New Zealand vs Australia. The Teams

New Zealand vs Australia. The Teams

The teams for the Tri-Nations match between New Zealand and Australia have been named.

Interesting to see the twins have been named to start together for Oz for the first time.  I know little about them so even more interesting to see one is a hooker and one is a centre!  You can find them as part of our Twitter list.

Weepu again replaces Jimmy Cowan at scrum half for New Zealand, which should give the kiwis a bit more fluency.  Not that they need it after last weekend’s dominant performance.

The Teams

NEW ZEALAND: M Muliaina; C Jane, C Smith, M Nonu, J Rokocoko; D Carter, P Weepu; T Woodcock, K Mealamu, O Franks, B Thorn, T Donnelly, J Kaino, R McCaw (captain), K Read.

Replacements: C Flynn, B Franks, S Whitelock, V Vito, A Mathewson, A Cruden, B Stanley.

AUSTRALIA: K Beale; J O’Connor, A Ashley-Cooper, A Faingaa, D Mitchell; M Giteau, W Genia; B Robinson, S Faingaa, S Ma’afu, D Mumm, N Sharpe, R Elsom (captain), D Pocock, R Brown.

Replacements: S Moore, J Slipper, R Simmons, M Hodgson, L Burgess, B Barnes, C Shepherd.