Tri-Nations/Warm-up Tests

[Xfactor1979]

I have a gripe about the tv coverage in WA

The Samoa game (where it was a brilliant upset) was put back just before midnight in WA, Im not sure if Foxsports showed the game live in WA, but this is further argument to remove Rugby Union from the Anti Siphoning list!

I dont care if all sport is on Pay TV, as long as it is live

 

[Parra]

I watched it live on Foxsports in Sydney.

 

[Iafeta]

Yeah I had more than a few cursory glances at it on Foxsports.

LOL - unbelievable loss. That Wallabies squad, some of those blokes would deadset struggle to get a start for Eketahuna in the Wairarapa-Bush club competition. Talk about devaluing the Wallabies jumpre by gifting them to a bunch of nuffies.

 

[Butters]

The Qantas Wallabies side to play South Africa in the opening match of the Castrol Edge Tri Nations Series at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Saturday night, kicking off at 8pm [AEST], is:

15. Kurtley Beale (NSW Waratahs)
14. James O’Connor (Western Force)
13. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Brumbies)
12. Pat McCabe (Brumbies)
11. Digby Ioane (Queensland Reds)
10. Quade Cooper (Queensland Reds)
9. Will Genia (Queensland Reds)
8. Ben McCalman (Western Force)
7. David Pocock (Western Force)
6. Rocky Elsom (Brumbies, captain)
5. James Horwill (Queensland Reds)
4. Rob Simmons (Queensland Reds)
3. Ben Alexander (Brumbies)
2. Stephen Moore (Brumbies)
1. Sekope Kepu (NSW Waratahs)

Run on Reserves:
16. Saia Fainga’a (Queensland Reds)
17. Pekahou Cowan (Western Force)
18. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force)
19. Matt Hodgson (Western Force)
20. Scott Higginbotham (Queensland Reds)
21. Nick Phipps (Melbourne Rebels)
22. Anthony Fainga’a (Queensland Reds)

http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1516/ArticleID/3870/Default.aspx

Wallabies team named for South Africa.

Bad things:
No Mark Gerrard, Ben Daley, James Slipper
James O'Connor on the wing
Adam Ashley-Cooper, Pat McCabe, Ben McCalman, Rocky Elsom, Ben Alexander, Stephen Moore, Sekope Kepu, Pek Cowan and Nathan Sharpe being in the team at all.

Good Things:
No Matt Giteau

 

[hitman51]

Yeah I had more than a few cursory glances at it on Foxsports.

LOL - unbelievable loss. That Wallabies squad, some of those blokes would deadset struggle to get a start for Eketahuna in the Wairarapa-Bush club competition. Talk about devaluing the Wallabies jumpre by gifting them to a bunch of nuffies.

:sarcasm: Geez its good to take the piss out of the wobblies now an the, but this:roll: I dont know how much rugby you watch but that loss is not that embarassing if you look at who is in the samoan team very closely. That manu samoa predator winger look alike has more hits on youtube than anyone playing rugby in australia lol.

 

[shiznit]

The best day to be an All black....

Outfitting day....

http://www.youtube.com/user/BackingBlack#p/u/8/wqNyO7rmd0k

 

[jargan83]

I have a gripe about the tv coverage in WA

The Samoa game (where it was a brilliant upset) was put back just before midnight in WA, Im not sure if Foxsports showed the game live in WA, but this is further argument to remove Rugby Union from the Anti Siphoning list!

I dont care if all sport is on Pay TV, as long as it is live

Yeah Channel nein were shit and I can't see it improving as they have "The Cat in the Hat" on this saturday night and are showing the Test vs the Boks at 9:15.

However it was live on Fox Sports here in Perth, and will be again this week.

Not that it was worth watching. Australia treated the game as a joke and got what they deserved. We were terrible

 

[Iafeta]

:sarcasm: Geez its good to take the piss out of the wobblies now an the, but this:roll: I dont know how much rugby you watch but that loss is not that embarassing if you look at who is in the samoan team very closely. That manu samoa predator winger look alike has more hits on youtube than anyone playing rugby in australia lol.

