Kangaroos announce team to play New Zealand in Four Nations.

21st October, 2014

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21st October, 2014

The Australian Kangaroos have announced their team for the opening game of the Four Nations against the New Zealand Kiwis.

Coach Tim Sheens has been given an understrength squad to work with the for the campaign, and has been forced to make a number of adjustments to his starting team from their last Test match against New Zealand.

Greg Inglis has been installed at fullback in the absence of Billy Slater and Jarryd Hayne, while Josh Mansour will make his debut on the wing alongside Daniel Tupou.

Dylan Walker will also make his debut in the centres, prop Aaron Woods and interchange forward Aidan Guerra have all been named to make their first appearance against the Kiwis in an Australian side hit by injury-enforced withdrawals.

In the absence of Johnathan Thurston, Daly Cherry-Evans has been chosen to partner Cooper Cronk in the Kangaroos halves.

Beau Scott has been named in the back-row alongside Ryan Hoffman and Greg Bird, for his first Test cap since 2011.

Sam Thaiday will partner Woods in the frontrow, with captain Cameron Smith slotting into hooker.

Greg Inglis will take the fullback role vacated by a shoulder injury to Billy Slater and Walker fills the right centre position that was opened up by Jarryd Hayne’s departure to America.

Michael Jennings will play left centre next to Tupou.

Guerra, Robbie Farah, Josh Papalii, Corey Parker, Boyd Cordner, David Klemmer and Sione Mata’utia have all been named on an extended bench.

	Player	NRL Club
1	Greg Inglis	South Sydney Rabbitohs
2	Josh Mansour	Penrith Panthers
3	Michael Jennings	Sydney Roosters
4	Dylan Walker	South Sydney Rabbitohs
5	Daniel Tupou	Sydney Roosters
6	Daly Cherry-Evans	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
7	Cooper Cronk	Melbourne Storm
8	Aaron Woods	Wests Tigers
9	Cameron Smith (c)	Melbourne Storm
10	Sam Thaiday	Brisbane Broncos
11	Beau Scott	Newcastle Knights
12	Ryan Hoffman	Melbourne Storm
13	Greg Bird	Gold Coast Titans
14.	Robbie Farah	Wests Tigers
15.	Aidan Guerra	Sydney Roosters
16	Josh Papalii	Canberra Raiders
17	Corey Parker	Brisbane Broncos
18	Boyd Cordner	Sydney Roosters
19	David Klemmer	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
20	Sione MataÂ’utia	Newcastle Knights

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