Friday Round-Up
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Friday Round-Up
Beale Returns to Wallabies matchday squad: Kurtley Beale will make his long awaited return to the Australia matchday squad this weekend after being selected by Michael Cheika for the game against Ireland at the Aviva on Saturday. Beale has not been selected for the Wallabies since their defeat to South Africa on the 27th of September, but after their defeat to France last Saturday, Cheika has decided to bring him back into the squad and he will be on the bench when they face the Irish this weekend. Beale has returned to the squad after being being fined by the Australian Rugby union after he was found guilty of sending lewd text messages to then Wallabies business manager Di Patston. The other changes in the Wallabies team see's Fijian born Henry Speight making his test debut on the wing with Joe Tomane dropping out of the squad. While in the forwards Sam Carter comes into the second row for James Horwill and Luke Jones will start at Openside Flanker making only his second every appearance for the Wallabies replacing Sean McMahon. Michael Cheika will hope to get back to winning ways after their defeat in France, with two former coaches of Leinster going head to head in what is sure to be a. highly entertaining game of Rugby,
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Toulon to face Waratahs in February?:
Negotiations have begun between the Waratahs and Toulon in organising a one off game in February where the European champions, Toulon would play against the Waratahs, the champions of the Southern Hemisphere. It will be a game that all Rugby fans would love to see happen in what would be the Waratahs final warm up game before they begin the defence of their Super 15 title. So far the game is expected to take place in France, but Waratahs captain Dave Dennis has spoken out saying the game would not go ahead if they felt it would hamper their preparations for their opening game of the Super 15 season against The Western Force. If it goes ahead we would see Drew Mitchell and Matt Giteau battle it out with some of their former international teammates in what would be a mouth watering clash between two of the best club sides in world Rugby.
Ciaran Fallon
