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    • Stargazer
      Stargazer last edited by

      Scotland

      1 Darryl Marfo (Edinburgh Rugby) - 2 caps
      2 Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby) - 11 caps
      3 Simon Berghan (Edinburgh Rugby) - 4 caps
      4 Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) - 17 caps
      5 Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) - 37 caps
      6 John Barclay CAPTAIN (Scarlets) - 65 caps
      7 Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) - 14 caps
      8 Ryan Wilson VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) - 31 caps
      9 Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) - 10 caps
      10 Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) - 31 caps
      11 Sean Maitland (Saracens) - 28 caps
      12 Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) - 28 caps
      13 Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) - 10 caps
      14 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) - 38 caps
      15 Stuart Hogg VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) - 55 caps

      Reserves:
      16 Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) - 28 caps
      17 Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) - 2 caps
      18 Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) - 14 caps
      19 Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby) - 6 caps
      20 Cornell du Preez (Edinburgh Rugby) - 4 caps
      21 Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) - 26 caps
      22 Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors) - 27 caps
      23 Byron McGuigan (Sale Sharks) - 1 cap

      Three of the changes appear in the pack, where Glasgow Warriors number 8 Ryan Wilson returns to start after missing the All Blacks match with a shoulder injury.
      
      Edinburgh Rugby lock Grant Gilchrist starts his first match of the series alongside Jonny Gray, while tighthead prop Simon Berghan earns his first start for the national team in the front-row.
      
      Recent squad addition Sean Maitland (Saracens) is the only change to an otherwise all-Glasgow Warriors backline.
      
      He starts in place of wing Lee Jones - who misses out on the match-day 23 - to combine with Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour in the back-three, leaving an unchanged half-back pairing (Ali Price and Finn Russell) and midfield (Alex Dunbar and Huw Jones), providing Dunbar completes the graduated return-to-play protocol, having sustained a concussion last weekend.
      
      Last week’s starting back-row Cornell du Preez, lock Ben Toolis and prop Zander Fagerson move to the bench, where Fraser Brown - who recovered from a knee injury to join the squad this week - replaces fellow Glasgow Warriors hooker George Turner.
      

      http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/17/11/22/four-changes-australia-test

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      • MN5
        MN5 last edited by

        Dare I suggest the Scots may be favourites going into this?

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        • Sapetyvi
          Sapetyvi @MN5 last edited by

          @mn5 said in Scotland v Australia:

          Dare I suggest the Scots may be favourites going into this?

          That's not a stretch mate, the Aussies are injury ridden and well, lost last time they played.

          Of course this is the last game this year to stamp a mark, and the Wallabies will be hurting from the England loss, so I am expecting a mess of a game, where there is more heart than brain and a lot of spilled ball and lost opportunities.

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          • Number 10
            Number 10 @Stargazer last edited by

            @stargazer said in Scotland v Australia:

            Scotland

            1 Darryl Marfo (Edinburgh Rugby) - 2 caps
            2 Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby) - 11 caps
            3 Simon Berghan (Edinburgh Rugby) - 4 caps
            4 Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) - 17 caps
            5 Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) - 37 caps
            6 John Barclay CAPTAIN (Scarlets) - 65 caps
            7 Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) - 14 caps
            8 Ryan Wilson VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) - 31 caps
            9 Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) - 10 caps
            10 Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) - 31 caps
            11 Sean Maitland (Saracens) - 28 caps
            12 Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) - 28 caps
            13 Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) - 10 caps
            14 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) - 38 caps
            15 Stuart Hogg VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) - 55 caps

            Reserves:
            16 Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) - 28 caps
            17 Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) - 2 caps
            18 Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) - 14 caps
            19 Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby) - 6 caps
            20 Cornell du Preez (Edinburgh Rugby) - 4 caps
            21 Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) - 26 caps
            22 Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors) - 27 caps
            23 Byron McGuigan (Sale Sharks) - 1 cap

            Three of the changes appear in the pack, where Glasgow Warriors number 8 Ryan Wilson returns to start after missing the All Blacks match with a shoulder injury.
            
            Edinburgh Rugby lock Grant Gilchrist starts his first match of the series alongside Jonny Gray, while tighthead prop Simon Berghan earns his first start for the national team in the front-row.
            
            Recent squad addition Sean Maitland (Saracens) is the only change to an otherwise all-Glasgow Warriors backline.
            
            He starts in place of wing Lee Jones - who misses out on the match-day 23 - to combine with Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour in the back-three, leaving an unchanged half-back pairing (Ali Price and Finn Russell) and midfield (Alex Dunbar and Huw Jones), providing Dunbar completes the graduated return-to-play protocol, having sustained a concussion last weekend.
            
