: Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:33 pm  

John_D wrote:

Andrew's first action as a Test player: poleax Steve Matai... Good work feller.

Booya.

This was one heck of an inexperienced side we fielded, to compete for 50 mins is more than we should have expected, well done lads!

Looking forward to seeing how the team lined up, who were our centres and who was our fullback?

[John_D]

: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:02 am  

belgianxiii wrote:

Looking forward to seeing how the team lined up, who were our centres and who was our fullback?

Report in progress. The side was: Villegas; Piquemal, Sadaoui, Duport, Vaccari; Bosc, Wynne; Shead, Kane, Griffi; Elima, Touxagas; Fakir. Andrew, Moly, Gagliazzo, Martins.

: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:58 am  

So Villegas at FB?
Wings Piquemal and Vaccari
Centres Sadaoui and Duport
And they go on about an inexperienced English backline!

[John_D]

: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:15 am  

belgianxiii wrote:

So Villegas at FB?
Wings Piquemal and Vaccari
Centres Sadaoui and Duport
And they go on about an inexperienced English backline!

Second half saw a very, very nervous Villegas switched to wing with Bosc at full-back. Moly off the bench to half.

[John_D]

: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:32 am  

Report

Report

: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:03 pm  

Vaccari got through some work. France gifted the Kiwis two tries and the referee matched that. That's 24 points that were handed to New Zealand on a plate. Very enthusiastic crowd and plenty of singing going on in and out of the ground.

: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:26 pm  

Possible recall for Khattabi?

: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:41 pm  

belgianxiii wrote:

Possible recall for Khattabi?

Read somewhere that he's injured.

[John_D]

: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:07 pm  

Seven changes for Australia:

Gidley (Newcastle); B Morris (St George Illawarra), J Morris (Canterbury), Jennings (Penrith), Hayne (Parramatta); Lockyer (Brisbane, capt), Thurston (North Queensland); Civoniceva (Penrith), Farah (Wests Tigers), Hannant (Canterbury), Waterhouse (Penrith), Hoffman (Melbourne), Hindmarsh (Parramatta).

Subs: Cronk (Melbourne), Lewis (Penrith), Shillington (Canberra), Thaiday (Brisbane).

If you can make seven changes and still field that side, then you're doing something very right indeed.

: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:37 pm  

John_D wrote:

Seven changes for Australia:

Gidley (Newcastle); B Morris (St George Illawarra), J Morris (Canterbury), Jennings (Penrith), Hayne (Parramatta); Lockyer (Brisbane, capt), Thurston (North Queensland); Civoniceva (Penrith), Farah (Wests Tigers), Hannant (Canterbury), Waterhouse (Penrith), Hoffman (Melbourne), Hindmarsh (Parramatta).

Subs: Cronk (Melbourne), Lewis (Penrith), Shillington (Canberra), Thaiday (Brisbane).

If you can make seven changes and still field that side, then you're doing something very right indeed.

if you can make seven changes, name that team, and still play hayne on the wing you're doing something very right indeed