Australia rings in the changes for decider
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August 24, 2011, Wednesday
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AUSTRALIA coach Robbie Deans recalled centre Anthony Fainga'a and forwards Dan Vickerman and Radike Samo yesterday for the Tri-Nations decider against New Zealand in Brisbane.
Lock Vickerman will join newly appointed Wallabies captain James Horwill, who will lead his country for the first time, in the second row with outside centre Fainga'a winning his seventh cap.
Fainga'a inclusion means Adam Ashley-Cooper switches to the wing to take over from James O'Connor, who was suspended after he missed the World Cup team announcement following what local media reported was a night out.
Australia will be looking for its first victory over the All Blacks in Brisbane for 19 years although the Bledisloe Cup is beyond it having lost to New Zealand 14-30 in Auckland earlier this month.
Australia and New Zealand both have nine points from their three matches after the All Blacks lost to South Africa on Saturday while the Wallabies beat the Springboks a fortnight ago to keep their chances of a first Tri-Nations title since 2001 alive.
"The group showed a lot of character to bounce back in South Africa but no one in our party is getting ahead of themselves," Deans said.
All Blacks coach Graham Henry opted to remain loyal to a solid core of players that have been together for at least five years when he named New Zealand's 30-man World Cup squad yesterday.
Much of the squad had been signalled before New Zealand Rugby Union president Bryan Williams read out the list of names now shouldered with the burden of expectations from a rugby-mad nation in a televised media conference from Brisbane.
Several players, including loose forward Liam Messam and lock Jarrad Hoeata, had already returned home, having been told after Saturday's loss they had not made the cut.
Lock Vickerman will join newly appointed Wallabies captain James Horwill, who will lead his country for the first time, in the second row with outside centre Fainga'a winning his seventh cap.
Fainga'a inclusion means Adam Ashley-Cooper switches to the wing to take over from James O'Connor, who was suspended after he missed the World Cup team announcement following what local media reported was a night out.
Australia will be looking for its first victory over the All Blacks in Brisbane for 19 years although the Bledisloe Cup is beyond it having lost to New Zealand 14-30 in Auckland earlier this month.
Australia and New Zealand both have nine points from their three matches after the All Blacks lost to South Africa on Saturday while the Wallabies beat the Springboks a fortnight ago to keep their chances of a first Tri-Nations title since 2001 alive.
"The group showed a lot of character to bounce back in South Africa but no one in our party is getting ahead of themselves," Deans said.
All Blacks coach Graham Henry opted to remain loyal to a solid core of players that have been together for at least five years when he named New Zealand's 30-man World Cup squad yesterday.
Much of the squad had been signalled before New Zealand Rugby Union president Bryan Williams read out the list of names now shouldered with the burden of expectations from a rugby-mad nation in a televised media conference from Brisbane.
Several players, including loose forward Liam Messam and lock Jarrad Hoeata, had already returned home, having been told after Saturday's loss they had not made the cut.
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