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Althoughthe test side won;t be announced till tomorrow, rumor has it that Sailor Sailor and Giteau are out, Mitchell is in and Gregan stays! Test Side:
Matt Dunning
Brendan Cannon
Al Baxter
Hugh McMeniman
Nathan Sharpe
John Roe
Phil Waugh
George Smith
George Gregan (captain)
Mat Rogers
Drew Mitchell
Morgan Turinui
Lote Tuqiri
Mark Gerrard
Chris Latham
Replacements: Tatafu Polata-Nau, Greg Holmes, Mark Chisholm, Scott Fava, Chris Whitaker, Matt Giteau, Wendell Sailor.
The Wallabies have made four personnel and one positional change to their starting lineup for Saturday’s Test against England at Twickenham in London, as well as bringing two potential new caps into the reserves.
Australia, will still be captained by George Gregan with Western Force lock to be vice captain Nathan Sharpe, along with Phil Waugh and Morgan Turinui, boast eight players aged 23 years or younger with reserve hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau set to make his debut at just 20 years-of-age.
In the forwards, 22-year-old lock Hugh McMeniman will start in a Test match for the first time, at the expense of Mark Chisholm who moves to reserves, while at Number 6 John Roe comes back into the run on team with Rocky Elsom dropping out of the 22.
Elsom’s place in the side will be taken by Western Force recruit Scott Fava, who like Polota-Nau will also be looking to make his Test debut after being a member of the Wallaby squad all season.
Changes to the backline see Mat Rogers come into the flyhalf position, and Matt Giteau move to the reserves, while Drew Mitchell and Mark Gerrard will start on either wing with Wendell Sailor out of the 22.
Wallaby Coach Eddie Jones says there were a number of tough selections to make this week, with the purpose of picking the best team for Saturday’s Test against England.
The Wallabies will finalise their preparations for Saturday with a Captain’s run in London tomorrow.
2005 SPRING TOUR
Match: Australia v England
Venue: Twickenham, London, England
Date: Saturday 12 November 2005
Kick Off: 1430
Referee: Joel Jutge (France)
Wallabies:
1. Matt Dunning
2. Brendan Cannon - Western Force
3. Al Baxter
4. Hugh McMeniman
5. Nathan Sharpe (vc) - Western Force
6. John Roe
7. Phil Waugh (vc)
8. George Smith
9. George Gregan (c)
10. Mat Rogers
11. Drew Mitchell
12. Morgan Turinui (vc)
13. Lote Tuqiri
14. Mark Gerrard
15. Chris Latham
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau
17. Greg Holmes
18. Mark Chisholm
19. Scott Fava - Western Force
20. Chris Whitaker
21. Matt Giteau
22. Lloyd Johansson
Coach: Eddie Jones ;)
Thought Chisolm was a bit hard done by - oh well. Good to see our man Scotty in the 22!
Luckiest men alive awards- Bomb Dunney and Missing Turinui
Hardest done by awards- Rocky Elsom, Dave Fitter and Matt Henjak
Walking on sunshine awards- Tatafu Polota-Nau and (finally!!!) Scotty Fava
Why Eddie why awards- Lote Tuqiri (smacks of Eddies ego trying to prove a point to me) and George Smith at Number 8
Hear! Hear!Quote:
Originally Posted by Burgs