Australia A v Portugal

[Burgs]

Australia A squad for clash with Portugal in Paris, August 26

Props (5)

Matt Gibbon, Melbourne Rebels – 5 caps
Harry Johnson-Holmes, NSW Waratahs – 1 cap
Tom Lambert, NSW Waratahs – 0 caps
Sam Talakai, Melbourne Rebels – 1 cap
Rhys van Nek, ACT Brumbies – 0 caps

Hookers (2)

Folau Fainga’a, Western Force – 38 caps
Lachlan Lonergan, ACT Brumbies – 8 caps

Locks (3)

Josh Canham, Melbourne Rebels – 0 caps
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Melbourne Rebels – 30 caps
Darcy Swain, ACT Bumbies – 17 caps

Back Row (5)

Ned Hanigan, NSW Waratahs – 28 caps
Pete Samu, ACT Brumbies – 33 caps
Lachlan Swinton, NSW Waratahs – 4 caps
Seru Uru, QLD Reds – 0 caps
Brad Wilkin, Melbourne Rebels – 0 caps

Scrum-halves (2)

Ryan Lonergan, ACT Brumbies – 0 caps
James Tuttle, Melbourne Rebels – 0 caps

Fly-halves (1)

Bernard Foley, Japan – 76 caps

Centres (4)

Filipo Daugunu*, QLD Reds – 7 caps
Josh Flook, QLD Reds – 0 caps
James O’Connor, QLD Reds – 72 caps
Hunter Paisami, QLD Reds – 24 caps

Outside Backs (4)

Lachlan Anderson, Melbourne Rebels – 0 caps
Dylan Pietsch, NSW Waratahs – 0 caps
Corey Toole, ACT Brumbies – 0 caps
Tom Wright, ACT Brumbies – 23 caps

* pending fitness - Joey Walton (NSW Waratahs) is on standby(Caps refer to Wallabies Tests)

[shasta]

How TF does anyone think Swinton is worth persevering with? A dead set liability.

[Garry Owen]

Australia A squad for clash with Portugal in Paris, August 26

Props (5)

Matt Gibbon, Melbourne Rebels – 5 caps
Harry Johnson-Holmes, NSW Waratahs – 1 cap
Tom Lambert, NSW Waratahs – 0 caps
Sam Talakai, Melbourne Rebels – 1 cap
Rhys van Nek, ACT Brumbies – 0 caps

Hookers (2)

Folau Fainga’a, Western Force – 38 caps
Lachlan Lonergan, ACT Brumbies – 8 caps

Locks (3)

Josh Canham, Melbourne Rebels – 0 caps
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Melbourne Rebels – 30 caps
Darcy Swain, ACT Bumbies – 17 caps

Back Row (5)

Ned Hanigan, NSW Waratahs – 28 caps
Pete Samu, ACT Brumbies – 33 caps
Lachlan Swinton, NSW Waratahs – 4 caps
Seru Uru, QLD Reds – 0 caps
Brad Wilkin, Melbourne Rebels – 0 caps

Scrum-halves (2)

Ryan Lonergan, ACT Brumbies – 0 caps
James Tuttle, Melbourne Rebels – 0 caps

Fly-halves (1)

Bernard Foley, Japan – 76 caps

Centres (4)

Filipo Daugunu*, QLD Reds – 7 caps
Josh Flook, QLD Reds – 0 caps
James O’Connor, QLD Reds – 72 caps
Hunter Paisami, QLD Reds – 24 caps

Outside Backs (4)

Lachlan Anderson, Melbourne Rebels – 0 caps
Dylan Pietsch, NSW Waratahs – 0 caps
Corey Toole, ACT Brumbies – 0 caps
Tom Wright, ACT Brumbies – 23 caps

* pending fitness - Joey Walton (NSW Waratahs) is on standby(Caps refer to Wallabies Tests)

I can not understand how Harry Wilson doesn’t make any of these teams, you can’t tell me Uru is a better number 8 than him

[The InnFORCEr]

Prediction - The Rabbit to be the 2023 version of The 2011 Beaver

[GIGS20]

How TF does anyone think Swinton is worth persevering with? A dead set liability.

Anybody who falls for the NSWRU hype that Australia needs a "hard man" with a little bit of "mongrel" talking him up as "the next Simon Poidevin"

and, of course, fails to realise that Poidevin would be unable to play in the modern game due to his level of "mongrel" but anybody with a balanced view would know that Poidevin was much better at rugby than Swinton, the mongrel was simply a way to pass the time.

[chibi]

The same people that say Owen Finegan was in that category

[James]

Might be that Harry Wilson chose not to be available. Niggles needing surgery? Family stuff? Who knows.

[Garry Owen]

I think he may have told them he would rather win a premiership with Brothers. Admirable that he would want to have that success with his mates but probably at the detriment of his wallaby aspirations. That is pure speculation anyway. I notice Hamish Stewart is also continuing with Brothers rather than going on the Force's tour.

[GIGS20]

I think he may have told them he would rather win a premiership with Brothers. Admirable that he would want to have that success with his mates but probably at the detriment of his wallaby aspirations. That is pure speculation anyway. I notice Hamish Stewart is also continuing with Brothers rather than going on the Force's tour.

Well you can't say you're supporting club rugby and then refuse a request like that, can you?