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Beale has played centre in his time hasn't he?
They should've had him at centre, and AAC at FB (imo)
They should've had him at centre, and AAC at FB (imo)
Personally, I think Deano is a double-agent for NZRU, come to sow dissent and misery in the Wallaby ranks before the WC. His Crusaders played with such nous and panache along with their skill and speed. I haven't seen any flashes of higher thought this year. Lets go Deano play your players to their strengths and trust your bench.
HAHA ... yep, you're on to us ... us undercover agents for the NZRU are everywhere!
I think they lose something by having Cooper at 1st 5/8. While he has all the fancy foxtrot dance-steps, he is not half as good a tactical kicker at Giteau. If he tries that airy-fairy footwork against Keiran Reid or Jerome Kaino, they'll just flatten him.
Err...
Not to sound rude or anything, but did you watch any of the Super 14 and Hougaard on the wing? Because it doesn't sound like it.
S14 is not international rugby like Aplon , Wium Basson etc etc.
Cook -
Reds v Crusaders (Keiran Reid) - 41-20 (Cooper scores 31 points)
S14 is not international rugby , he is not a out and out wing. I would play him there for the Bulls but not the boks , Piere Spies and Nick Koster played a whole season of S14 rugby on the wing but they nit wings , they can cover wing yes. Test match rugby is not the place to experiment , Look I will play the lad but FDP is number 1 so he will be number 2. At the bulls where there are not much better wings to compete with I would play him as he also needs gametime to keep sharp , but at the Boks there are wingers out there besides the regulars like Aplon , Wium Basson etc etc.
Cook -
Reds v Crusaders (Keiran Reid) - 41-20 (Cooper scores 31 points)
Different ball-game now Haysie. That was S14 (then) this is test rugby (now).
Oh, and by the way
Reds v Blues (Jerome Kaino) 18 -27 (Cooper scores... 8 points)
As I recall, Quade tried some of his fancy footwork to get around Rene Ranger, and got flattened for his trouble.
Lol. Spies never played an entire season at wing for the Bulls in the Super 14. Where did you get that?
Super 14 is as close to International rugby as you are going to get.
Oops , sorry Wium was one of my favorite locks , ex WP U21 and Bulls lock who sadly died a few years ago of cancer I think, played in the same team as Corne Krige , Selborne Boome , Hottie Louw , Neil De Kock etc etc , was a champion WP U21 team that one.His name is Bjorn Basson. No idea where he gets Wium from.
glad to know the refs consistent if the boks win
I am sure I remember Pierre Spies playing on the wing for one of the South Africans age group sides, Under 19's I think, in about 2003/04
Comeon now Cook -
Selective memory is all I hold dear! :lol:
Still, that game was pouring rain and as I recall Cooper kicked better than Nick Evans on that night
It was U21 , he made his debit at wing for the Bulls at wing then got injured in the first game and later made his comeback in the U21 team as a wing as well