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Marika Koroibete ready to be unleashed on Pumas

A more refined Marika Koroibete is learning to pick his moments as he pushes his Wallabies coach Michael Cheika for a chance against Argentina in Brisbane on Saturday.

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The quietly-spoken Fijian has crashed and bashed his way into Cheika’s World Cup plans since a switch from rugby league almost three years ago.

The birth of his second child kept him at home and out of last weekend’s loss to South Africa in Johannesburg, where Reece Hodge and Dane Haylett-Petty occupied the flanks.

Koroibete is a chance to earn a 21st Test cap when the Wallabies face the Pumas though, so too returning utility back James O’Connor, as Cheika assesses his options before September’s showpiece in Japan.

Pleading his case, Koroibete said he had come a long way since playing in the 2016 NRL grand final for the Melbourne Storm.

“My understanding of the game; it’s something that I’ve learnt a lot from when I came on in 2017,” he said.

“It was like just ‘play the game’, now I understand it a bit more, how to work smart instead of just walking around (using my) energy up.

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“Picking the right time to work hard, not just run around for the sake of it, or for the GPS (running and workload statistics).”

The Melbourne Rebels winger has speed and physicality to test the improved Argentines, who beat the hosts in a Gold Coast thriller last year before Australia replied with an historic comeback win in Salta.

“I’m working with (Wallabies strength and conditioning guru) Dean Benton, who’s helping me a lot with my speed, power, endurance,” Koroibete said.

“Hopefully I get some game time to show my potential, show what I’ve got.

“There’s a lot of competition, I just want to get a chance and give all I’ve got.”

Argentina could introduce some of their overseas contingent after a Jaguares-heavy squad pushed New Zealand to the brink last weekend.

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While much improved on the back of the Jaguares’ run to the Super Rugby final this year, Argentina are winless in their past six Tests.

Australia have won just two of their past seven Rugby Championship clashes but are undefeated at Suncorp Stadium in a five-Test streak dating back to June 2016.

– AAP

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JW 24 minutes ago
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One of the real-world spin-offs of Rassie’s selection policy was glossed over in the statement ‘it discriminates against backs; our game is for all shapes and sizes’. The truth is exactly the opposite.

I think you misconstrue his point for this story.

The biggest differential between the size of the forwards and the size of the backs is France at +29kg per man in favour of the forwards.

This is exactly his point that you’re agreeing with, ALL the fowards are big (hence the discrepancy).


You didn’t really make a good point yourself. A Data Analysts recently came in with an article about Super Rugby and was the first to correctly use Median instead of Mean as the basis of his prognosis. That’s what this article is missing. French forwards in their own would also have the widest margin of variance, with big and small forwards. French rugby, and their packs are frequently misidentified as large (again in just a recent article last week), when they actually have quite the tradition for athletic forwards as well.


Back back to the real issue you have tried to highlight, much like League went, the game now is moving all forwards towards the same size and shape. The topic of all sizes and shapes is not for the 75’s and the 140’s to get representation, it is that 90 to 110 range where everyone should probably be for the best rugby. Hell the most popular form of rugby now in NZ is the u85’s I think, and you have everyone in it, short f/r, bean pole locks, explosive 2nd5’s. I think there’s some allowance but everyone else would be between that 80 to 85 range I reckon.


I think it goes back to Grant Batty. Really enjoyed the explosion of all the little guys in Super Rugby this year as well, some of the best to watch. I’m not enjoying the discussion that stand out fowards in the competition like Du’Plessis Kirifi or Ioane Moananu are too small (read short) for International rugby forwards, so thank you very much Nick but you can kindly decease (FRO) with suggesting you can only be a forward if you’re 120kgs.

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JW 5 hours ago
Make medal-worthy Anzac clash stick: Reds skipper

The NRL games are pretty cringe worthy, with Sydney favourites getting special treament and the only NZ team taking on a remote League team every year. I don’t understand it, is AFL any better?


Should we have Reds vs Blues every year? Does the same aussie team have the bye every year too then, never partaking in an ANZAC weekend? The Battle of the South always gets played out by Crusaders and Highlanders, theyre a bit to pre pre WWI aren’t they?


I’m with Harry, it should be special someone how, I’m just not sure something so simple is it. How about it’s a Blues or Reds trophy, but the winner of it now has a challenger, and if it it’s held by another team, who then looses it to either the Blues or Reds (as an ANZAC day feature game), then that triggers a Blues v Reds clash the next year?


So say the Blues loose it to the Brumbies the next year, and the Brumbies are challenged by the Hurricanes and lose it to them, then when the Reds manage to take it off the Hurricanes, then that triggers and automatic contest for the Blues to be able to win it off the Reds. So any time either regain it, it becomes about them again. Their story, the original story.


I liked some of the ideas for say a full sortie of matchups (though difficult with Aussie down a side) at say a host venue, but I think just a normal celebration like weve always had, but with the Friday fixture being for this Medal would be cool too.

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