Coach’s Corner Issue 21: Have the Wallabies found a winning formula? A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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Thanks to all who contributed a question, or helped refine one in the debate at the call-out stage.
Who are your starting no.6 and no.8 for game one against New Zealand, given this series? All candidates put in big shifts but there was potentially some missing ruck presence in Games 1 and 2.
– Numpty.
Would love if you could compare the involvements of [Lachie] Swinton and [Rob] Valetini in Tests 3 and 2, in terms of the breakdown. I thought they were both very strong in different ways, but wanted to see if there was a noticeable difference in this area.
The Wrap: Will Marika Koroibete’s red card be the making of the Wallabies? A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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The “red cards ruin matches” brigade were out early in Brisbane on Saturday night; in the fifth minute to be precise, with match officials conspiring to dismiss Marika Koroibete, and seemingly hand the three-match series to France on a platter.
Not only was the match not ruined, (it seldom is), the platform was laid for one of the most memorable Wallabies’ wins in recent memory. It may also prove to be the point at which Dave Rennie’s tenure as coach truly took root, although be prepared for snakes and ladders on the road ahead. Progress is never linear.
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How will the Wallabies break down the blue wall? A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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It is one thing to know the nature of a problem in theory, it is quite another to solve it in practice.
Before the first Test at Suncorp Stadium, Wallabies’ head honcho Dave Rennie showed that he was well aware of the issues arising from a defence coached by Shaun Edwards. Share
“I think what we’ve seen with Shaun Edwards going there…obviously it’s a massive defensive focus but they’re kicking the ball a lot more too.
Last man standing: Can Tate McDermott seize his day against the French? A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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Unavailability and injuries have already settled like a swarm of locusts over the summer rugby tours.
The British and Irish Lions have lost their captain, the redoubtable Alun Wyn Jones, for a large portion of their trip to South Africa before he even stepped on the plane. They may even lose him for the Test series itself.
The French, meanwhile, are sending a youthful if dangerous ‘B’ team to Australia, shorn of the players from the two Top 14 finalists – Toulouse and La Rochelle – whose quarantine period would have eaten into the middle part of the tour.