Wallabies v Wales match day teams and matchday thread

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Captain Sam Warburton returns to lead Wales against Australia

Australia coach Deans makes wholesale changes against Wales


TEAMS



Australia: Adam Ashley-Cooper (NSW); Cooper Vuna (Melbourne Rebels), Rob Horne (NSW), Pat McCabe (ACT), Digby Ioane (Queensland); Berrick Barnes (NSW), Will Genia (Queensland); Benn Robinson (NSW), Tatafu Polota-Nau (NSW), Sekope Kepu (NSW), Rob Simmons (Queensland), Nathan Sharpe (Western Force), Scott Higginbotham (Queensland), David Pocock (Western Force, capt), Wycliff Palu (NSW).

Replacements: Stephen Moore (ACT), Ben Alexander (ACT), Dave Dennis (NSW), Michael Hooper (ACT), Nic White (ACT), Anthony Fainga'a (Queensland), Mike Harris (Queensland).




Wales: Leigh Halfpenny (Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), George North (Scarlets); Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Mike Phillips (Bayonne); Gethin Jenkins (Toulon), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Bradley Davies (Blues), Luke Charteris (Perpignan), Dan Lydiate (Dragons), Sam Warburton (Blues, capt), Toby Faletau (Dragons).

Replacements: Matthew Rees (Scarlets), Paul James (Bath), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Blues), James Hook (Perpignan), Ashley Beck (Ospreys).


Scott Williams at 12, ken Owens hooker which is a great call , no Webb on bench though which is a bit gutting, Lloyd was awful against the Baa Baas

Tour Previews
http://www.v2journal.com/wales-summer-tour-preview.html
http://www.v2journal.com/australias-june-tests-preview.html

[Guest]

Scott looked really slow there again too. What is wrong with our backs today?? I don't understand.

Oh God, Hooky's having one of those days. Great.

[Guest]

Breaker - you ignoring the players Wales are missing too eh?

[Morgannwg]

Bar some nice touches at fly-half, Hook is terrible. The guy is a show-boater. Aus are impressive.

[Rory_Gallagher]

Australia are missing more important guys though you have to admit - Cooper, Beale and O'Connor.

North is the real loss for Wales in this game, unfortunate he went off.

[Pal Joey]

No dreamer, it's just that we're missing 9!

[GavinDragon]

wales 606 were not playing well eough forget about individuals as a team we are not at the races

[wales606]

Somebody call Shane Williams...

[Pal Joey]

and Horwill, Rory.

[Guest]

Nice kick 1/2p.

Chip, chip, chip away please. or better yet, score a try....

[Cadair Idris]

Halfpenny

[wales606]

wales 606 were not playing well eough forget about individuals as a team we are not at the races

Yep, but Halfpenny would have made that tackle 9 times out of 10

[Rory_Gallagher]

And Drew Mitchell.

[Pal Joey]

and Tomane

[Guest]

Evans, AWJ, Roberts and now North.

4 of our key and best players. Think it's a bit twp just to say Australia are the only ones missing some of their key players.

Oh that and we're without our coach.


Great run by Cuthburt!!

[Morgannwg]

Now that's just Flip shocking, allowing Aus to put us into touch there. My sky just went on the blip then, I'm pretty sure I heard Tim Horan commentating so missed what the penalty was for.

[anotherworldofpain]

Cooper Vuna is fast!

[Pal Joey]

I'm not saying that though am I dreamer?
I was just responding to wales' comment in isolation. I know Wales have key players out too.

[Guest]

didn't come across like that breaker to be honest

[Cadair Idris]

Barnes does like playing against us doesn't he...

[Rory_Gallagher]

Evans, AWJ, Roberts and now North.

4 of our key and best players. Think it's a bit twp just to say Australia are the only ones missing some of their key players.

Oh that and we're without our coach.


Great run by Cuthburt!!

Charteris was your first choice during the RWC? And Davies in the 6 nations before his ban.

[wales606]

Evans, AWJ, Roberts and now North.

4 of our key and best players. Think it's a bit twp just to say Australia are the only ones missing some of their key players.

Oh that and we're without our coach.


Great run by Cuthburt!!

Charteris was your first choice during the RWC? And Davies in the 6 nations before his ban.

Davies only played against Ireland because Charteris was out.

[Morgannwg]

How is that not a deliberate knock-on? Aus have the lineout somehow, confused.com.

[damngoodOvalball]

Evans, AWJ, Roberts and now North.

4 of our key and best players. Think it's a bit twp just to say Australia are the only ones missing some of their key players.

Oh that and we're without our coach.


Great run by Cuthburt!!

