Good Monday GAGR’s, BLL went down to help Hoss together with his courtroom case and the hearsay mill has it that he broke Hoss out of jail by kicking the wall in and the 2 of them are driving West in a stolen Police Automobile with the radio enjoying “Freeway to Hell” on repeat. I’m not saying it’s true however there may be additionally phrase on the road about a big and a tall particular person robbing KFC and taking 2 months price of fried hen and leaving the cash within the until. It’s a bit off a brief one in the present day and if he manages to remain forward of the police we might even see Brissy again subsequent week.
Anyway staff, seize your cup of rage stabiliser and benefit from the begin of a brand new week. Not quite a lot of rugby within the weekend though we did have the mens Olympic 7’s play out and Scotland additionally performed (and received) towards Uruguay. The ladies’s Olympic 7’s video games hadn’t began once I wrote this. And naturally there was additionally some membership rugby across the nation. I refereed a 2nd Div Senior 2nd recreation and was AR for the Senior 1st recreation at 2:15 for Hills Rugby towards Petersham. An important afternoon and a few critically good banter between the groups.
‘We will’t change it’: Australia miss out on bronze after captain sees purple
As reported right here on RugbyPass by AAP the mens 7’s staff missed out on a medal regardless of an excellent match that had them attain the semi finals. The semi ultimate recreation began effectively with Australia scoring first and regardless of some laborious play by Fiji they went into the half time at 7 all. Nonetheless, the second half was a unique recreation. The rain got here down and Australia struggled to retain the ball from the kickoff. 4 knockoffs gave the ball again to Fiji they usually scored every time with some pretty passing and interaction between them.
France then beat South Africa within the different semifinal to hitch Fiji within the finals. Australia performed South Africa for the Bronze medal and whereas there was some good play right here that threatened the Boks, a purple card for top deal with successfully ended Australia’s hopes for a medal regardless of an unbelievable comeback which noticed the Boks needing to attain after the siren to win. Gutted coach John Manenti hopes he noticed the trail for future success as he sat on the sideline watching as a Dupont impressed France took gold over Fiji and regarded forward to the Brisbane 2032 Video games and what was wanted. “We aren’t funded as a gold medal program and that’s what we’re making an attempt to get to” he stated. “Hopefully the powers that be can see we’re in that echelon, preventing for a medal right here on a shoestring funds” Additional including “it’s LA (2028) into Brisbane and I’d wish to assume we will do what the French have simply performed.”
France handed the Fijians their first ever Olympic recreation loss beating them within the ultimate by 28 to 7 with a masterful show of seven’s rugby and a few absolute magic from Dupont. He actually has performed effectively and his imaginative and prescient and skill to create one thing has been big for the French 7’s staff. It will likely be actually fascinating to see how this staff goes subsequent yr with him again enjoying XV’s once more. And to not be too choosy however regardless of his brilliance, he nonetheless hasn’t bought a RWC medal – I do know petty and uncalled for however robust.
To be sincere I assumed the Australian males’s 7’s performed effectively however at half time within the semis they regarded drained and appeared to wrestle with the tempo. I’d have appreciated to see each Toole and Nawaqanitawase, come on as I feel they each are superb off the bench and will have made a distinction. The staff can nevertheless, maintain their heads excessive as they did play effectively and dropping the Bronze medal in an Olympic match continues to be one of the best they’ve reached.
Wallabies set to wheel out worldwide large weapons towards Springboks
Reported right here in SMH by Jonathon Drennan, Joe Schmidt is taking a look at possibly bringing in a few abroad Wallabies for the Rugby Championship video games. The Wallabies are set to strengthen their squad with worldwide reinforcements, doubtlessly together with second-rower Will Skelton and winger Marika Koroibete forward of the primary Take a look at of the Rugby Championship towards South Africa subsequent month. Based on Brennan, Schmidt shall be pressured to forged his choice internet abroad so as to add class to his squad. Now I didn’t learn the feedback the identical approach. Talking after the sport towards Georgia Schmidt confirmed he was open to bringing in overseas-based Wallabies, so long as they complemented his present squad. What he really stated was “I feel we’re open to bringing guys in,” Schmidt stated. “However we’ve additionally been impressed with the blokes that we’ve had, and whereas the performances have ebbed and flowed and we’re annoyed by that, after we’ve flowed we’ve really regarded fairly good, I feel, with the gamers we’ve. So if we will complement that with a few guys who make a distinction, that’s nice – however on the identical time it means leaving somebody out who’s contributed very well to this point, so it’s simply discovering the stability there and making an attempt to construct from there.” To me this doesn’t sound like somebody being pressured to bringing gamers into the squad, however possibly I missed the tone of the feedback seeing I solely learn them.
Skelton captained the Wallabies on the World Cup, however has not performed Take a look at rugby for the reason that opening victory over Georgia in France final September after injuring his calf in coaching. Koroibete has been enjoying underneath former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans in Japan for Saitama Wild Knights and final performed for Australia towards Portugal within the final recreation of the World Cup. Apparently the winger had modified his thoughts about retiring from the Wallabies after the World Cup because of the departure of Eddie Jones. (that I can agree with). The Wallabies are set to announce their full Rugby Championship squad in two weeks forward of subsequent month’s Checks towards South Africa in Brisbane and Perth.
I need to admit I don’t see the necessity for bringing in gamers as a lot as some within the media appear to assume they’re wanted. I agree that Skelton will herald quite a lot of expertise, however I’m unsure his play will really be a lot better than what we presently have from LSL, Frost, Smith or Blyth. As for Koriobete, I do know I’m considerably on the outer right here, however for me he hasn’t performed something in the previous few years that demonstrates he’s wanted both. His assault has been fairly common, he nonetheless loses the ball far an excessive amount of in touch and his perpetual operating out of the road solely to overlook a deal with simply supplies the opposition with assault alternatives which have led to tries towards the Wallabies previously. I do discover it fascinating that Kerevi’s title isn’t within the combine and I feel that now he has learnt find out how to distribute the ball he’s rather a lot higher at 12 than he has been previously.
Joe and the remainder of the teaching staff have definitely bought rather a lot to assume over and it is going to be fascinating to see the place they go when the staff is introduced. Having an Australian A staff play towards the English A staff will definitely assist and supply a chance to present some gamers an added run at the next stage than they’ll get in membership land right here in Australia and I feel Joe will use this to supply choices going ahead.
