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    Australian A v Ospreys

    Australian A v Ospreys
    Wednesday, 4 October 2006
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Kick off: 7.30pm (local time) 6.30am Thursday, 2 November (AEDST)

    Australia A:

    1. Nic Henderson
    2. Tatafu Polota-Nau
    3. Guy Shepherdson
    4. Al Campbell
    5. James Horwill
    6. Hugh McMeniman
    7. George Smith (c)
    8. David Lyons
    9. Brett Sheehan
    10. Mark Gerrard (vc)
    11. Morgan Turinui
    12. Gene Fairbanks
    13. Adam Ashley-Cooper
    14. Scott Staniforth
    15. Cameron Shepherd

    16. Stephen Moore
    17. Benn Robinson
    18. Mark Chisholm
    19. Stephen Hoiles
    20. Josh Valentine
    21. Mat Rogers
    22. Clyde Rathbone

    Coach: John Connolly

    Some interesting selections and some obvious trial runs too.
    Looking forward to the return of McMeniman, Polota-Nau and Lyons to the higher levels.
    Personally I would not have bothered take Turinui on Tour, let alone dick around with him on the Wing!

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    Force are not very well represented there...

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    I think the Force are very well reprasented - I bet you Force players have a bigger inmpact on the match than the players from any other Australian team!

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    Your on the money there Coach

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    Did the backline pick numbers out of a hat and that's where they were going to play?

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    I bet that result was a shock to the system!!

    Ospreys 24 -def- Australia A 16 !

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    Ospreys isn't a bad team and they have played together, it was apparently tied with 10 to go, that final 10 must have been where established combinations and teamwork really counted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sagerian
    Ospreys isn't a bad team and they have played together, it was apparently tied with 10 to go, that final 10 must have been where established combinations and teamwork really counted.

    Ulster 43 Ospreys 7 only a few weeks ago. if you think the O's are good what do you think Ulster could have done to that A side?

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    Given them a right good flogging!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaunmarn
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flat-top
    Ulster 43 Ospreys 7 only a few weeks ago. if you think the O's are good what do you think Ulster could have done to that A side?
    Didn't Ulster "A" also take out the touring Waratahs recently?

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    I think there is a little bit of silver in the lining as the squad will now be well and truely on notice at training etc for the rest of the Tour.
    It is probably a big upset for us down here but I imagine that there would have been a few thousand Osprey supporters and players quietly confident of their chances having seen the last few months build up for the Wallabies.
    Time to focus now for the Test 22 to get some dignity back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coach
    Didn't Ulster "A" also take out the touring Waratahs recently?

    Trying not to resurect that one Coach for the sake of Sage and Moses

    Good point Burgs, it is unusual though for touring sides to lose their mid-week fixtures, cynically I think they always try to choose teams that will test them but not beat them. There are of course two ways this could go for the Test, either it will be a wake-up call and Wales will get thumped as a result or it will destroy confidence in the toouring party and Oz will lose again. To be honest I hope for a close game, I did have tickets but have decided to watch the Bath v London Irish game instead. Australia like Wales are building for WCup 07, both are miles behind the comp favourites NZ, and regardless of the result on Saturday it will be the same fixture next September that will matter most. I think Wales by less than 5.

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    in that case....bet big......

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