Wallabies TeamStarters |
Wales TeamRun on XV |
| 1. Scott Sio (60 Tests)
2. Tolu Latu (16 Tests) 3. Allan Alaalatoa (34 Tests) 4. Izack Rodda (22 Tests) 5. Rory Arnold (23 Tests) 6. David Pocock (79 Tests) 7. Michael Hooper (c) (96 Tests) 8. Isi Naisarani (5 Tests) 9. Will Genia (106 Tests) 10. Bernard Foley (70 Tests) 11. Marika Koroibete (25 Tests) 12. Samu Kerevi (vc) (30 Tests) 13. James O’Connor (49 Tests) 14. Adam Ashley-Cooper (119 Tests) 15. Dane Haylett-Petty (34 Tests) |
1. Wyn Jones
2. Ken Owens 3. Tom Francis 4. Jake Ball 5. Alun Wyn Jones (c) 6. Aaron Wainwright 7. Justin Tipuric 8. Josh Navidi 9. Gareth Davies 10. Dan Biggar 11. Josh Adams 12. Hadleigh Parkes 13. Jonathan Davies 14. George North 15. Liam Williams |
Finishers |
Replacements |
| 16. Jordan Uelese (5 Tests)
17. James Slipper (92 Tests) 18. Sekope Kepu (107 Tests) 19. Adam Coleman (35 Tests) 20. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (17 Tests) 21. Nic White (27 Tests) 22. Matt To’omua (48 Tests) 23. Kurtley Beale (88 Tests) |
16. Elliot Dee
17. Nicky Smith 18. Dillon Lewis 19. Aaron Shingler 20. Ross Moriarty 21. Tomos Williams 22. Rhys Patchell 23. Owen Watkin |
Where: Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
When: Sunday 29th September 5:45pm East Coast Elitist Time
Referee: Romain Poite (FRA)
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce (ENG) Karl Dickson (ENG) TMO: Ben Skeen (NZL)
Key points/Observations:
- The starting forward pack (no. 1-8) and ‘finishers’ (16-20) have been kept the same from last test match against Fiji.
- Adam Ashley-Cooper (AAC) has replaced the suspended Reece Hodge. AAC will play in his 4th world cup consecutively from 2007.
- Haylett-Petty has been chosen to start ahead of Beale, which may be due to his skills to diffuse a predicted aerial barrage from Wales no.10 Dan Biggar
- Nic White and Christian Lealiifano have lost their starting positions to Will Genia and Bernard Foley, with only White being named on the bench.
- James O’Connor will bring up his 50th Test.
- Coach Michael Cheika has kept his cards close to his chest by saying that these are “Not form decisions at all. I just want to make a different picture for this game.” Which is surely a bluff when a loss would almost certainly mean matches against England in a quarter final and then New Zealand in a semi final.
