I just read the ARU's 'Everything you need to know about the Bledisloe game in Sydney' page... about now I get to the sulk stage because I won't BE there.... and MY team has a bye on Saturday.... ARGH! It's interesting to read about scalper tickets being cancelled. This is the Lions/NZ tour revisited - punish the people who pay big money for the scalped tickets. Too hard to nab the scalpers? Check out the Sydney papers....they even give their phone numbers...

Okay.. so the All Blacks/Blecks/Bads team is as follows:-

All Blacks:

1. Tony Woodcock
2. Keven Mealamu
3. Carl Hayman
4. Chris Jack
5. Ali Williams
6. Jerry Collins
7. Richie McCaw
8. Rodney So’oialo
9. Piri Weepu
10. Dan Carter
11. Joe Rokocoko
12. Aaron Mauger
13. Tana Umaga / Conrad Smith
14. Rico Gear
15. Mils Muliaina

Reserves:

16. Derren Witcombe
17. Greg Somerville
18. James Ryan
19. Marty Holah
20. Kevin Senio
21. Luke McAlister
22. Leon MacDonald

No surprises really.. Umaga is {bracketed}. If he's not cleared medically then Conrad Smith will take his place. Rokocoko is off the bench and back on the wing, Weepu is on for Kelleher, Muliaina is the full back, and Leon McDonald is on the bench.

The Wallabies :-

1. Bill Young
2. Jeremy Paul
3. Al Baxter
4. Dan Vickerman
5. Nathan Sharpe
6. John Roe
7. George Smith
8. David Lyons
9. George Gregan (c)
10. Matt Giteau
11. Lote Tuqiri
12. Morgan Turiniu
13. Stirling Mortlock
14. Mark Gerrard
15. Drew Mitchell

Reserves:

16. Brendan Cannon
17. Matt Dunning
18. Mark Chisholm
19. Phil Waugh
20. Chris Whitaker
21. Elton Flatley
22. Clyde Rathbone


Yeah yeah.... Latham and Larkam are out.... there's a couple I'd swap off the bench with the run on side - but it could be worse :) I'd take 'em!! Good luck boys :))

Later