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Ben Alexander shoots to Wallabies bench
AAP - June 26, 2008, 8:23 pm
Ben Alexander's fairytale rise from rugby obscurity continued when the unheralded prop gained a surprise call-up for Australia's Test against France at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.
Alexander - who has yet to even start a Super 14 match - was in camp in Brisbane with the Australia A side when he received an SOS call on Wednesday to join the Wallabies in Sydney to be on standby for injured tighthead Matt Dunning.
Still not expecting to play, the 23-year-old said he was still coming to terms with how Wallabies coach Robbie Deans broke the big news to him that he had actually been elevated to the bench following Dunning's withdrawal with a corked calf.
"This morning, just when we were warming up, Robbie grabbed us and let everyone know what was going on and that Al (Baxter) is starting and that I'm on the bench," Alexander said.
"I didn't get any prior warning. It was just at training and 'boom': they said 'you're on the bench'.
Ben Alexander shoots to Wallabies bench - Yahoo!7 Sport
He's my favourite. Such a genuine bloke and on his interview on Inside Rugby he was so nice and modest and I'm glad he has made it to the bench and I hope he gets some time in the game
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eh... i'm not convinced
looks aren't everything!
has anyone seen him play? never heard of him before (i dont pay attention to the brumbies much)
A kick in this game is like a rather nasty alcoholic shooter, only as good as it's chaser...
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OMG!!!!!! SINCE WHEN DID I SAY HE WAS HOT/GOOD LOOKING
im sick of this. he's my fave because he is genuine
Be There. Be Heard. Be The Force Behind The Force
I think she meant vacuous fangirl
meh. still applies!
Be There. Be Heard. Be The Force Behind The Force
has anyone seen him play?
A kick in this game is like a rather nasty alcoholic shooter, only as good as it's chaser...
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has ANYONE seen him play! i feel like a parrot! im repeating myselff!!![]()
A kick in this game is like a rather nasty alcoholic shooter, only as good as it's chaser...
Courtesy of quality South African commentry
nothing on you tube.
wikipedia has nothing on him either.
cannot be any worse then Baxter god that name makes me see RED. Bring on Pec
At least Dunning is out