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The NSW Waratahs have shifted Wallabies star Berrick Barnes out of five-eighth to allow Daniel Halangahu to start in Saturday’s clash with Super 14 champions the Bulls.
The reliable Halangahu has been handed the No.10 jersey with Barnes shunted to inside centre and Kurtley Beale benched in the wake of last weekend’s disappointing loss to the Stormers.
Halangahu joins lock Dave Dennis as the changes to the run-on side, while 19-year-old back-rower Locky McCaffrey will debut on the bench alongside centre Rob Horne, who returns from a hamstring injury.
“Daniel’s done a really good job when he’s come on at the back end of the game,” Waratahs coach Chris Hickey said of Halangahu.
“He gives us really good game management and we think that by having Daniel along with Berrick there at 10 and 12 we’ll have good game management throughout the whole game.”
Wallaby tourist Dennis will notch his first run-on cap at Super 14 level replacing the benched Will Caldwell.
“He brings aggression, he’s got good mobility, good speed around the park and he’s an explosive jumper in the lineouts – he covers all those areas which are going to be important in the match against the Bulls,” Hickey said.
McCaffrey was Sydney rugby competition the Shute Shield’s 2009 rookie of the year.
NSW Waratahs: Sosene Anesi, Lachie Turner, Tom Carter, Berrick Barnes, Drew Mitchell, Daniel Halangahu, Luke Burgess, Wycliff Palu, Phil Waugh (capt), Ben Mowen, Kane Douglas, Dave Dennis, Al Baxter, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Benn Robinson. Res: Damien Fitzpatrick, Sekope Kepu, Will Caldwell, Locky McCaffrey, Josh Holmes, Kurtley Beale, Rob Horne.
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