Wallabies' Smith facing the axe

[NewsBot]

Wallabies' Smith facing the axe

One of world rugby's leading players George Smith is expected to be dumped from the Wallabies team when it is named today for this weekend's Tri-Nations Test with New Zealand in Auckland.

[Happy]

gee there isn't going to be many left at this rate

[Sagerian]

Phil Waugh is starting... It's the hair, it has to be the hair.


Qantas Wallabies:
1. Greg Holmes
2. Jeremy Paul
3. Rodney Blake
4. Nathan Sharpe
5. Dan Vickerman (vc)
6. Rocky Elsom
7. Phil Waugh #
8. Wycliff Palu
9. George Gregan (c)
10. Stephen Larkham
11. Lote Tuqiri
12. Matt Giteau
13. Stirling Mortlock (vc)
14. Clyde Rathbone #
15. Chris Latham

16. Tai McIsaac
17. Al Baxter
18. Mark Chisholm
19. George Smith
20. Brett Sheehan *22
21. Mark Gerrard
22. Mat Rogers

Coach: John Connolly

Key:
# First time in starting team in 2006 BRRS
* 22 First time in Match 22

[Happy]

give Matt Rogers a start!!!

[Sagerian]

Where would you put him?

[Happy]

get him off the bench and swap him with rathbone, i can't stand seeing him come on and (more often than not) do something wonderful with less than 7 minutes to go

[Sagerian]

I dunno.. If they got him on at the 55 minute mark I'd be happy with that.. Not the bloody 70th minute though.



Love the av!

[Happy]

I'm all for the fresh legs thing, but yeah seriously less than a bees dick on the clock and the last game he made a try ... he's fit enough to drink and play for much longer than that!!