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Who Do You Think Will Be in the Wallabies?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fa&#039;atau82" data-source="post: 200055"><p>I have noticed this for a while now, but nearly all the top teams use the IRB 7's to test out new players and the only one that i'd say is a great underachiever is Australia. They suck most of the time and get beaten by teams who really should even test them. Why is this? </p><p></p><p>Surely in a country as large as Oz, you should have plenty of top quality props, and not using useless duffers like Dunning and Baxter. You might as well cap Barney the Dinosaur and the Michelin man.</p><p></p><p>Is there an underlining attitude about becoming involved in rugby as a forward as opposed to a back? Why does Australia seem to have this massive problem with the front row in particular?</p><p></p><p>Seems like a similar problem in England, except we have players coming through although the old farts at the RFU seem to want to stick with the Saga XV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fa'atau82, post: 200055"] I have noticed this for a while now, but nearly all the top teams use the IRB 7's to test out new players and the only one that i'd say is a great underachiever is Australia. They suck most of the time and get beaten by teams who really should even test them. Why is this? Surely in a country as large as Oz, you should have plenty of top quality props, and not using useless duffers like Dunning and Baxter. You might as well cap Barney the Dinosaur and the Michelin man. Is there an underlining attitude about becoming involved in rugby as a forward as opposed to a back? Why does Australia seem to have this massive problem with the front row in particular? Seems like a similar problem in England, except we have players coming through although the old farts at the RFU seem to want to stick with the Saga XV. [/QUOTE]
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