Australia vs France

[aussies1st]

Here are the teams for the game this weekend. To fit in Rogers and Giteau, Rogers is on the bench. Smith at 8 and Tuqiri at centre.



Australia: Chris Latham; Wendell Sailor, Lote Tuqiri, Morgan Turinui, Mat Rogers; Matt Giteau, George Gregan (c); George Smith, Phil Waugh, Rocky Elsom, Nathan Sharpe, Mark Chisholm, Al Baxter, Brendan Cannon, Matt Dunning

France: Julien Laharrague; Aurelian Rougerie, Florian Fritz, Yannick Jauzion, Cedric Heymans; Frederic Michalak, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde; Remy Martin, Thomas Lievremont, Yannick Nyanga,,Jerome Thion, Fabien Pelous (c), Pieter De Villiers, Dimitri Szarzewski, Olivier Milloud. Reserves: Sebastien Bruno, Sylvain Marconnet, Lionel Nallet, Gregory Lamboley, Sebastien Chabal, Yann Delaigue, Thomas Castaignede.

 

[Jackal Dog]

Time to squash some frogs!! Besides the frontrow(as usual) that team looks great!

 

[aussies1st]

Forgot to mention that isn't an official team but I from new reports that will be the team.

Anyway the front row definitely won't change. That Dunning better not do something stupid.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

The frog front row will torment Baxter and Dunning, but your team should go okay otherwise.

 

[aussies1st]

Whats new, our front row always gets dominated.

 

[ThrashViking]

Starting Rogers on the wing seems abit of a waste.
I'd personally go with Rogers at 10 and Giteau at 12, Turinui is abit of a nuff-nuff.

 

[lockyno1]

It's official, we are stuffed if Dunning is in our best 2 front rowers!

 

[aussies1st]

We have tons better but for some reason Jones sees talent in Dunning.

 

[Jackal Dog]

I wish David Fitter would get a go, he is a beast a lot like a Kees Muews/Os Du Randt he would be perfect agianst the power scrumagging of the French.

 

[aussies1st]

He defintiely needs to get more games. He is one that would fix our scrum problems.

 

[aqua_duck]

It shows the gap between the two front rows when Australia have a starting front row of big mac dunning and pie eater baxter and the french have someone like Sylvain Marconnet on the bench.
BTW what's happened to Serge Betsen and Harinodiquy?

 

[aussies1st]

Harinodiquy is injuried, Besten maybe the same or suspended or retired.

 

[Thomas]

The back three of Harinodoquay, Magne and Betsen are all injured.......

 

[Polynesian Warrior]

Is this game shown live on 7 or Foxtel ?

 

[Mal Meninga]

Yeah at like 2 in the morning with a replay on at morning and night

 

[Blaze]

If France fire they should win easily. Doubt they will though. Aus by 6.

 

[lockyno1]

With Matt Dunning and George Gregan in our team France by 10, if those two get injured and break both their legs then we will win by 10. I'll see the final linuep first!

 

[douglasallen91]

Yeah at like 2 in the morning with a replay on at morning and night

you sure, on skytv (in nz) they are saying they are showing it live at 9.00am live (nz time)

 

[aussies1st]

you sure, on skytv (in nz) they are saying they are showing it live at 9.00am live (nz time)

Yea thats the time, too bad sky is showing it on the Rugby channel only. I really wanted to see Giteau at 10 and Rogers back on the wing.

 

[winnyason]

gregan the biggest scam in world rugby, if he is there all game the french will win by 15.

being the start of the froggs domestic comp they will be fired up.