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Teams named for RWC semi final

Teams named for RWC semi final

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 Kepu1Tony Woodcock
Stephen Moore2Keven Mealamu
Ben Alexander3Owen Franks
Dan Vickerman4Brad Thorn
James Horwill (c)5Sam Whitelock
Rocky Elsom6Jerome Kaino
David Pocock7Richie McCaw (c)
Radike Samo8Kieran Read
Will Genia9Piri Weepu
Quade Cooper10Aaron Cruden
Digby Ioane11Richard Kahui
Pat McCabe12Ma'a Nonu
Adam Ashley-Cooper or Anthony Fainga’a13Conrad Smith
James O’Connor14Cory Jane
Kurtley Beale or Adam Ashley-Cooper15Israel Dagg
Tatafu Polota Nau16Andrew Hore
James Slipper17Ben Franks
Rob Simmons18Ali Williams
Ben McCalman19Victor Vito
Luke Burgess20Andy Ellis
Berrick Barnes21Stephen Donald
Anthony Fainga’a or Rob Horne22Sonny Bill Williams

Here’s a great pump-up video for this weekend’s clash put together by johnbristow in our forums.

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