Henry: 'I'm not pissing in your pockets'

17 July 2015 - 02:03 By Sports staff

What the Aussie papers say... Herald Sun: The newspaper called the Wallabies squad "old-school", reporting on the fact that it would be their most experienced side in history. It also spoke to retired flanker Phil Waugh, who said: "The Boks have a very strong front row and, with Victor Matfield as captain, they will have a very strong lineout with him calling the shots."That's why [coach Michael] Cheika has picked Rob Simmons and Scott Fardy and they've also got a very strong back row, with Schalk Burger, Marcel Coetzee and Francois Louw. But their backline is pretty raw, pretty fresh, other than Bryan Habana and Ruan Pienaar."They've got a new 13, Jesse Kriel, and I think it will be a classic Test match."Sydney Morning Herald: The newspaper quoted All Blacks World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry, who backed the decision to go with Queensland Reds' playmaking pairing of Will Genia and Quade Cooper.Henry is quoted as saying: "Quade always had the ability to play on the gain line and put players through holes."I haven't seen him play for a while but I think they were a good combination at nine and 10."I know they've had a couple of difficult years, but I think they are the best in Australia."Then you put (Matt) Giteau outside of them, who has been there, done it, had a lot of experience; (Tevita) Kuridrani, who I rate; and Israel Folau, who is probably the best open-field runner in the game."If you can get some ball, you've got a chance, haven't you, which is frightening. I'm not pissing in your pockets, I'm telling you what I think."..

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