The Cook Cup

Aus v England tomorrow from Perth.

Injuries have lead to a bunch of generation next Wallabies getting a crack. I'm excited.

Mick Sawyer wrote:Aus v England tomorrow from Perth.

Injuries have lead to a bunch of generation next Wallabies getting crack. I'm excited.

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PeterCS wrote:

Mick Sawyer wrote:Aus v England tomorrow from Perth.

Injuries have lead to a bunch of generation next Wallabies getting crack. I'm excited.

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chuckle. The baby front row will each be dreaming about scoring tries from a pushover & then shucking some pommie clams after the game.

If the father in law can get some free tickets out of the Wallabies , Force or the Poms I should get there ...

embee wrote:If the father in law can get some free tickets out of the Wallabies , Force or the Poms I should get there ...

Parasite. Legend says that you'd spill the price of platinum tickets on a weekly basis.

The family has been doing some work for the Poms and Wallabies for the last fortnight that usually includes a couple of free tickets in the payment

I dont buy tickets when I can get freebies

I fonly RD could say the same about women . . .

embee wrote:The family has been doing some work for the Poms and Wallabies for the last fortnight that usually includes a couple of free tickets in the payment

I dont buy tickets when I can get freebies

Cool & who does.

It should be a cracker. Crap to watch at Subi I'd bet.

Hard to justify a purpose built stadium for 8 games a year (plus whatever soccer has)

Subi serves it purpose ...and has a couple of big screens that help out on the angles

embee wrote:Hard to justify a purpose built stadium for 8 games a year (plus whatever soccer has)

Subi serves it purpose ...and has a couple of big screens that help out on the angles

I guess. Hope you get the chance to be there - I reckon the long run into the Rugby Gilly starts tomorrow & it will be great to watch the kiddies under the kosh.

Wallaby star Matt Giteau has been forced to pull out of the team to take on England at Subiaco on Saturday, after failing to recover from a well hidden hip complaint.

Giteau was previously named at inside centre and Australian officials today had to make the late change, with Berrick Barnes coming into the starting XV.

Barnes co-captained the Australian Barbarians during the 28-28 draw against England at ME Bank Stadium this week, scoring the penalty that drew the sides level but missing a kick after the siren that would have won the game.

Peter Hynes has taken Barnes's position on the Australian bench.

The Wallabies are due to have their final training run before the game this morning.

England were clearly planning for Giteau to play. Coach Martin Johnson planned for former New Zealand rugby league centre Shontayne Hape to take on Giteau at inside centre in his Test debut.

The 102-kilogram Hape would have significantly outweighed the elusive Giteau.

"Shontayne has a very good passing game and off-load game and is very direct and is a very dangerous attacker," Johnson said.

"I have been very impressed with him. He's one of those guys that seems to have a bit more time than most, he's very composed."

Lote Tuqiri (for Fiji and Australia), Brad Thorn, Henry Paul and Lesley Vainikolo are the only other code-crossers to have represented different nations.

Teams:

AUSTRALIA: James O’Connor, Digby Ioane, Rob Horne, Berrick Barnes, Drew Mitchell, Quade Cooper, Luke Burgess; Richard Brown, David Pocock, Rocky Elsom (captain), Nathan Sharpe, Dean Mumm, Salesi Ma’afu, Saia Faingaa, Ben Daley. Reserves: Huia Edmonds, James Slipper, Mark Chisholm, Matt Hodgson, Will Genia, Peter Hynes, Kurtley Beale.

ENGLAND: Ben Foden, Mark Cueto, Mike Tindall, Shontayne Hape, Chris Ashton, Toby Flood, Danny Care; Nick Easter, Lewis Moody (captain), Tom Croft, Tom Palmer, Simon Shaw, Dan Cole, Steve Thompson, Tim Payne. Reserves: George Chuter, David Wilson, Courtney Lawes, James Haskell, Ben Youngs, Jonny Wilkinson, Mathew Tait.

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
- with AAP

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Oh dear.

Maybe the dodgy hip is the reason why Giteau has looked like he's been pulling a sled full of sumos all year. It would plain nuts to say that he's no loss but on recent form he's no loss. Again, good to see a fresh combination out against good opposition.

Mick Sawyer wrote:Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Oh dear.

You are lucky you never get Dickenson

taipan wrote:

Mick Sawyer wrote:Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Oh dear.

You are lucky you never get Dickenson

Mate, he's far from the worst, but I do miss Andre Watson & Paddy O'Brien.

Sorry, I've gotta step in here lads.


What is wrong with this guy now? FFS.

DJ_Smerk wrote:Sorry, I've gotta step in here lads.


What is wrong with this guy now? FFS.

If you mean Nigel Owen, he's a sh!t referee.

Aslong as it's not because he's Welsh, then I suppose I can't argue with caliber.


I'm sure we'll get some sh!te Aussie ref for the NZ v Wales games...

Mick Sawyer wrote:

taipan wrote:

Mick Sawyer wrote:Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Oh dear.

You are lucky you never get Dickenson

Mate, he's far from the worst, but I do miss Andre Watson & Paddy O'Brien.

Mick, he's farking awful. How he got back on the panel after being kicked off, no one knows.

Aslong as it's not

........... the other business either. It ain't. He's not fit enough,starts guessing & makes poor decisions.

Andre Watson was a cheating Saffie qunt.

he's farking awful

The Kiwis burr up about him too.

Didn't even know this was on. Is it 2003, or are we still shitehouse?

skully wrote:Andre Watson was a cheating Saffie qunt.

I hope your don't intend driving anywhere this evening skulls.

skully wrote:Andre Watson was a cheating Saffie qunt.

Odd that Mick seems to rate him.

JKLever wrote:Didn't even know this was on. Is it 2003, or are we still shitehouse?

Better than you were a year ago. On an upward plane.