Wallabies latest – Davies in, O’Connor out
16 Jul 2011
Keo.co.za brings you news from the Wallabies camp.
Davies in, O’Connor out - Rod Davies replaces the injured James O’Connor in the Wallabies’ run-on side for their Test against Samoa on Sunday.
O’Connor picked up a late hamstring injury on Thursday and will play no part in the match. Reds speedster Davies has been called up and will receive his first Test cap in Sydney. This is the Wallabies’ second late injury replacement as prop Benn Robinson suffered a serious knee injury this week.
Davies joins scrumhalf Nick Phipps and lock Sitaleki Timani as the Test debutants in the starting line-up. Flanker Beau Robinson and hooker James Hanson are also set to get their first international appearances from the bench.
Wallabies (revised) -15 Mark Gerrard, 14 Rod Davies, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Pat McCabe, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 Matt Hodgson, 6 Rocky Elsom (c), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Subs: 16 James Hanson, 17 Pek Cowan, 18 Dan Vickerman, 19 Scott Higginbotham, 20 Beau Robinson, 21 Will Genia, 22 Kurtley Beale.
21 Comments
16 Jul 2011, 08:17 am
o connor on the wing?
Should be at 10 / 12 …
16 Jul 2011, 08:52 am
What time is the kick off?
16 Jul 2011, 09:12 am
Tomorrow…sunday saffa time 6am!
16 Jul 2011, 09:17 am
Is this game going to be on supersport?
Is the fiji/Nz game going to be televised?
16 Jul 2011, 09:36 am
@ Wallabie, thanks mate! I reckon this game will be very close, Aus to sneak it by less than 7 points
16 Jul 2011, 09:49 am
grant: o’connor played wing most of last year and was more than okay, ask the boks.
16 Jul 2011, 09:50 am
better yet, ask habana as he opened soooo much space for the kid in bloemfontein.
16 Jul 2011, 10:10 am
Oconnor was top try scorer in 3N last year I think at wing
He isn’t solid enough on defence and taking it up at 12.despite the comparisons-He is no Horan,never will be who was a genuine centre 3 quarter.
At 10 he is too erratic
Think his best position is FB except he wobbly on high ball bt with space he is dangerous as he is a handful.Pity Beale is worlds best there.so wing shall do
Very talented with ball in hand though.May suffer from Matt Rogers affliction-no pisition really exactly suited for.
16 Jul 2011, 10:27 am
Aussies… World Champs elect.
The first nation to win the WC three times… Watch.
16 Jul 2011, 10:33 am
No line up nz fiji on supersport
16 Jul 2011, 11:00 am
@Dawn(Dawn)-10: Fijian President Pootanaaa’aanuuuuu Friday has asked the United Kingdom to lend his Island Nation some consonants.
“We are blessed with an abundance of vowels it is true, but we are finding international visitors have trouble pronouncing some of our place names’ he said speaking from the Northern Village of Lou’lounouaaaiiaa’a.
16 Jul 2011, 12:39 pm
1. Alexander
2. Polota Nau
3. Kepu
4. Horwill
5. Sharpe
6. Higgenbotham
7. Pocock
8. Palu
9. Genia
10. Cooper
11. Ione
12. O’connor
13. Ashley Cooper
14. Mitchell
15. Beale
Would enjoy seeing this side have a go, injuries permitting ofcourse.
16 Jul 2011, 13:35 pm
O’Connor is as gifted as Horan was and with Genia = Gregan / Farr Jones,
Giteau/Cooper = Lynagh
O’Connor = Horan
Ashley-Cooper = Little
Iaone/Davies = Campese
Beale = young Larkham
This Wallaby team is far better rounded and balanced to the one that was put out by England in 03 or 07
The 91 Wallabies possible one the all time great rugby union sides of the last century. Far superior to AB’s of that era.
99 Wallabies not in same class and had Mallet played Honiball and not De Beer for semi and trusted Paulse at wing Boks would be 3 times champs already, now its Wallabies aiming for that distinction where Boks are so hopelessly overrated and over used to playing to their traditionally domfok vokmavoort strengths and over arrogant its unlikely Smit & Co make it past semis if they even make it that far.
Wallabies – England – France – NZ last 4 with SA – Wales – Ireland making up the numbers.
16 Jul 2011, 13:49 pm
@ashampoopaloo(joel1yahoo)-13: Wallabies Eng and France can’t make up 3 of the 4, wrong pool grouping. England or France most probably.
NZ v Wallabies or Eng final
16 Jul 2011, 14:38 pm
Comparisons between:
- Horan and O’Çonnor,
- Micheal Lynagh / Quade Cooper / Steve Larkham.
- Genia / Farr-Jones / Gregan.
This is like comparing a fine malt to a chardonnay.
Then again, I always thought chardonnay a woman’s choice. So who knows.
16 Jul 2011, 14:41 pm
Saffas big on chardonnay i think.
8)
16 Jul 2011, 14:50 pm
@cane(cane)-16: I think Ozzies prefer Chardonnay, Saffas, in general prefer the more sophisticated reds. And ours kick like a mule
16 Jul 2011, 15:15 pm
@goyougoodthing2(goyougoodthing2)-17:
Sav Blanc man myself.
And you Saffas do a good rendition there as well.
16 Jul 2011, 15:16 pm
why is oz doing such a good job of not letting us see their warm up matches? 6am’s early but worth getting up for i guess.
16 Jul 2011, 17:27 pm
@he’s not the messiah. he’s a very naughty boy!(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-19:
The game is being played on Sunday.
16 Jul 2011, 21:06 pm
O’Conner is no wing and clearly does not want to play wing
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