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This game will be a the real indicator of what the Wallabies are capable of. I'm yet to watch the Boks v Samoans from last weekend but i'm heartened that the Samoans were not smashed by 50 or more. However the Boks team was as experimental as some of Connolleys Wallaby teams with some big names not there plus two debutantes in Waylon Murray and Luke Watson. The combinations were untested and the Boks didn't play to the same level as the first choice team ( such as played/smashed England)
The Bok team v Manu Samoa was:
15 Francois Steyn (5)14 Ashwin Willemse (13),13 Waylon Murray ( - )12 Wayne Julies (9),,11 JP Pietersen (1),10 Derick Hougaard (5),9 Ricky Januarie (17),8 Bob Skinstad (35),7 Danie Rossouw (21),6 Luke Watson ( - ),5 Albert van den Berg (43),4 Johan Ackermann (11),3 BJ Botha (7),2 John Smit (C) (65),1 Os du Randt (70),16 Gary Botha (4),17 Deon Carstens (6),18 Johann Muller (11) 19 Pedrie Wannenburg (16) 20 Ruan Pienaar (7) 21 Jaque Fourie (26) 22 Percy Montgomery (82)
Wallabies 25 man squad sent to Saffaland:
Adam Ashley-Cooper, Alistair Baxter, Mark Chisholm, Sam Cordingley, The Dunning, Rocky Elsom, Adam Freier, Mark Gerrard, Matt Giteau, George Gregan, Stephen Hoiles, Julian Huxley, Stephen Larkham, Drew Mitchell, Stephen Moore, Stirling Mortlock (c), Wycliff Palu, Benn Robinson, Nathan Sharpe, Guy Shepherdson, George Smith, Scott Staniforth, Lote Tuqiri, Dan Vickerman, Phil Waugh (c).
Out of that team ( plus some who are not there) I would pick the following:
1. Benn Robinson
2. Adam Freier
3. Guy Shepherdson,
4. Nathan Sharpe (vc)
5. Dan Vickerman
6. Rocky Elsom
7. George Smith
8. Stephen Hoiles
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9. George Gregan
10. Stephen Larkham
11. Digby Ioane( I feel the need, the need for speed!)
12. Matt Giteau
13. Stirling Mortlock (c)
14. Scott Staniforth
15. Peter Hewat ( I can dream can't I?)
16. TPN
17. Mark Chisholm
18. Phil Waugh
19. The Dunning
20. Wycliff Palu
21. Drew Mitchell
22. Lote Tuqiri