The Wallabies face off against the Barbarians as their October tour of New South Wales concludes. The match is set to kick-off at 3pm (AEDT) on Saturday, October 28.
This will be the first clash between these two sides since 2014 and the first in Australia since 2009.
The Wallabies boast a very impressive record against the Barbarians, having won ten of 13 overall meetings and the last nine a row.
The last Barbarians win in this fixture was a 19-7 triumph in 1976.
Australia will be looking to rebound from a forgettable Rugby Championship against an invitational team coached by countryman Alan Jones.
Key game information: Wallabies vs Barbarians
Where: Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia
When: 3:00pm (AEDT)
TV: Fox Sports 501, Channel 10
Online: Foxtel App, Foxtel Now, Tenplay
Betting: Australia $1.19, Barbarians $4.75Wallabies:
15 Karmichael Hunt, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Samu Kerevi, 12 Billy Meakes, 11 Israel Folau, 10 Duncan Paia’aua, 9 Nick Phipps (c), 8 Lopeti Timani, 7 Jack Dempsey, 6 Ned Hanigan, 5 Lukhan Tui, 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Jordan Uelese, 1 Tom Robertson.Replacements: 16 Stephen Moore, 17 Tetera Faulkner, 18 Jermaine Ainsley, 19 Ben McCalman, 20 Liam Wright, 21 Joe Powell, 22 Curtis Rona, 23 Izaia Perese.
Barbarians:
15 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 13 Tom Banks, 12 George Moala, 11 Eto Nabuli, 10 Quade Cooper (c), 9 Augustine Pulu, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Matt Hodgson, 6 Isi Naisarani, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Andrew Ready, 1 Pekahou Cowan.Replacements: 16 Anaru Rangi, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Salesi Manu, 19 Matt Philip, 20 Kane Koteka, 21 Theo Strang, 22 Sam Greene, 23 Andrew Kellaway.
Both free-to-air broadcoaster Channel Ten and pay-TV provider Foxtel will be broadcasting this game live in Australia.
Both networks will have pre-game coverage beginning at 2:30pm (AEDT), with a half hour of content before the match kicks off at 3pm. Ten’s coverage concludes at 5pm – when the match finishes – whereas Foxtel will have an additional half hour of post-match coverage, finishing at 5:30pm.
Foxtel’s coverage will be through Fox Sports More+ (507).
Streamers will be able to choose from Channel Ten’s tenplay, the Foxtel App or Foxtel Now. The Foxtel App is free to existing Foxtel subscribers, whereas Foxtel Now can be subscribed to separately.
As always, The Roar will have a live blog and highlights of the action from 3:00pm (AEDT).
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