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Wallaby team announced to play All Blacks
Ewen McKenzie has announced his team to play the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship opener, bringing some new faces into the mix.
New Wallaby coach Ewen McKenzie has named his side that will face the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup encounter and Rugby Championship opener in Sydney on Saturday, August 17.
The team features a number of changes from the side that took on and lost to the British and Irish Lions in June.
The question over flyhalf has been answered, with Matt Toomua getting the nod over Quade Cooper, and James O’Connor (who played at 10 in the Lions tests) moves to the wing.
Scott Sio, Scott Fardy, Nic White and Tevita Kuridrani will have to wait for their chance to face the All Blacks after they were included on the bench.
Australia:
15 Jesse Mogg, 14 Israel Folau, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 James O’Connor, 10 Matt Toomua, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Hugh McMeniman, 5 James Horwill (captain), 4 Rod Simmons, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 James Slipper
Substitutes: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Sekope Kepu, 19 Scott Fardy, 20 Liam Gill, 21 Nic White, 22 Quade Cooper, 23 Tevita Kuridrani