Go easy on the excuses guys. Wales need to sort it out. They're better than this

[offload]

Front 5 out muscled, no platform and slow ball.

I knew OZ would be good, I didn't expect us to be so poor. Clueless rugby.

[wales606]

Force the penalty from the scrum now!

[Guest]

yep and then the rest of the tournament it was AWJ and Evans. They are our 1st choice 2nd row.


Oh yeah now the commentators are finally picking up on the lack of game time of our centres - and sound surprised they are looking off the pace!

[Cadair Idris]

Evans, AWJ, Roberts and now North.

4 of our key and best players. Think it's a bit twp just to say Australia are the only ones missing some of their key players.

Oh that and we're without our coach.


Great run by Cuthburt!!

Charteris was your first choice during the RWC? And Davies in the 6 nations before his ban.

Fair points Rory. But most would agree Evans is now our 1st choice lock after a great season. Not much to choose between the 4 options though.

[damngoodOvalball]

How is that not a deliberate knock-on? Aus have the lineout somehow, confused.com.

Yeah that was an extraordinary decision

[anotherworldofpain]

Keep positive Dreamer! Don't starting with the excuse yet. Still time on the clock and Australians ply three games in one week so they will get tired soon!

[2ndtimeround]

Without Gatland we've got no back up plan, the Welsh boys all look shell shocked.

[wales606]

Stupid, stupid, stupid

[Cadair Idris]

yep and then the rest of the tournament it was AWJ and Evans. They are our 1st choice 2nd row.


Oh yeah now the commentators are finally picking up on the lack of game time of our centres - and sound surprised they are looking off the pace!

Get Beck on. Nothing to lose (no doubt Scott will now score a great try...)

[Guest]

Evans, AWJ, Roberts and now North.

4 of our key and best players. Think it's a bit twp just to say Australia are the only ones missing some of their key players.

Oh that and we're without our coach.


Great run by Cuthburt!!

Go easy on the excuses guys. Wales need to sort it out. They're better than this

not an excuse, twas a response to those listing the Australia players that were out.


Said well before this match started (i.e the last couple of weeks) that we'd be rusty in the first match, and thought our best chance of a win would be the 2nd test we play. Haven't seen anything here so far today to change my mind.

[damngoodOvalball]

I thought O'niel had banned drop goals in oz?

[anotherworldofpain]

Great attack! Amazing defense! Excellent rugby everyone!

[Morgannwg]

Subs look like they have made a difference. Ospreys were the form players afterall....

[Guest]

ooo maybe typing too soon, that looked better from Wales.


Ouch, horrible hits going through on a lot of players.


Last 20 mins, Wales' fitness could show....

[wales606]

Arggg, they can't cross the line.

Looks like Beck will be coming on, S.Williams doesn't look happy.

Lets see what the Ospreys can do to turn this around - big moment for his first cap.

[damngoodOvalball]

Ignore

[Rory_Gallagher]

You have to say though that the 3 Australian guys that are out (Cooper, Beale and O'Connor) are complete game changers. Wales are missing North right now, but he is the only one who can change the game like that. I don't think Roberts, AWJ or Evans would have made a difference here at all.

[2ndtimeround]

We got no chance, Australia got twice as many players on the field !!!!

Or at least thats the way it looks.

[anotherworldofpain]

Evans, AWJ, Roberts and now North.

4 of our key and best players. Think it's a bit twp just to say Australia are the only ones missing some of their key players.

Oh that and we're without our coach.


Great run by Cuthburt!!

Go easy on the excuses guys. Wales need to sort it out. They're better than this

not an excuse, twas a response to those listing the Australia players that were out.


Said well before this match started (i.e the last couple of weeks) that we'd be rusty in the first match, and thought our best chance of a win would be the 2nd test we play. Haven't seen anything here so far today to change my mind.

Most media and poster suggest this week is Wales best chance dreamer! Maybe that's what others make the comment on. Australia missing so many players and fatigue from Scotland test and SXV one week ago!

i still think Wales will win today..

[Cadair Idris]

Come on Ashley Beck!

[LondonTiger]

Williams will be lucky not to have a broken cheekbone

[maestegmafia]

Not surprised at all to see how well the Aussies are playing..!

Great game but come on Wales...

Ashley Beck first cap..?

[Morgannwg]

Both guys off. Why didn't Wales opt for scrum there?

[Guest]

Scott off, and that doesn't look nice that was ahuge hit on him.

[wales606]

I think Wales need to push for the try.

Scott Williams with a potential broken jaw.

Beck has 3 games to prove a point then.

[wales606]

Both guys off. Why didn't Wales opt for scrum there?

They should be going for the try now.

[wales606]

WHY GO QUICKLY???!!!

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