Relax. I can use Eketahuna because I'm from there.

 

[hellteam]

Wallabies team named for South Africa.

Bad things:
No Mark Gerrard, Ben Daley, James Slipper
James O'Connor on the wing
Adam Ashley-Cooper, Pat McCabe, Ben McCalman, Rocky Elsom, Ben Alexander, Stephen Moore, Sekope Kepu, Pek Cowan and Nathan Sharpe being in the team at all.

Good Things:
No Matt Giteau

I like O'Conner on the wing. Gets the ball a lot from kicks to counter attack, can come in and play first receiver in attack. Suits it more in this team then having to tackle and hit it up all the time at inside centre.

But yes I agree with the rest of the players being in the team. Higginbottham is so much better than Elsom it's not funny. Ashley Cooper is also terrible. Surely Anthony Faingaa will get a run over either centre.

 

[Thomas]

The best day to be an All black....

Outfitting day....

http://www.youtube.com/user/BackingBlack#p/u/8/wqNyO7rmd0k

The best day to be an All Black is the day they get a box of clothes??

When do they all get together and practice that quaint little dance? Surely that day would be up there as well.

 

[shiznit]

The best day to be an All Black is the day they get a box of clothes??

:roll:

kitted out by Adidas & Bulgari... 2 of the biggest luxury brands in the world...

beats getting a couple of Kooga tracksuits... :lol:

please... come back when someone decent actually wants to sponsor your useless mob...

When do they all get together and practice that quaint little dance? Surely that day would be up there as well.

:lol:

i wouldnt even start talking about the All Blacks if i was you...

 

[Thomas]

Adidas and Bulgari. Adored by chavs and cashed up bogans everywhere.

What's next signature hotted up hatchbacks?

 

[shiznit]

Adidas and Bulgari. Adored by chavs and cashed up bogans everywhere.

What's next signature hotted up hatchbacks?

:lol:

well its not hard to figure out who your sponsored by...

 

[jc155776]

Wallabies team named for South Africa.

Bad things:
No Mark Gerrard, Ben Daley, James Slipper
James O'Connor on the wing
Adam Ashley-Cooper, Pat McCabe, Ben McCalman, Rocky Elsom, Ben Alexander, Stephen Moore, Sekope Kepu, Pek Cowan and Nathan Sharpe being in the team at all.

Good Things:
No Matt Giteau

How f**ked is Deans and the Australian selectors.

Are they serious about Elsom? Not played all year and walks into the team. Plays like a busted against Samoa and still a starter.

There should be zero Rebels in that team and very few brumbies.

 

[shiznit]

How f**ked is Deans and the Australian selectors.

Are they serious about Elsom? Not played all year and walks into the team. Plays like a busted against Samoa and still a starter.

There should be zero Rebels in that team and very few brumbies.

you cant seriously think they would consider dropping Elsom... they appointed him as captain last season..

to dump him a 8 weeks out from the World Cup would undermine the whole process of appointing him in the first place.

im not saying your wrong... your probably on the money... but i couldn't see any selectors admitting a mistake like that... which is what they would be doing if they dumped him this late.

 

[Thomas]

I rate Elsom as a player, when he's fit, but he isn't a test captain. But yeah, they wouldn't dump him from the captaincy 50 days out from the world cup.

 

[aussies1st]

No need to panic business has resumed.

 

[Twizzle]

we were just foxing last week although it wasn't a full strength Springbox outfit

 

[jc155776]

I rate Elsom as a player, when he's fit, but he isn't a test captain. But yeah, they wouldn't dump him from the captaincy 50 days out from the world cup.

Why the f**k not?

They have a ready made replacement in James Horwill.

At least Sharpe was relegated to a bench spot.

Needs to drop off the bench as well.

f**k off Pat McCabe and the team is a little better as well.

 

[Thomas]

Elsom played well last night and McCabe did as well. He is exactly what is needed in the backline. Someone who can run the straight ball and hit it up. Giteau at inside centre would just mess things up. He's needed on the bench, I reckon.