Originally making my predictions pre-Barnes injury, I've been forced to revise...
Time to record my predictions for the upcoming Spring Tour. Focusing on the Tests only:
All Blacks at Tokyo
The Wallabies should have won last year in Hong Kong. Awful refereeing cost them that game. This year the match up will be very close, with the difference being that the Wallabies front row is on fire, and Elsom will be completly fit now. HOWEVER, having originally picked the Wallabies I now don't think they will be able to overcome the loss of Barnes only a few days before the game. My pick now is the AB's by 9.
England at Twickenham
The Wallabies will have too much balance across the park and will have their second easist victory of the entire tour. Wallabies by 15.
Ireland at Croke Park
Croke Park and referee Jonathon Kaplan. Big factors in this game. The Aussies will struggle against a well organised and pumped up Irish outfit. Ireland by 8.
Scotland at Murrayfield
An easy win for the Wallabies, by 20.
Wales at Cardiff Arms
The Wallabies will be desperate to get a third win for the entire tour. Will be really tough match but the Aussies will be in a groove by this game. Wallabies by 6.
Unfortunately, no grand slam for this team this time around. 3 wins from 5 tests will be claimed as a satisfactory result.
World Cup winning teams tend to build their competitiveness well and truly before the actual WC year, so the Wallabies need to be winning next year's Tri Nations to be on track to win the WC in 2011.
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Results so far:
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Wallabies over England by 9.
Now to Croke Park. I do hope Kaplan doesn't a minor ankle strain before the game and can't quite ref the match...
Oh dear - I got the Scotland game wrong!
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