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Since COVID birthed the domestic super AU competition, the disparity between the top and bottom teams in Australia has never been clearer.
The Reds and the Brumbies clearly have the best cattle going around, and when we get to playing the Kiwi teams, they both will have a good shot to knock over almost anyone in that competition.
But can Matt To’omua’s boot really drag the Rebels to a win against even the 11-game losing streak Chiefs? If the Reds can put on 41 points on the Waratahs, can you imagine how many points the Blues would manage?
The Wrap: 153 reasons why Waratahs coach Rob Penney must be left alone A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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Consider the following names. It’s a long list, but bear with me; that’s the point.
Malachi Hawkes, Moses Alo-Emile, Paul Alo-Emile, Guy Millar, Dave Lolohea, Emile Tuimavave, Sekope Kepu, Oli Hoskins, Paddy Ryan, Shambeckler Vui, Sam Talakai, Les Makin, Pek Cowan, Tim Metcher, Aidan Ross and Jermaine Ainsley.
Tolu Latu, John Ulugia, Julian Heaven, Sam Kitchen, Effie Ma’afu, Hugh Roach and Lindsay Stevens.
The young Aussies to watch overseas in 2021 A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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Aussies plying their rugby trade overseas is nothing new, but increasingly it’s our young guns making the move in their prime, ruling them out of Wallabies selection.
This year we’ve started to see a high number of players at the start of their rugby career deciding to take the overseas route for differing reasons.
Let’s take a look some of the young uncapped players Rugby Australia and the Super Rugby AU franchises should keep a close eye on to monitor their development and bring back to our shores down the line.