23 July 2024 #003. Week 3 of the early check season.
One other weekend with too many rugby video games to look at!
Whereas the weekend had some one sided scores because of the tier one groups taking part in rising nations, there have been loads of highlights and nice play as coated by BLL right here.
Workforce of the Week
One other huge disclaimer, or admission: it’s a lot simpler to select from video games while you see the total match and the gamers, and a few gamers don’t essentially make the spotlight reels. The participant choice beneath was additionally influenced by the match itself. Australia v Georgia was shut and a balanced contest so good particular person performances stood out. Equally NZ performances towards Fiji featured.
The reserves are a mixture of the gamers who got here off the bench, or the following finest within the place they began in.
Let me know what you assume within the feedback.
The Olympics begin tomorrow
There’s loads of locations to learn in regards to the Olympics and the rugby sevens, which kicks off on Wednesday night time. One of many huge questions is whether or not Antoine Dupont can lead the French deep into the match on dwelling soil.
Males’s match
The Australian males function within the opening recreation of the match towards Samoa, and comply with that up with video games towards Kenya and Argentina. The lads’s squad appears aggressive they usually have added categorical tempo with Corey Toole.
Nathan Williamson previews the motion right here. You may as well hear all about it on the Dropped Kick Off Pod right here.
MEN’S
1. Henry Hutchison
2. Ben Dowling
3. Corey Toole
4. Dietrich Roache
5. Mark Nawaqanitawase
6. Henry Paterson
7. Hayden Sargeant
8. James Turner
9. Matt Gonzalez
10. Nick Malouf (c)
11. Maurice Longbottom
12. Nathan Lawson
Girls’s match
The Aussie ladies’s staff enter the match in nice type after clinching the world SVNS title. They kick off their marketing campaign towards South Africa and comply with up with video games towards Eire and Nice Britain.
The Aussie ladies’s staff shall be attempting to capitalise on their latest type and replicate their gold medal in 2016. There’s plenty of expertise, tempo, and successful habits within the ladies’s staff.
WOMEN’S
1. Bienne Terita
2. Sharni Smale
3. Religion Nathan
4. Dominique Du Toit
5. Teagan Levi
6. Sariah Paki
7. Charlotte Caslick (c)
8. Kaitlin Shave
9. Tia Hinds
10. Isabella Nasser
11. Maddison Levi
12. Bridget Clark
Will we see extra celebrations like this one?
As Australian rugby followers, we ought to be excited in regards to the possibilities for each groups, I’m actually wanting ahead to it.
Opinion piece from this random man
Australian groups have been typically very poor at taking part in when now we have a participant off the sphere with a yellow card, or crimson card (with the Wallabies towards France from a few years in the past a notable exception). The mode of operation has typically been kick the ball at each alternative, hoping that we are able to safe some form of discipline possession and gradual the sport down. Whereas I perceive taking a shot at objective, and consuming time that manner, I don’t perceive why you’d kick the ball again to the opposition after they have extra gamers.
It appears to me that the higher plan of action is to attempt to retain possession, as a result of whereas you’ll have much less gamers, you even have much less concerned in every play when you’ve the ball. It appeared just like the Wallabies tried to play with the ball when Daugunu was off the sphere and it appeared to pay dividends.
I’m keen on your ideas on this.
English gamers do have coronary heart
On a critical word, the Telegraph reported that Ben Youngs had coronary heart surgical procedure after collapsing at a Leicester coaching run, and that he’s hoping to make it again onto the pitch within the new season. I’m certain we are able to all want Ben a speedy restoration and the very best of luck getting again on the pitch.
That’s a wrap for this week
I’m certain that there’s lots extra to cowl however I’ll go away it for Yowie, Karl, Happyman, and naturally Hoss later within the week.
That’s it for me this week, over to you G&GRs.
