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AUSSIES' BACKS AGAINST WALL.


MATT GITEAU Matt Giteau (born on September 29, 1982 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian rugby union footballer playing for the Western Force. Matt went to St Edmund's College, Canberra, which has produced many Wallabies such as George Gregan, Matt Henjak and the former rugby league star  is expecting more power and punch from Ireland's Grand Slam grand slam
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 winning back line than his Wallabies had to face at Twickenham last weekend.

England depended too much on Jonny Wilkinson to carve open the Australian defence last Saturday and it didn't happen for Martin Johnson's men.

However flash out-half Giteau, one of the world's top no 10s, fears that Ireland will be a different proposition at Croke Park, with Ronan O'Gara looking to pull the strings but also release those outside him.

"Definitely, when you look at the quality of players that they've got in their backline backline

the upper outline of the body's silhouette viewed from the side.
 it'd be stupid to think that they won't be throwing the ball around and threatening you anywhere across the paddock.

"They can play with width but they can also threaten you with those big runners on the wings and through the centres as well, they have good, attacking runners there."

"I think also with Ronan's kicking game, if he's playing fly-half, especially with how the weather is here he can control the game really well."
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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Nov 11, 2009
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