Whichever "teenage greenhorn" wears the Brumbies No.7 jersey in Saturday's must-win game against the Waratahs - Michael Hooper or Colby Faingaa - he can count on a brutal encounter with NSW captain Phil Waugh. Rupert Guinness writes in the Sydney Morning Herald.
"In Christchurch on April 10, Waugh showed against the Crusaders - and particularly All Blacks captain and openside breakaway Richie McCaw - that his quest to regain the Wallabies No.7 jersey is far from finished.
"The Western Force's David Pocock might still be seen as the first-choice contender for the Wallabies No.7 strip after Smith's retirement, but Waugh has never relinquished his dream of making the position his own again."
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