            Last week’s starting back-row Cornell du Preez, lock Ben Toolis and prop Zander Fagerson move to the bench, where Fraser Brown - who recovered from a knee injury to join the squad this week - replaces fellow Glasgow Warriors hooker George Turner.
            

            http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/17/11/22/four-changes-australia-test

            Byron McGuigan, who debuted against us last week, spent 2014 in New Zealand playing fullback for Bay of Plenty.

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            • Catogrande
              Catogrande @Number 10 last edited by

              @number-10 said in Scotland v Australia:

              @stargazer said in Scotland v Australia:

              Scotland

              1 Darryl Marfo (Edinburgh Rugby) - 2 caps
              2 Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby) - 11 caps
              3 Simon Berghan (Edinburgh Rugby) - 4 caps
              4 Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) - 17 caps
              5 Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) - 37 caps
              6 John Barclay CAPTAIN (Scarlets) - 65 caps
              7 Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) - 14 caps
              8 Ryan Wilson VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) - 31 caps
              9 Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) - 10 caps
              10 Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) - 31 caps
              11 Sean Maitland (Saracens) - 28 caps
              12 Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) - 28 caps
              13 Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) - 10 caps
              14 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) - 38 caps
              15 Stuart Hogg VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) - 55 caps

              Reserves:
              16 Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) - 28 caps
              17 Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) - 2 caps
              18 Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) - 14 caps
              19 Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby) - 6 caps
              20 Cornell du Preez (Edinburgh Rugby) - 4 caps
              21 Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) - 26 caps
              22 Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors) - 27 caps
              23 Byron McGuigan (Sale Sharks) - 1 cap

              Three of the changes appear in the pack, where Glasgow Warriors number 8 Ryan Wilson returns to start after missing the All Blacks match with a shoulder injury.
              
              Edinburgh Rugby lock Grant Gilchrist starts his first match of the series alongside Jonny Gray, while tighthead prop Simon Berghan earns his first start for the national team in the front-row.
              
              Recent squad addition Sean Maitland (Saracens) is the only change to an otherwise all-Glasgow Warriors backline.
              
              He starts in place of wing Lee Jones - who misses out on the match-day 23 - to combine with Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour in the back-three, leaving an unchanged half-back pairing (Ali Price and Finn Russell) and midfield (Alex Dunbar and Huw Jones), providing Dunbar completes the graduated return-to-play protocol, having sustained a concussion last weekend.
              
              Last week’s starting back-row Cornell du Preez, lock Ben Toolis and prop Zander Fagerson move to the bench, where Fraser Brown - who recovered from a knee injury to join the squad this week - replaces fellow Glasgow Warriors hooker George Turner.
              

              http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/17/11/22/four-changes-australia-test

              Byron McGuigan, who debuted against us last week, spent 2014 in New Zealand playing fullback for Bay of Plenty.

              He played for a year down here in Exeter. Never quite made the breakthrough that everyone thought he would. He seems to have thrived at Sale though.

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                Talisker last edited by

                We've had an injury crisis in the front row, but other than that, I think we are close to full strength, allowing for some rotation. I have one or two minor quibbles with the selection, but not too much.

                @Catogrande

                I understand from a mate who is a Sale fan that McGuigan is indeed going well this season. I haven't seen them play this term

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                • Catogrande
                  Catogrande @Talisker last edited by

                  @talisker McGuigan had his moments in an Exeter shirt but was just not consistent enough to break into what was a pretty strong back 3. He has shown a lot more since going to Sale. But then you'd expect a Saffer to come good in the end 😉

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                  • Stargazer
                    Stargazer last edited by

                    Australia
                    1 Scott Sio (42 Tests)
                    2 Stephen Moore (128 Tests)
                    3 Sekope Kepu (90 Tests)
                    4 Rob Simmons (81 Tests)
                    5 Blake Enever (1 Test)
                    6 Ben McCalman (52 Tests)
                    7 Michael Hooper (c) (78 Tests)
                    8 Sean McMahon (25 Tests)
                    9 Will Genia (vc) (87 Tests)
                    10 Bernard Foley (vc) (54 Tests)
                    11 Reece Hodge (23 Tests)
                    12 Samu Kerevi (17 Tests)
                    13 Tevita Kuridrani (57 Tests)
                    14 Marika Koroibete (7 Tests)
                    15 Kurtley Beale (70 Tests)

                    Reserves
                    16 Tatafu Polota-Nau (81 Tests)
                    17 Tetera Faulkner (3 Tests)
                    18 Taniela Tupou*
                    19 Lukhan Tui (3 Tests)
                    20 Lopeti Timani (11 Tests)
                    21 Nick Phipps (61 Tests)
                    22 Karmichael Hunt (5 Tests)
                    23 Henry Speight (18 Tests)

                    *denotes uncapped

                    Beth Newman  /  Nov 23, 2017

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                    • chimoaus
                      chimoaus last edited by

                      So looking at that Aussie team it appears they have a pretty strong islander influence. By looking, it appears 13 of the 23 have Islander background and 10 of the 23 were not born in Australia? Also appears at least 6 have ties to NZ. Guess we are not the only ones that poach the islands...

