Wallabies Team for 2nd Test v France
1. Slipper
2. Polota-Nau
3. Kepu
4. Simmons
5. Horwill
6. Fardy
7. Hooper (c)
8. McCalman
9. White
10. Foley
11. Cummins
12. Toomua
13. Kuridrani
14. Ashley-Cooper
15. Folau
16. Charles
17. Cowan
18. Weeks
19. Jones
20. Higginbotham
21. Phipps
22. Beale
23. McCabe
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Four from Force to face France
6/10/2014
By RugbyWA Media Unit, ARU Media
Western Force No.8, Ben McCalman, has been elevated to the starting XV and hooker, Nathan Charles, is set to make his international debut after being named on the Wallabies bench in the second match of the Castrol EDGE France Tour clash on Saturday evening.
Nick Cummins has been retained on the wing for the match and Pek Cowan has again been named on the bench.
Qantas Wallabies lock James Horwill will celebrate his milestone 50th game for Australia as part of a matchday squad boasting three potential debutants in Saturday night’s clash at Etihad Stadium.
Qantas Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has made three personnel changes to the starting XV from the opening Test with hooker Stephen Moore (knee), lock Sam Carter (ankle) and back-rower Wycliff Palu (ankle) all ruled out through injury.
Replacing Moore is powerhouse NSW Waratahs hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau, who produced a devastating 76 minute performance in Australia’s 50-23 victory over the French at the weekend.
Horwill comes in for Carter while Western Force workhorse McCalman continues his breakthrough 2014 campaign with selection at No.8.
Three players are also in line to make their Test debuts with Charles and Melbourne Rebels pair Laurie Weeks and Luke Jones all chosen on the bench.
Despite a dominant seven-tries-to-two victory in the opening Test, McKenzie said his squad must improve if they are to wrap-up the series against the French.
“France is one of the few one teams in the world who can make a lot of changes and still turn things around quickly in one week. They never stay down for long and will be using the disappointment of the opening Test to motivate them for the second game,” McKenzie said.
“We were pleased with our performance on a short preparation but we understand that we must improve if we’re going to match a reinvigorated and desperate French line-up on Saturday night.
Tickets are on sale for the Castrol EDGE France Tour, which continues at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Saturday 14 June; and concludes with a family-friendly Saturday afternoon encounter at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on 21 June.
The Qantas Wallabies side to play France in the second Castrol EDGE France Tour Test for the Trophée des Bicentenaires at Etihad Stadium on Saturday 14 June is:
1. James Slipper (vc - Queensland Reds - 50 caps)
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau (NSW Waratahs – 47 caps)
3. Sekope Kepu (NSW Waratahs - 39 caps)
4. Rob Simmons (Queensland Reds - 38 caps)
5. James Horwill (Queensland Reds - 49 caps)
6. Scott Fardy (ACT Brumbies - 11 caps)
7. Michael Hooper (c - NSW Waratahs - 29 caps)
8. Ben McCalman (Western Force - 30 caps)
9. Nic White (ACT Brumbies - 11 caps)
10. Bernard Foley (NSW Waratahs - 5 caps)
11. Nick Cummins (Western Force - 13 caps)
12. Matt Toomua (ACT Brumbies - 11 caps)
13. Tevita Kuridrani (ACT Brumbies - 9 caps)
14. Adam Ashley-Cooper (vc - NSW Waratahs - 92 caps)
15. Israel Folau (NSW Waratahs - 16 caps)
16. Nathan Charles (Western Force – uncapped)*
17. Pek Cowan (Western Force - 6 caps)
18. Laurie Weeks (Melbourne Rebels - uncapped)*
19. Luke Jones (Melbourne Rebels - uncapped)*
20. Scott Higginbotham (Melbourne Rebels - 23 caps)
21. Nick Phipps (NSW Waratahs – 15 caps)
22. Kurtley Beale (NSW Waratahs - 40 caps)
23. Pat McCabe (ACT Brumbies - 21 caps)
* On Debut