The Wallabies have announced the team to play the USA Eagles at Soldier Field in Chicago Sunday morning AEDT.
It’s looking like a chance for the dirt trackers to have a run out, save for the potential 9-10-12 combo of Phipps, Foley and Giteau. Regular Wallabies Captain Stephen Moore isn’t even in the squad for the match, instead James Slipper takes on the skipper role and Matt Giteau says “I’m the Vice Captain”.
There are two uncapped players in Toby Smith and Taqele Naiyaravoro on the bench – a good way for Cheiks to lock the Fijian flying shithouse into the Green and Gold.
Qantas Wallabies team to play USA Eagles at Soldier Field, Chicago
6.40pm Saturday 5 September local time (9.40am Sunday 6 September AEST)
1. James Slipper – C – (67 Tests)
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau (53 Tests)
3. Greg Holmes (17 Tests)
4. Kane Douglas (15 Tests)
5. Rob Simmons (52 Tests)
6. Ben McCalman – VC – (40 Tests)
7. Sean McMahon (3 Tests)
8. Wycliff Palu (55 Tests)
9. Nick Phipps (31 Tests)
10. Bernard Foley (17 Tests)
11. Rob Horne (26 Tests)
12. Matt Giteau – VC – (95 Tests)
13. Henry Speight (3 Tests)
14. Joe Tomane (15 Tests)
15. Kurtley Beale (52 Tests)
Finishers
16. James Hanson (9 Tests)
17. Scott Sio (9 Tests)
18. Toby Smith (uncapped)
19. Dean Mumm (36 Tests)
20. Sam Carter (11 Tests)
21. Quade Cooper (56 Tests)
22. Will Genia (59 Tests)
23. Taqele Naiyaravoro (Uncapped)
