Matt Giteau is delicately poised on 92 caps for the Wallabies
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The Sydney Morning Herald's Greg Growden ponders whether Matt Giteau will ever reach a centurion of caps for the Wallabies.
"Matt Giteau will have to rely on injuries in the back line to realise his dream of playing 100 Tests for Australia before he leaves for France after being dropped from the 22-man squad to play the Springboks in Sydney on Saturday night.
Selectors delivered the clear message yesterday they are now looking beyond Giteau by picking Pat McCabe at inside-centre and having midfielder Anthony Faingaa on the bench for the Tri Nations opener.
Team management also made it obvious that as there was now such versatility in the starting XV back line, there was no need to have Giteau even on the bench.
It is premature to say Giteau's international days are over because of a shortage in experience in the five-eighth and centre ranks, but it will be difficult for the 92-Test capped player to force his way back into a fully fit line-up."
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