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Rugby Championship: Australia - New Zealand (18/08/2012)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 520945" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>SBW has been cleared to play, so I'd expect him to start at 12, with Nonu outside him at centre. Personally I'm not convinced with Nonu at centre (I'd prefer Ellison or Ben Smith), but unfortunately I'm not a selector! I think the AB's 22 will look like this: </p><p>1. Woodcock, 2. Hore, 3. O Franks, 4. Retallick, 5. Whitelock, 6. Vito, 7. McCaw, 8. Read, 9. A Smith, 10. Carter, 11, Gear, 12. Bill-Williams, 13. Nonu, 14. Jane, 15. Dagg <em></em></p><p><em>Reserves</em>: 16. Mealamu, 17. B Franks, 18. Romano, 19. Thomson, 20. Weepu, 21. Cruden, 22. B Smith</p><p></p><p>The only real question marks I have is who will be the starting at 2, 6, and 11. Mealamu vs Hore is a 50:50 choice for me, while blindside flnaker is probably the most hotly contested condition, with Thomson, Messam, and Vito all with a realistic chance to start at 6 (or be on the bench). Gear vs Savea is a 50:50 call for the left wing too, but I'd (just) favour Gear against Australia due to his experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 520945, member: 24910"] SBW has been cleared to play, so I'd expect him to start at 12, with Nonu outside him at centre. Personally I'm not convinced with Nonu at centre (I'd prefer Ellison or Ben Smith), but unfortunately I'm not a selector! I think the AB's 22 will look like this: 1. Woodcock, 2. Hore, 3. O Franks, 4. Retallick, 5. Whitelock, 6. Vito, 7. McCaw, 8. Read, 9. A Smith, 10. Carter, 11, Gear, 12. Bill-Williams, 13. Nonu, 14. Jane, 15. Dagg [I] Reserves[/I]: 16. Mealamu, 17. B Franks, 18. Romano, 19. Thomson, 20. Weepu, 21. Cruden, 22. B Smith The only real question marks I have is who will be the starting at 2, 6, and 11. Mealamu vs Hore is a 50:50 choice for me, while blindside flnaker is probably the most hotly contested condition, with Thomson, Messam, and Vito all with a realistic chance to start at 6 (or be on the bench). Gear vs Savea is a 50:50 call for the left wing too, but I'd (just) favour Gear against Australia due to his experience. [/QUOTE]
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