Wallaby Squad to go to South Africa

Sunday 10 June 2007



CONNOLLY ANNOUNCES 25-MAN SQUAD FOR SOUTH AFRICA TOUR



Qantas Wallabies Coach John Connolly has today announced a 25-man touring squad for the first Tri Nations clash with South Africa in Cape Town next Saturday (16 June).



Six more players will return to Sydney today to join Australia A in camp to prepare for next week’s iRB Pacific Nations Cup clash with the Junior All Blacks in Dunedin.



Back Cameron Shepherd will also join the Australia A squad today, after making his return from a hamstring injury for Norths in their Tooheys New Shute Shield loss to Eastwood yesterday.



The Qantas Wallabies will depart Perth for Johannesburg at 11.55pm (WA time) tonight and transfer to Cape Town on Monday morning (SA time).



25-man Qantas Wallabies South Africa tour squad

(players listed alphabetically)



Adam Ashley-Cooper, Alistair Baxter, Mark Chisholm, Sam Cordingley, Matt Dunning, Rocky Elsom, Adam Freier, Mark Gerrard, Matt Giteau, George Gregan, Stephen Hoiles, Julian Huxley, Stephen Larkham, Drew Mitchell, Stephen Moore, Stirling Mortlock (c), Wycliff Palu, Benn Robinson, Nathan Sharpe, Guy Shepherdson, George Smith, Scott Staniforth, Lote Tuqiri, Dan Vickerman, Phil Waugh (c).



Seven squad members to join Australia A in Sydney today

(players listed alphabetically)



Rodney Blake, James Horwill, Digby Ioane, David Lyons, Hugh McMeniman, Sam Norton-Knight, Cameron Shepherd.

good squad, when do they play sth africa.

no surprises there

Next weekend - maybe Saturday not sure

Sheps still not fully recovered?

Go Spanner, you good thing!!
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Hope he gets plenty more caps this year. Then maybe Mitch will give him another shot in closer.

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Originally Posted by Shaun

Sheps still not fully recovered?

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Originally Posted by Thequeerone

Back Cameron Shepherd will also join the Australia A squad today, after making his return from a hamstring injury for Norths in their Tooheys New Shute Shield loss to Eastwood yesterday.

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I guess he's close...

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Originally Posted by shasta

Go Spanner, you good thing!!
:approve: :approve: :approve:

Hope he gets plenty more caps this year. Then maybe Mitch will give him another shot in closer.

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Yes what a great night for Spanner!!! Finally he gets a chance and does us proud. It would be great to see him get more game time at 12. Maybe Junior on the bench next season hey!!

its a shame they didn't pick Horwill, I thought he did a good job stabilising the scrum on Saturday. Neither Sharpe nor Vickerman like pushing hard in scrums due to old shoulder injuries. The wallabies will need a stable scrum if they are to produce any wins in the Tri-nations.

Shepherd got himself sent off in the Shute Shield. He's looking bigger than what he was a few months ago though.