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The first test is upon us. There is plenty of work to do after a very disappointing rugby championship, an internal crisis, a change of coaching staff and a public tired of off field incidents and poor performances.
The barbarians fixture wasn't a signature performance and shwed some worrying cracks.
Wales will be a very hard team to beat in Cardiff.
15. Folau
14. Speight
13. Kuridrani
12. Toomua
11. Ashley-Cooper
10. Foley
9. Phipps
8. McCalman
7. Hooper
6. Mcmahon (assuming Higgers is out with his hamstring injury)
5. Horwill (I'm not a Simmons fan) but we are thin on for locks. Horwill brings more physicality
4. Carter ( by default - not many locks in the touring party. I don't thnk Jones is ready for this level)
3. Kepu
2. Faingaa - again by default. Last man standing selection
1. Slipper (or swap Slipper and Kepu)
16. Hanson - by default ( no one else - Josh Man Rae (dead set???)
17 Alexander - by default
18. Robinson - by default
19. Skelton
20. Hodgson
21. Genia - (Nick White kicks too much good ball away and takes too many poor options)
22. Cooper - covers 10/12/15 - Folau can play wing
23. Lealifano - cover 12/13
Our pack is a massive weakness. We will struggle on this tour. The set piece has been poor. The srum worryingly susceptible if we have to change props and there is just a lack of impact and sting from the locks. The backline is very dangerous if they get ball. Our bench has not contributed a lot which is why we are losing tests in the last 15 minutes.