Exciting Wallabies Team Announced!!

I am the most excited about the beginning of our international rugby union season as I have been for years!! Coach Robbie Deans has picked 'the right team' whether it's vs Fiji or anyone else and yet also plans to use the next 20 matches to get ready for next year's Rugby World Cup in NZ!!

None of this means they'll play well... unless Cooper, Beale and co are allowed to play to their skills!!

BUT... look out All Blacks!! Not this year but when the whips are cracking...

And the team....

15. Kurtley Beale being given a chance ahead of Mitchell

14. Digby Ioane speedster with a step

13. Rob Horne bolter but they all clearly rate his illusiveness

12. Matt Giteau in the right number!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11. Lachie Turner Deans likes speed and he can retrieve a kick!!

10. Quade Cooper woo hooo!! Still the wiry kid I saw in Canberra years ago at an AIS Camp

9. Luke Burgess a lottery with Genia injured

8. Richard Brown the mongrel dog

7. David Pocock I'm not convinced he's great but he is good!

6. Rocky Elsom needs to lift a cog but did at the end of the Super 14

5. Nathan Sharpe evergreen but producing

4. Dean Mumm Deans prototype

3. Salesi Ma'afu we have lots of injuries so they'll rotate props

2. Huia Edmonds another Deans type given the injuries, can run the ball

1. Ben Alexander solid as a rock!!

Bench

Saia Faingaa great job Ewen McEnzie

Pek Cowan solid and mobile

Mark Chisolm they rate Chisolm who has missed some footy

Matt Hodgson best of the rest

Josh Valentine lucky not to be back in Singleton

Drew Mitchell speed and talent to burn, will get a run in coming weeks

James O'Connor hope he hasn't peaked yet

Bring it on!!