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Australia A or what you might term the Wallabies reserves get their chance to shine against Samoa in the Pacific Nations Cup. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 11:00am AEST.
Brumbies scrumhalf Ryan Lonergan will captain the team.
Fraser McReight is set to start alongside Tim Anstee and Will Harris in the backrow as Anstee returns to the gold jersey, last representing his country for the Aussie 7s.
The game is in Fiji and it’s a special occasion for Fijian-born Seru Uru returning home after being named in the second row alongside Ryan Smith.
Matt Gibbon, Billy Pollard and former Wallaby Tom Robertson have all been named in the front row. Robertson is eager to impress as he aims to return to the Wallabies outfit.
Super Rugby sensation Tane Edmed will wear the No.10 jersey and is joined by Waratahs teammates Lalakai Foketi and Mark Nawaqanitawase who have also been named in the starting backline.
Hodge, Reds pairing Jock Campbell and Hamish Stewart round out the backline with Stewart taking the number 12 jersey while Campbell will look to make an impact from the left wing.
“I’ve been extremely impressed with Ryan’s (Lonergan) ability to lead his Brumbies side over their successful Super Rugby Pacific campaign,” said coach Jason Gilmore.
“He’s certainly the right man for the job and pairing him in front of two already proven leaders in McReight and Hodge as vice-captains builds us a pretty inspiring leadership group.
“We’ve had to make some extremely tough decisions leading up to game one with many players missing out on a jersey that certainly deserves it.”
Venue: ANZ National Stadium, Suva, Fiji
Kick-off: 11:00am AEST
Live stream: Stan Sport
Australia A
1. Matt Gibbon, 2. Billy Pollard, 3. Tom Robertson, 4. Seru Uru, 5. Ryan Smith, 6. Tim Anstee, 7. Fraser McReight, 8. Will Harris, 9. Ryan Lonergan (c), 10. Tane Edmed, 11. Jock Campbell, 12. Hamish Stewart, 13. Lalakai Foketi, 14. Mark Nawaqanitawase, 15. Reece Hodge,
Reserves
16. Feleti Kaitu’u, 17. Harry Hoopert, 18. Archer Holz, 19. Hugh Sinclair, 20. Langi Gleeson, 21. James Tuttle, 22. Hudson Creighton, 23. Dylan Pietsch,
Samoa
1. Aki Seivli, 2. Seilala Lam, 3. Michael Alaalatoa (c), 4. Samuel Slade, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Olajuwon Noa, 7. Alamanda Motuga, 8. Fritz Lee, 9. Ereatara Enari, 10. Rodney Iona, 11. Nigel Ah Wong, 12. D’Angelo Levila, 13. Neria Fomai, 14. Lolagi Visinia, 15. Danny Toalia
Reserves
16. Ray Nivia, 17. Andrew Tuala, 18. Marco Fepuleai, 19. Theo McFarland, 20. Henry Time-Stowers, 21. Jack Lam, 22. Jonathan Taumateine, 23. Henry Taefu
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