/ 28 May 2000

ACT COACH CALLS FOR WALLABY CAPS

ACT Brumbies coach Eddie Jones believes a dozen of his side beaten by New Zealand’s Canterbury Crusaders in Saturday night’s Super 12 final should be in the Wallaby squad. He said on Sunday the Wallaby squad for the year’s first Test against Argentina to be named on June 7 should not be decided by the match between New South Wales and Queensland. Jones said seven of his players deserved a starting berth against Argentina in Brisbane on June 17 with five more warranting spots on the replacements’ bench. Half-back pair George Gregan and Stephen Larkham and wing Joe Roff are established Wallabies but Jones called for national coach Rod Macqueen to look at forwards Patricio Noriega, David Giffin, Justin Harrison, Jimmy Williams, Jeremy Paul and Bill Young as well as full-back Andrew Walker, outside centre Stirling Mortlock and inside centre Rod Kafer.