Wallabies squad named

Ben Alexander, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Peter Betham, Quade Cooper, Nick Cummins, Dave Dennis, Kane Douglas, Anthony Faingaa, Saia Faingaa, Scott Fardy, Chris Feauai-Sautia, Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Will Genia, Liam Gill, Mike Harris, Michael Hooper, James Horwill, Sekope Kepu, Peter Kimlin, Tevita Kuridrani, Christian Leali'ifano, Ben McCalman, Hugh McMeniman, Jesse Mogg, Stephen Moore, Ben Mowen, James O'Connor, Nick Phipps, Tatafu Polota Nau, Hugh Pyle, Benn Robinson, Paddy Ryan, Jake Schatz, Rob Simmons, Scott Sio, James Slipper, Joe Tomane, Matt Toomua, Nic White  

Omitted players (due to overseas contracts): Berrick Barnes, Drew Mitchell & Sitaleki Timani

Pyle deserves his selection. One for the future if you ask me.

A bit surprised at no Ged Robinson. Had a solid season. Again!!

No Kurtley Beale?? Is he injured??

Ashley Cooper - completely over rated. Useless.

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5. ?

6. McMeniman

7. Liam Gill

8. Ben Mowen

9. Genia    ~   9. Nic White

10. QC       ~   10. Bernard Foley

11. Betham

12. JOC  

13. AAC

14. Folau

15. Mogg

Based on for I'd pick White & Foley over Genia and Cooper (sorry redsman) but we know McK has natural bias toward the Reds 

 oz really need to find a cohesive tight 5, it has been their biggest problem for a long time now. Glad to see Foley and especially Nic White, he really should be next in line after Genia. 

 Mike,

I would choose McMeniman on the bench (instead of Schatz) as he is also a good option at lock. I would choose White and Foley over Genia and Cooper based on current form but McK's bias toward the reds is obvious so I can't see any of the above happening.  

I can understand that AAC isn't everyones cup of tea but for what reasons? and is there a better option at 13 in the squad?

Also I didn't pick hooper because Gill, in my eyes, has played himself into the 7 jersey. How well would Hooper go at 6? 

Also just noticed the ousting of Beale.... Discipline?

My team

I think Porky Pig has an issue with Higginbotham, hence his exclusion. I though he had a cracker of season this year at 8 and should by rights have received the nod. Reckon it has something to do with his move to the Rebels.

So much for a clean slate given to all players.

Higginbotham, McCabe & Digby are all injured and will miss the entire RC. I have just seen that Beale is undergoing shoulder surgery

Mike would love to. How do I sign up?  

you might as well go register so long.

www.testrugby.com

More than welcome!!

good to see cream filled mackenzie throw cooper back in the mix, cos the bledisloe will be staying in NZ for another year.

not sure why AAC is even questioned, hes one of the wallabies best backs easy. cant think of a better 13 in OZ at the moment.

smart move adding New Zealand born betheam into the mic, sweettooth mackenzie knows the more kiwis in the team the better of the wallabies are.

hooper has gone well at 6, he played there when pocock was at 7 for that short time he was back in rugby.

awesome to see foley in the wallabies though, he has a much better all round game then cooper plus the added bonus of the whole team dosent need to acommodate their defensive structure just to accomodate one useless player.

ged robinsosn will playing in the ITM this year for north harbour, but still hasnt locked up a NZ spXV team, soemthing tells me that either the blues or hurricanes are his best bets.
were he to be available for the wallabies, i dont think he would ever manage to surpass moore and polotu nau, as those two are class and thrid on that pecking order would prob be saia faainga who now has the reds security blanket.

speaking of faainga, LMAO at anthonys selection, i love good jokes, :oP

my wallabies team
1 b alexander, 2 s moore, 3 j slipper, 4 k douglas, 5 j horwill, 6 b mccalman, 7 l gill, 8 b mowen, 9 w genia, 10 b foley, 11 j tomane, 12 c leilafano, 13 AAC, 14 j mogg, 15 i folau
16 t polotu nau, 17 s sio, 18 r simmons, 19 m hooper, 20 n white, 21 j bieber, 22 p beteham

Yes ... password "SZ"

Done. Thanks for the details

 Even has said that he thinks of JOC as a wing/fullback. 

 I would but my laptop is broken and I'm currently using my phone to get on this website, plus I don't have the sky sports package as its £20 extra so I don't watch any Kiwi or Aussie games other than the Cheetahs and the majority of the SA teams online.

Gosh....and there's Scott Sio. Now why I ask as I roll around on the floor would the fat man choose a Brumbie, 112 kg prop, who is supposedly so illegal any competent ref is going to blow him off the park. Could it be he was impressed with how he destroyed Coenie last Saturday. Or hey, maybe he is just another stupid fella......hahahaha.

 No Kyle Godwin? Would have thought he would at least be in the extended squad.

Good question Oimatey. I'd be tempted to pick Kyle Godwin in my Wallaby starting XV, never mind the extended squad.

I kept an eye on Godwin for the whole S15 season because he was a cheap buy in the Foxsport Fantasy and he sat on my bench for the whole comp. Can't tell you how many times he scored more than my starting flyhalf! I'd have scored a lot better if I'd stuck Godwin into my starting XV and left him there. A very impressive young player.

Edit: Meant to add, one player who has been flying under the radar the whole season and who definitely deserves his call up is Peter Betham. I won't be at all surprised if this guy makes it as a test winger.

i agree, godwin has been awesome this year, one of forces standout players and IMO their best in 2013.
but another spXV season under his belt will do him good. hes been on the aussies radar for a while though, often mentioned on rugby HQ which is the aussie rugby show.