Folau among three new caps for Wallabies against British Lions
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June 21, 2013, Friday
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CODE-SWITCHING Israel Folau will become a dual international when he makes his Wallabies debut against the Lions tomorrow, one of three new caps in an Australia lineup aiming to repeat its 2001 series win over the combined British and Irish team.
The ex-Australia rugby league international only started playing rugby union this season, after a brief stopover in the Aussie rules Australian Football League. He has played 13 matches - mostly at fullback - for the New South Wales Waratahs.
He'll make his Wallabies debut on the right wing along with Brumbies pair, backrower Ben Mowen and center Christian Leali'ifano, in the first test at Brisbane, where he already has experience in one of the toughest battle grounds in contact sports - the annual rugby league State of Origin.
Folau and Leali'ifano will figure in a reshaped Wallabies backline with Melbourne Rebels playmaker James O'Connor starting at flyhalf for only the second time in a test match and Berrick Barnes at fullback. Veteran scrumhalf Will Genia will control the backline featuring his Reds teammate Digby Ioane on the left wing, while Leali'ifano will combine with experienced utility Adam Ashley-Cooper in the centers.
The ex-Australia rugby league international only started playing rugby union this season, after a brief stopover in the Aussie rules Australian Football League. He has played 13 matches - mostly at fullback - for the New South Wales Waratahs.
He'll make his Wallabies debut on the right wing along with Brumbies pair, backrower Ben Mowen and center Christian Leali'ifano, in the first test at Brisbane, where he already has experience in one of the toughest battle grounds in contact sports - the annual rugby league State of Origin.
Folau and Leali'ifano will figure in a reshaped Wallabies backline with Melbourne Rebels playmaker James O'Connor starting at flyhalf for only the second time in a test match and Berrick Barnes at fullback. Veteran scrumhalf Will Genia will control the backline featuring his Reds teammate Digby Ioane on the left wing, while Leali'ifano will combine with experienced utility Adam Ashley-Cooper in the centers.
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