Norton-Knight drafted in by Australia 'A'
ARU
June 13, 2007
Selectors have today named the Australia A team for this Saturday's highly-anticipated iRB Pacific Nations Cup showdown with the Junior All Blacks at Carisbrook Park in Dunedin. There are a total of nine changes to the starting line-up which defeated Japan 71-10 last Saturday in Townsville, including the introduction of Waratahs and Wallabies fly-half Sam Norton-Knight. Reds utility back Clinton Schifcofske has been ruled out of this weekend's Australia A line-up through injury. "Clinton has been traveling with a calf strain and it has not improved," said Laurie Fisher today. "That means Lachie Turner (Waratahs) will come onto the bench," he said. The Australia A squad also welcomes into the starting line-up Reds and Wallabies prop Rodney Blake, who has recovered after ankle surgery and Reds and Wallabies lock/flanker Hugh McMeniman, also back from injury. Try scorer for the Wallabies in his debut Test against Wales, Digby Ioane has been named on the wing. He will be partnered on the wing by Western Force teammate, Cameron Shepherd who also returns from the Wallabies squad. "With Digby and Cameron in the line-up we will have no shortage of pace out wide, and with Rodney and Hugh back on the paddock there is no shortage of grunt up front," Laurie Fisher added. Both Australia A and the Junior All Blacks are unbeaten in the Pacific Nations Cup Series to date.
The Australia A team is:
Reserves:
Head Coach: Laurie Fisher |
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