De zware nederlaag van de Wallabies tegen Engeland op Twickenham benadrukt het aanhoudende zoektocht van coach Les Kiss naar een vaste opener op de nummer 10-positie. Sinds het WK van 2023 hebben al zeven verschillende spelers in het basiselftal gestaan op deze cruciale positie. Noah Lolesio, die de meeste basisplaatsen kende, speelt inmiddels in Japan.
The heavy defeat to England at Twickenham has left coach Les Kiss still searching for a solution to his sideβs ongoing conundrum at No 10 If you thought that Albus Dumbledore had trouble filling the Defence Against the Dark Arts post at Hogwarts, spare a thought for Les Kiss who is the latest Wallabies coach desperate for a solution at fly-half. If only Harry Potter, part of the wider touring group, played at first receiver and not on the wing.Since the 2023 World Cup, a tournament that ended in ignominy as Australia crashed out at the group stage before Eddie Jones lost his job, there have been seven players who have started in the No 10 jersey. Noah Lolesio, who has 12 Test starts in that period β more than double the next man β was the incumbent until he was stretchered off against Fiji in the run up to the British & Irish Lions series last year. Fit again and only 26, he is now representing Toyota Industries Corporation Shuttles Aichi in Japan. Continue reading...