The Rugby Championship continues this weekend for the Wallabies when they take on the Springboks in South Africa.
After a week of off-field turmoil, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has come up with yet another new lineup for the clash in Pretoria.
The biggest talking point is at fly-half where Kurtley Beale has been recalled to the starting XV at fly-half in place of Quade Cooper to take the reins of the Wallabies backline at Loftus. On the bench Rob Simmons has been named to provide cover at lock in a reserves bench that sees a 5/2 split.
The Team is:
15. Berrick Barnes
14. Dominic Shipperley
13. Adam Ashley-Cooper
12. Pat McCabe
11. Digby Ioane
10. Kurtley Beale
9. Nick Phipps
8. Radike Samo
7. Michael Hooper
6. Dave Dennis
5. Nathan Sharpe (C)
4. Kane Douglas
3. Ben Alexander
2. Tatafu Polota Nau
1. Benn Robinson
Reserves:
16. Saia Fainga’a
17. James Slipper
18. Rob Simmons
19. Scott Higginbotham
20. Liam Gill
21. Brett Sheehan
22. Anthony Fainga’a
Meanwhile, under fire Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has named his side for the clash with all eyes on who would take on the fly-half duties after some less than impressive performances from the under fire Morne Steyn.
Zane Kirchner; Bryan Habana, Jean de Villiers, Francois Steyn/Jaco Taute, Francois Hougaard; Johan Goosen, Ruan Pienaar; Duane Vermeulen, Willem Alberts, Francois Louw, Andries Bekker, Eben Etzebeth, Jannie du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Tendai Mtawarira. Reserves: Tiaan Liebenberg, Coenie Oosthuizen, Flip van der Merwe, Marcell Coetzee, Elton Jantjies, Jaco Taute/Juan de Jongh, Pat Lambie.