                      Australia
                      Scott Sio - Australian Born Samoan
                      Sekope Kepu - Australian Born Tongan via NZ
                      Will Genia - PNG
                      Samu Kerevi - Fiji
                      Tevita Kuridrani - Fiji
                      Marika Koroibete - Fiji
                      Tatafu Polota-Nau - Australian born Tongan
                      Tetera Faulkner - NZ
                      Taniela Tupou* - Tonga via NZ
                      Lukhan Tui - NZ, Samoan
                      Lopeti Timani - Tonga
                      Karmichael Hunt - NZ, Samoan
                      Henry Speight - Fiji via NZ

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                      • taniwharugby
                        taniwharugby @chimoaus last edited by

                        @chimoaus lucky rugby has eligibility rules....

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                        • mariner4life
                          mariner4life last edited by

                          jesus if the Wallabies were kept to the same standard as MPs there would be that many ineligible players @NTA would get a cap...

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                          • NTA
                            NTA @mariner4life last edited by

                            @mariner4life sorry mate, I'm public schooled...

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                            • mariner4life
                              mariner4life @NTA last edited by

                              @nta said in Scotland v Australia:

                              @mariner4life sorry mate, I'm public schooled...

                              however you are from NSW, which is an automatic leg up in selection for any national team.

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                              • NTA
                                NTA @mariner4life last edited by

                                @mariner4life NOW you're talking like a QLDer.

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                                • mariner4life
                                  mariner4life @NTA last edited by

                                  @nta said in Scotland v Australia:

                                  @mariner4life NOW you're talking like a QLDer.

                                  Qwwaid! The ref's a cheat! We deserve to play finals, we're Queensland. The ARU only cares about the Shute Shield. The 1994 Queensland team is the best provincial rugby side of all time. Rob Simmons is a warrior. Ignore the turf, Suncorp Stadium is the best football stadium in the world. Bar none. FACT.

                                  There, now i sound like a Reds fan.

                                  Aus will win this by the way

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                                  • NTA
                                    NTA @mariner4life last edited by

                                    @mariner4life said in Scotland v Australia:

                                    Rob Simmons is a warrior dirty fucken traitor who joined NSW because he was too shit to get in anywhere else

                                    Fixed

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                                    • Stargazer
                                      Stargazer last edited by

                                      Only just tuned in. Who of the Wallabies got the RC and why?

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                                      • Stargazer
                                        Stargazer last edited by

                                        Scotland are smashing the Aussies 😲

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                                        • Billy Tell
                                          Billy Tell @Stargazer last edited by

                                          @stargazer said in Scotland v Australia:

                                          Only just tuned in. Who of the Wallabies got the RC and why?

                                          Kepu. For shoulder charge to head. Simple decision for the ref.

                                          I feel like I'm watching the SH rugby empire crumble...with only one small village and their magic potion ("aura") holding out.

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                                          • Stargazer
                                            Stargazer @Billy Tell last edited by

                                            @billy-tell Yeah, although obviously it's easier beating a 14-men team that - just like the ABs - is at the end of a very long season.

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                                            • Stargazer
                                              Stargazer last edited by

                                              Interesting test series from Scotland. Can't wait to see how they'll do during the next Six Nations. Of all 6 teams, they definitely look like the most improved team.

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                                              • Stargazer
                                                Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

                                                Geez, and now a yellow. Not so sure about that one. No penalty try as when SBW got his YC against France. Similar situation, but less obvious that Beale tried to knock the ball into touch (in the in-goal area).

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                                                • Stargazer
                                                  Stargazer last edited by Stargazer

                                                  Disastrous end to their tour for the Aussies. After they beat the ABs in October, their expectations must have been higher.

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                                                  • Tordah
                                                    Tordah last edited by

                                                    That was the worst I've seen Aussies play in quite a while. Deserved pummeling. Scotland was pretty good, though.

