Next year's schedule

[Jackal Dog]

Going to be a tough year for the boys next year really going to make or break us, we don't have another easy warm up schedule like this year where we were flattered by Italy and Samoa.

As of now the current schedule is:

June 11 V England, Sydnedy
June 17 V England, Melbourne
June 24 V Irish, Perth

July 8 V New Zealand, Christchurch
July 15 V South Africa, Brisbane
July 22 V New Zealand, Brisbane
August 5 V South Africa, Sydney
August 18 V New Zealand, Auckland
September 9 V South Africa, ???

Might as well give the Tri Nations to the AB's now IMO, playing them twice in NZ is a death scentence for us although the Boks may fancy their chances playing them twice in SA. I don't agree with this new format.... the tournament may drag on to long and it also gives teams uneven amounts of home games.

For the end of year tests Argentina, Wales and the Pacific Islands are almost confirmed and maybe also Ireland.

I don't envy whoever takes over from Eddie but regardless next year should be a beaut!

 

[ozbash]

Might as well give the Tri Nations to the AB's now IMO, playing them twice in NZ is a death scentence for us although the Boks may fancy their chances playing them twice in SA. I don't agree with this new format....

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[Jackal Dog]

Say what you like, I still think the better path would of been to add either Argentina or the PI or even both, instead of an extra round of the TN which is just plain stupid IMO and is clearly nothing but a money making exercise that will only strengthen the "Big 3" and weaken the minnows of the Southern Hemisphere.