Show Notes
Payto and Atko sink their teeth into a feast of questions… Wallabies, Wallaroos, Celebrity Rugby duo names, worrying Waratahs and more. 00:00 Welcome to Inside Line 00:23 Argentina throwback and the mailbag episode 01:38 Who starts in the Wallabies centres? 03:05 Where Les Kiss sees Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 05:06 Could captain Harry Wilson be rested? 06:55 Are the Wallabies still building depth? 08:11 Should Australia settle on its best 23? 09:50 Argentina weakened by European departures 10:35 How Regulation 9 applies to overseas players 13:26 Why Tupou and Hooper remain with the Wallabies 15:26 The risks of relying on overseas-based players 15:38 What should the McReight-Tizzano combination be called? 18:02 Can McReight and Tizzano play together? 20:29 Dave Rennie’s All Blacks revival 22:38 Would Rugby Australia regret sacking Rennie? 23:26 Why Wallabies players still love Rennie 25:15 The sliding-doors question from 2023 26:45 Rennie’s return to Australia 27:12 How Rennie could help trans-Tasman rugby 30:31 All Blacks stun the Springboks 31:27 What went wrong for the Wallaroos? 33:31 The Black Ferns’ tight-five dominance 34:10 Could Mike Cron help the Wallaroos? 35:58 Finding Australia’s next generation of female forwards 37:52 Ballymore’s redevelopment explained 39:44 The project’s long and complicated history 42:03 Why government funding finally arrived 44:19 Rugby’s valuable Brisbane asset 45:50 Should Waratahs supporters be worried? 46:18 Lachlan Hooper joins the Reds 47:37 The problem with focusing on famous surnames 48:01 Why players are leaving the Waratahs 48:52 Can Michael Cheika rebuild the roster? 50:12 How worried should Waratahs supporters be? 51:20 Final thoughts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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