Re: Waratahs 04

Harrison from ACT to Tahs could be a positive

5/8 is a problem

The talent is there and it should be an interesting season

pity they couldn't strike a deal with Giteaux by offering him
the 5/8 spot



"Alan Luchetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> As best as I can make out, here is who they are and where they might play.
> (Web-available team lists appear to be out of date, with McGoldrick listed
> but lately reported to be returning to RL with Cronulla)
>
> 1 - Matt Dunning, Patricio Noriega, Gareth Hardy
> 2 - Brendan Cannon, Huia Edmonds, Adam Freier
> 3 - Alastair Baxter, Aaron Broughton-Rouse, Patricio Noriega
> 4-5 - Justin Harrison, Daniel Vickerman, Al Campbell, Jono West
> 6 - Rocky Elsom, Simon Kasprowicz, Omar Hassanein
> 7 - Phil Waugh, Matt Hodgson, Lei Tomiki
> 8 - David Lyons, Omar Hassanein, Jono West
> 9 - Chris Whitaker, Tim Clark, Paul Sheedy, Elia Tuqiri
> 10 - Shaun Berne, Lachlan Mackay, Milton Thaiday
> 12 - Nathan Grey, Shaun Berne, Lachlan Mackay, Morgan Turinui
> 13 - Matthew Burke, Mat Rogers, Morgan Turinui, Lote Tuqiri
> 11-14 - Lote Tuqiri, Scott Staniforth, Milton Thaiday, Cameron Shepherd,
> Elia Tuqiri
> 15 - Mat Rogers, Matthew Burke, Milton Thaiday, Cameron Shepherd
> Coach: Ewen McKenzie
>
> 5 of last year's Aus U/21 side are there: Elsom, Tomiki, Tuqiri.E, McKay &
> Shepherd.
>
> They get off to a testing start -- Auckland in the Southern Cross Cup in
> Sydney followed by Canterbury in the S12 in Christchurch.
>
> Bye to Bob Dwyer & hello to Ewen McKenzie.  Plenty of highs and lows under
> the old bloke over the past couple of years -- here's hoping McKenzie can
> instil some consistency.
>
> The forwards look to be the major improvement with Harrison & Vickerman
> added, an extra year's experience for the likes of Dunning, Baxter, West,
> Waugh, Elsom & Lyons, and the introduction of Hodgson & Tomiki.
>
> Barring a bad injury run, some extremely good backs won't be making the
> run-on 15, or even the 22 (only to be expected when Aus has only 3 S12
> sides).
>
> With McRae back in the ZP, No.10 is the quandary.  Berne has the most
> experience, McKay captained the U/21s last year, Grey played there with
> credit against England, but Thaiday could be the one.
>
> It'll also be interesting to see where Lote Tuqiri gets to play -- Dwyer had
> him pegged as a future champion 13, but with all the other centre talent in
> the squad ...
>
>