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It is the match bringing international rugby union to rugby league heartland.
Next month the Wallabies will face Scotland at Hunter Stadium in a Test season opener.
Today Wallabies coach Robbie Deans visited Newcastle to share his knowledge with local union coaches and promote the upcoming clash and says there is a lot of passion for union in the region.
“While the local rugby population is a bit starved of international rugby their passion for the game in unequal so it is going to be great and we hope they bring that passion to the ground.”
Scotland today announced their squad for the match, but Deans will announce his a day out from the match.
With Super Rugby games on the weekend before the Tuesday night game, he will have to settle his squad on the Sunday.
“It’s going to be a good test match the Scots are pretty excited about the opportunity they have got. They’ve got a months prep and we have got a day I think.”
The teams haven’t met since Australia’s shock loss in 2009, when the Scots broke a 27-year losing streak against the Wallabies.
” We’ll be preparing and coming here to win and hopefully put on a really good display of rugby and inspire the next generation.”
Very good , now you just need to do more Newcastle Rugby on the news and it will be worth watching!
Considering we do a match report on Newcastle and Hunter Rugby EVERY Saturday, plus a preview of the round EVERY week, AND broadcast the entire grand final, I’d say the game gets great coverage..
Does that mean that this years GF will be shown as well? That’d be a great piece of news.