Plans for Wallabies ‘shadow squad’

[shasta]

Rugby Australia is seeking approval for Australia ‘A’ to play Portugal as a curtain raiser to the Wallabies-France friendly in Paris in late August as part of a broader strategy that will have a 15-man shadow squad based in England during the Rugby World Cup.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/plans-for-wallabies-shadow-squad-to-play-portugal-in-paris-double-header-20230629-p5dkgx.html

[Burgs]

Rugby Australia is seeking approval for Australia ‘A’ to play Portugal as a curtain raiser to the Wallabies-France friendly in Paris in late August as part of a broader strategy that will have a 15-man shadow squad based in England during the Rugby World Cup.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-u...29-p5dkgx.html

Great idea.
Australia A should be a permanent fixture on the prematch.

[.X.]

wow - that's expensive. Who's paying for that??

[The InnFORCEr]

wow - that's expensive. Who's paying for that??

Probably the new shared equity investor........at the moment though, it is hard to see the trees.

[Ham105]

Good to see Issak now in the mix. Only two from the Force in the squad, though...

Australia A Squad to play Tonga​

Lachlan Anderson (Melbourne Rebels)
Jock Campbell (Queensland Reds)
Josh Canham (Melbourne Rebels)
Pone Fa’amausili (Melbourne Rebels)
Folau Fainga’a (Western Force)
Issak Fines-Leleiwasa (Western Force)
Bernard Foley (Kubota Spears)
Josh Flook (Queensland Reds)
Jake Gordon (NSW Waratahs)
Ned Hanigan (NSW Waratahs)
Tom Lambert (NSW Waratahs)
Lachlan Lonergan (ACT Brumbies)
Cadeyrn Neville (ACT Brumbies)
James O’Connor (Queensland Reds)
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (Melbourne Rebels)
Ollie Sapsford (ACT Brumbies)
Blake Schoupp (ACT Brumbies)
Lachlan Swinton (NSW Waratahs)
Sam Talakai (Melbourne Rebels)
Corey Toole (ACT Brumbies)
Seru Uru (Queensland Reds)
Rhys Van Nek (ACT Brumbies)
Joey Walton (NSW Waratahs)
Brad Wilkin (Melbourne Rebels)
Harry Wilson (Queensland Reds)

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/foley-...a-clash-202374

[Tazzmania]

Great to see IFL in the mix.

While a number of Force players can count themselves unlucky, I am not too unhappy that the rest of our squad will be able to play together as a team against the Cheetahs as it will be more beneficial to get game time together.

[Ham105]

^ Fair enough, Taz, but I'd like to see both of our blokes start against Tonga:

1. Schoupp
2. Fainga'a
3. Pone
4. Canham
5. Neville
6. LSL
7. Wilkin
8. Wilson
9. Finesy
10. Foley
11. Toole
12. JOC
13. Flook
14. Anderson
15. Campbell

[Burgs]

If not a World Cup lead in, you would assume that Fainga’a and Foley wouldn't be there?

[Tazzmania]

Angus Wagner added to Australia A squad, replaces Schoup who has been flown to South Africa.

[chibi]

Wonder if Corey Toole will feature at the world cup? Could be a sensation.

[Tazzmania]

Australia A team to play Tonga at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa on Friday 14 July, 3:00pm TOT/12pm AEST

1. Tom Lambert

2. Folau Fainga'a

3. Taniela Tupou

4. Lukhan Salakai-Loto

5. Cadeyrn Neville

6. Lachlan Swinton

7. Brad Wilkin

8. Seru Uru

9. Jake Gordon

10. Bernard Foley (c)

11. Corey Toole

12. James O'Connor

13. Joey Walton

14. Lachlan Anderson

15. Jock Campbell

Finishers

16. Lachlan Lonergan

17. Angus Wagner

18. Sam Talakai

19. Ned Hanigan

20. Harry Wilson

21. Issak Fines-Leleiwasa

22. Ollie Sapsford

23. Josh Flook

[The InnFORCEr]

Probably the new shared equity investor........at the moment though, it is hard to see the trees.

Who would have thought RA were seeking an equity investor