]

Provincial bias tally:

Waratahs: 14
Brumbies: 11
Reds: 8
Rebels: 3
Force: 2
Toulon: 2

Summary: Too many Tahs.

 

[Train Without a Station]

Well. Some poor selections still:


Arnold - I think he's a year off. Can't put him ahead of Coleman and definitely not Jones.

Faulkner - Offers very little. Seemingly as a 3rd tighthead but in this case I believe Alexander offers more
Giteau - As I noted earlier. Same flaws still exist in his game so surely he'd be 3rd choice at best at 10 or 12. Hardly merits a spot really
Kerevi - Has flaws which would be badly exposed at test level

McMahon - Not a test 6 and there's already 2 7's. Wasted spot.
Mumm - Poor selection. On experience he has never been a great performer for Australia, and his current form hasn't been amazingly compelling.
Naiyaravoro - I think he has too many flaws in his game and he offer zero versatility. JOC (James O'Connor), who I don't mind not seeing there at least offered versatility and a kicking option. Naiyaravoro is a little too one dimensional.

 

[ACT Crusader]

Just when you thought this thread couldn't get any sillier, there is now confusion over who is in. Don't rely on Twitter fullas.