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                                                    • Billy Tell
                                                      Billy Tell @Stargazer last edited by

                                                      @stargazer said in Scotland v Australia:

                                                      Interesting test series from Scotland. Can't wait to see how they'll do during the next Six Nations. Of all 6 teams, they definitely look like the most improved team.

                                                      If they can keep their key players injury free they have a decent chance. They would want Ireland and England at home but I can’t be bothered checking the draw. Would love them to win it.

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                                                      • Stargazer
                                                        Stargazer @Billy Tell last edited by Stargazer

                                                        @billy-tell They have England at home and play Ireland in Dublin.
                                                        Wales and Italy are away games, too.

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                                                          Talisker last edited by

                                                          Pass the Talisker, Martha,there is come celebrating that needs doing

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                                                          • Stargazer
                                                            Stargazer @Talisker last edited by

                                                            @talisker Congrats mate, that was a great and well-deserved win from the Scots!

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                                                              Talisker @Stargazer last edited by

                                                              @stargazer

                                                              Cheers, we have been battered a few times in the last fifteen years or so, so it's sweet to be on the good end of it for once

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                                                                Talisker last edited by

                                                                Now we just need the ABs to hammer Wales to show Gatland he left behind some talent in June and it will be a good day all round

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                                                                  Tregaskis last edited by

                                                                  What an incredible scoreline. Made my morning.

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                                                                        Virgil last edited by

                                                                        Puts the AB’s struggles into perspective doesn’t it..(and highlights how impressive we were to hold them off)

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                                                                        • jegga
                                                                          jegga @Virgil last edited by

                                                                          @virgil said in Scotland v Australia:

                                                                          Puts the AB’s struggles into perspective doesn’t it..(and highlights how impressive we were to hold them off)

                                                                          Townsend has done wonders with his team, hope this follows on to the 6n

                                                                          Krusty is setting all kinds of records with his team too. How long he can keep riding on making the rwc final?

                                                                          Stoked it was Kepu that got sent off and had to sit on the sideline watching his team getting beaten like a rented mule.

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                                                                          • Rancid Schnitzel
                                                                            Rancid Schnitzel last edited by

                                                                            Wtf? Score just flashed up and I thought it had to be a mistake. Holy shit.

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                                                                              Virgil @jegga last edited by

                                                                              @jegga said in Scotland v Australia:

                                                                              @virgil said in Scotland v Australia:

                                                                              Puts the AB’s struggles into perspective doesn’t it..(and highlights how impressive we were to hold them off)

                                                                              Townsend has done wonders with his team, hope this follows on to the 6n

                                                                              Krusty is setting all kinds of records with his team too. How long he can keep riding on making the rwc final?

                                                                              Stoked it was Kepu that got sent off and had to sit on the sideline watching his team getting beaten like a rented mule.

                                                                              How many coaches can survive back to back 25+ point thrashing’s without a risk of losing their job?
                                                                              Helps I guess when your employer is broke and there’s no other decent option to replace you

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                                                                                jegga @Virgil last edited by

                                                                                @virgil said in Scotland v Australia:

                                                                                @jegga said in Scotland v Australia:

                                                                                @virgil said in Scotland v Australia:

                                                                                Puts the AB’s struggles into perspective doesn’t it..(and highlights how impressive we were to hold them off)

                                                                                Townsend has done wonders with his team, hope this follows on to the 6n

                                                                                Krusty is setting all kinds of records with his team too. How long he can keep riding on making the rwc final?

                                                                                Stoked it was Kepu that got sent off and had to sit on the sideline watching his team getting beaten like a rented mule.

                                                                                How many coaches can survive back to back 25+ point thrashing’s without a risk of losing their job?
                                                                                Helps I guess when your employer is broke and there’s no other decent option to replace you

                                                                                Bizarre really . As you said, any other country would have wiped flushed and moved on but the Aussies seem stuck with this turd.

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                                                                                  • Stargazer
                                                                                    Stargazer @jegga last edited by

                                                                                    @jegga said in Scotland v Australia:

                                                                                    @virgil said in Scotland v Australia:

                                                                                    Puts the AB’s struggles into perspective doesn’t it..(and highlights how impressive we were to hold them off)

                                                                                    Townsend has done wonders with his team, hope this follows on to the 6n

                                                                                    Krusty is setting all kinds of records with his team too. How long he can keep riding on making the rwc final?

                                                                                    Stoked it was Kepu that got sent off and had to sit on the sideline watching his team getting beaten like a rented mule.

                                                                                    I think a lot of credit also has to go to Cotter.

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