An unchanged starting 15 has been named as the Wallabies team to contest this Sunday’s semi final against the All Blacks, pending the fitness of Kurtley Beale.
Nathan Sharpe will remain stranded on 99 Tests for one more week, with Rob Simmons taking his spot on the bench.
| Sekope Kepu | 1 | Tony Woodcock |
| Stephen Moore | 2 | Keven Mealamu |
| Ben Alexander | 3 | Owen Franks |
| Dan Vickerman | 4 | Brad Thorn |
| James Horwill (c) | 5 | Sam Whitelock |
| Rocky Elsom | 6 | Jerome Kaino |
| David Pocock | 7 | Richie McCaw (c) |
| Radike Samo | 8 | Kieran Read |
| Will Genia | 9 | Piri Weepu |
| Quade Cooper | 10 | Aaron Cruden |
| Digby Ioane | 11 | Richard Kahui |
| Pat McCabe | 12 | Ma'a Nonu |
| Adam Ashley-Cooper or Anthony Faingaa | 13 | Conrad Smith |
| James OConnor | 14 | Cory Jane |
| Kurtley Beale or Adam Ashley-Cooper | 15 | Israel Dagg |
| Tatafu Polota Nau | 16 | Andrew Hore |
| James Slipper | 17 | Ben Franks |
| Rob Simmons | 18 | Ali Williams |
| Ben McCalman | 19 | Victor Vito |
| Luke Burgess | 20 | Andy Ellis |
| Berrick Barnes | 21 | Stephen Donald |
| Anthony Faingaa or Rob Horne | 22 | Sonny Bill Williams |
Here’s a great pump-up video for this weekend’s clash put together by johnbristow in our forums.
