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nah barnes is all good. as long as he remembers that the game isnt about him then he's usually good. its when he has personal issues with the players that he imo he gets distracted.Wayne Barnes reffing this one. Cue Gnashing of Kiwi posters' teeth.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby...garces-for-first-bledisloe-cup-test-in-sydney
Wayne Barnes reffing this one. Cue Gnashing of Kiwi posters' teeth.
so youre saying that barnes is a perfect ref and that kiwi's are overly sensitive and one eyed?I look forward to reading this thread after the game and there be not one complaint of Barnes' performance or decisions and being praised universally by all Kiwi posters on here. At least you'll all have Owens to look forward to reffing the 2nd Bledisloe game.
I think this is pretty on the money, but Alaalatoa will surely start and probably TPN too given that Hooper is now captain, as well as Speight ahead of Korobete. Hodge may start at 12 with Beale coming back from injury, but that depends on Beale's readiness.What's the Oz team likely to be? My terribly ill-informed prediction would be:
1. Scott Sio
2. Stephen Moore (I thought he retired from international rugby?)
3. Sekope Kepu
4. Rory Arnold
5. Adam Coltman
6. Ned Hanigan
7. Michael Hooper
8. Lopeti Timani
9. Will Genia
10. Bernard Foley
11. Marika Koroibete
12. Kurtley Beale
13. Samu Kerevi
14. Dane Haylett-Petty
15. Israel Folau
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau
17. Tetera Faulkner
18. Allan Alaalatoa
19. Kane Douglas
20. Sean McMahon
21. Nick Phipps
22. Reece Hodge
23. Henry Speight
so youre saying that barnes is a perfect ref and that kiwi's are overly sensitive and one eyed?
u do know that bnarnes has been in nz reffing heaps since 2007. u need to get over it and move on. kiwi's have
I like Hodge and I definitely think he should have some sort of place in the Wallaby set-up but I'm not sure he's the kind of 12 Aus needs, he can't distribute for s%$#.Is Beale match fit? Seems a bit harsh on Hodge to me if not.
im almost positive that kiwi's arent the only people that barnes has p!ssed off.Trust me there are a lot of Kiwi AB fans who will never forgive Barnes for 2007. I am fine with it personally.
OK, now I'm genuinely excited for this match. Rapt for the guy, hope he proves all the "he's only good at super rugby level" doubters wrong. I'm sure he will, the kid's class.15. McKenzie
I suspect it has a bit to do with the workload Barrett had during the finals of SR. He got way more game time than Romano. Shag said during the week that if there were any tight calls regarding guys who'd had a big workload recently, he'd give them a rest. I'd suggest this also contributed to Dagg being left out.Romano over Barrett is both surprising and IMO disappointing, he's just such a boring player.
Hope not, surely they should've learnt from the Lions series that if you have a better kicker in the side, let him kick!I expect Beauden will still be given kicking duties.
Hopefully none of that's true.Rumours are that Dagg is injured, Coles is out for the series and Julian Savea is heading to the Chiefs.