Quade Cooper has been named captain of the Force side and Perth Spirit players will be released for the match
http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/10...spirit-players
Quade Cooper has been named captain of the Force side and Perth Spirit players will be released for the match
http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/10...spirit-players
Baabaas will suit Quade .. flashy attack, defence optional.
Has Jono left already!! Far better 10 than QC & his handbag tackles.
Spirit have a home game at 2pm that day Would have to win it to be in the running for the final Not good timing!
No, our home game is 21st. We next play in Qld on Sun Oct 29.
http://www.theroar.com.au/rugby-unio...pionship-draw/
I have been thinking about how the selections might go for this game. I would't be surprised if Chieka selects a bunch of fringe Wallaby Force players, so that they can't be selected for the Barbarians. The ARU will do everything they can to avoid the embarrassment of the Wallabies losing to a Force laden Barbarians team.
No depth in Australian rugby.. Cant get 5 super rugby teams but we can field 2 national teams .. I am just lost to how the ARU think
Anyone planning on going to this match?
Quade and AJ !
http://www.2gb.com/podcast/captain-of-the-barbarians/
There are a few Force players in the Classic Waratahs side to play the Barbarians today
Classic Waratahs team to face the Barbarians
1. Conor Young
2. Adam Freier
3. Matt Gibbon
4. Jake Douglas
5. Radike Samo
6. Dave McDuling
7. AJ Gilbert
8. Pat McCutcheon
9. Brett Sheehan
10. Nick Jooste
11. Lote Tuqiri
12. Morgan Turinui
13. Matt Carraro
14. Alex Gibbon
15. Drew Mitchell
Reserves
16. Bill Johnson
17. Rory O'Connor
18. Jock Armstrong
19. Pat Phibbs
20. Clay Uyen
21. James Verity-Amm
22. Byron Hutchinson
23. Brendan Owen
Barbarians team to face the Classic Wallabies
1. Sef Fa’agase (Reds)
2. Anaru Rangi (Force)
3. Salesi Manu (Bond)
4. Richard Arnold (Force)
5. Matt Philip (Force)
6. Max Girdler (Warringah)
7. Kane Koteka (Force)
8. Sam Ward (Warringah)
9. Michael Ruru (Force, captain)
10. Sam Greene (Toyota)
11. Andrew Kellaway (Waratahs)
12. David Horwitz (Rebels)
13. Tom Connor (Warringah)
14. Jack Maddocks (Rebels)
15. Tom Banks (Brumbies)
Reserves
16. Andrew Ready (Reds)
17. Pekahou Cowan (Force & Australia)
18. Taniela Tupou (Reds)
19. Sam Carter (Brumbies & Australia)
20. Isi Naisarani (Force)
21. Theo Strang (Sydney University)
22. Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs & Samoa)
23. Brett Wellington (Scots College)
We’ll be heading over for the game-anyone else going? Am loading up my Force gear!
looking at the "wallabies" squad Cheika has put out, I'm not spending the money, even to see Hodgo. I will fondly remember his REAL last game instead, an absolute FLOGGING of the...Wallabies ;)
Forwards
Jermaine Ainsley*, Western Force :approve:
Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Tests, Brumbies
Rory Arnold, 15 Tests, Brumbies
Jack Dempsey, 6 Tests, NSW Waratahs
Kane Douglas, 31 Tests, Queensland Reds
Folau Fainga’a*, Brumbies
Tetera Faulkner, 3 Tests, Western Force :sarcastic: :approve:
Ned Hanigan, 9 Tests, NSW Waratahs :rofl:
Ben McCalman, 49 Tests, Western Force :approve:
Stephen Moore, 125 Tests, Queensland Reds :puke:
Tom Robertson, 15 Tests, NSW Waratahs
James Slipper, 86 Tests, Queensland Reds
Lopeti Timani, 9 Tests, Melbourne Rebels
Lukhan Tui, 3 Tests, Queensland Reds
Jordan Uelese, 2 Tests, Melbourne Rebels
Liam Wright*, Queensland Reds
Backs
Israel Folau, 62 Tests, NSW Waratahs
Kyle Godwin, 1 Test, Western Force :sarcastic: :approve:
Jake Gordon*, NSW Waratahs
Karmichael Hunt, 3 Tests, Queensland Reds
Samu Kerevi, 14 Tests, Queensland Reds
Billy Meakes*, Western Force :approve:
Duncan Paia’aua*, Queensland Reds
Izaia Perese*, Queensland Reds
Nick Phipps, 58 Tests, NSW Waratahs :puke:
Joe Powell, 2 Tests, Brumbies
Curtis Rona, 2 Tests, Western Force :approve:
Henry Speight, 17 Tests, Brumbies
Sooooo....missing from the 15 are Cheikas pets Hooper, McMahon, Foley, Beale, Kepu, and Genia along with Tet, Adam, Sio, Marika and Hodge with Simmons being injured. So basically its NOT the Wallabies, what a fiasco
Saving up a handy "it wasn't the full squad and it looks like most of those boys need a couple of years in the wallabies squad to sort them out."
Win win, if the Baa Baas lose it was because Alan made the mistake of relying on too many Force players and if they win it's because Cheika was trying out some Force players to see if they were up to snuff.
meanwhile neither of the squads have enough Force players, or enough starting Waratahs (oops sorry I mean Wallabies) for the match to mean anything.