dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
What a tackle by Ryan Cross, match saving you'd think (hope). Roosters taught him how to do that imo.
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Official Rugby Thread
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dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Kudos to the Wallabies. It wasn't pretty but a win's a win.
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
New rule changes have made the game a fair bit better to watch. Mind you that game wasn't what you would call free following rugby, but there was some great defence from both sides.
Cross continues to look like a rugby player, lost in league for a couple years. Decent performance but still some question marks over that side.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Yeah, last weeks game in NZL was the best game of Rugby I've ever seen. I've not seen a lot but it was a top notch game.
Bok busters!
A few thoughts...
* Pretty scrappy game. ELV's aren't doing it for me..
* That's the best I've seen the Aussie backrow play in many a long year. George Smith with 3 pilfers and wrecking havoc at the breakdown. Any time the Wallaby attack looked stagnant, Palu was there to take the ball over the advantage line. Rocky Elsom - a MOTM performance.
* Luke Burgess still hasn't adapted to Tets level rugby. He's full of enthusiasm... but he's making mistakes.
* It sounds like a weak excuse, but you know SA were a little beat up from their fist two Tri Nations tests against the All Blacks. They just didn't have the same spark. They're obviously missing John Smit as well.
A few thoughts...
* Pretty scrappy game. ELV's aren't doing it for me..
* That's the best I've seen the Aussie backrow play in many a long year. George Smith with 3 pilfers and wrecking havoc at the breakdown. Any time the Wallaby attack looked stagnant, Palu was there to take the ball over the advantage line. Rocky Elsom - a MOTM performance.
* Luke Burgess still hasn't adapted to Tets level rugby. He's full of enthusiasm... but he's making mistakes.
* It sounds like a weak excuse, but you know SA were a little beat up from their fist two Tri Nations tests against the All Blacks. They just didn't have the same spark. They're obviously missing John Smit as well.
ripper868
International Coach
Yeah, not playing rugby for 10 years (and at Aus Schoolboys) before he played league
Great game IMO, Still feel the AB's will belt us though, will be smarting from the loss to SA
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Was a joke ffs.
ripper868
International Coach
no worries, just didnt read it that way. Know plenty of people who try and claim the guys who play for the wallabies who had a stint in the NRL learnt everything from league. Gets my goat when they dont acknowledge that they were playing union in the first place. (Dally Messenger anyone?)
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Best display from our foward pack I've seen in a long time. Thought Smith, Elsom & Palau were awesome. Cross was sensational in defence when he came on as well, awesome tackle on Habana. Can't wait for the ABs game now, even though I reckon we might just get pumped despite all the hype.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
Huge blow for the Wallabies with Mortlock out for thr Blacks game 
ripper868
International Coach
Cross to play outside and Tahu to the bench?Huge blow for the Wallabies with Mortlock out for thr Blacks game
Baptism of fire for Tahu if that happens, and for Cross as well
To get into a Bledisloe mood, I'm gonna make an all-time team comprised of All Blacks and Wallabies...
1. Topo Rodriguez
2. Sean Fitzpatrick
3. Ken Gray
4. Colin Meads
5. John Eales
6. Viliami 'Ofahengaue
7. Michael Jones
8. Zinzan Brooke
9. Ken Catchpole
10. Mark Ella
11. David Campese
12. Tim Horan
13. Trevor Allen
14. John Kirwan
15. Christian Cullen
Anyway it's a terrible blow for the Wallabies losing Mortlock. He's their best player and he always rises to the occasion. I admire Mortlock because of his physical courage and it's so bloody hard to keep him behind the advantage line. Plays his best rugby against New Zealand too, like Matt Burke.
1. Topo Rodriguez
2. Sean Fitzpatrick
3. Ken Gray
4. Colin Meads
5. John Eales
6. Viliami 'Ofahengaue
7. Michael Jones
8. Zinzan Brooke
9. Ken Catchpole
10. Mark Ella
11. David Campese
12. Tim Horan
13. Trevor Allen
14. John Kirwan
15. Christian Cullen
Anyway it's a terrible blow for the Wallabies losing Mortlock. He's their best player and he always rises to the occasion. I admire Mortlock because of his physical courage and it's so bloody hard to keep him behind the advantage line. Plays his best rugby against New Zealand too, like Matt Burke.
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Craig
World Traveller
Apparently TIMANA Tahu was interested in playing for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and to play for the All Blacks (Kiwi dad IIRC) as well. Read it today in the paper and it is on the fixsports website, but my question is, would he have been good enough to play for the AB's anyway?
BoyBrumby
Englishman
I haven't seen enough of him in the senior code to say with any conviction, tbh. He's too late tho, isn't he? I'm pretty sure playing for Aus "A" in the Pacific Cup means the ABs are forever closed to him.