Wallabies name strong side

Tue, 03 Nov 09:01:18 2009

Gloucester will face an Australia side boasting nine full internationals at Kingsholm on Tuesday night.

NSW Waratahs lock Dean Mumm, 25, captains the Wallabies in their final outing before tackling England on Saturday in the first leg of their Grand Slam bid.

Outside centre Ryan Cross is the only player retained in Australia's starting XV from last weekend's defeat by New Zealand in Tokyo, but he is joined by the front-line international quintet of Mumm, wingers Lachie Turner and Drew Mitchell, scrum-half Luke Burgess and hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau. Fly-half Quade Cooper, number eight Richard Brown and prop Sekope Kepu also have international experience.

Australia team to play Gloucester at Kingsholm:

K Beale (NSW Waratahs), L Turner (NSW Waratahs), R Cross (Western Force), T Smith (Brumbies), D Mitchell (NSW Waratahs), Q Cooper (Queensland Reds), L Burgess (NSW Waratahs), S Kepu (NSW Waratahs), T Polota-Nau (NSW Waratahs), S Ma'afu (Brumbies), D Dennis (NSW Waratahs), D Mumm (NSW Waratahs, capt), M Chapman (Brumbies), M Hodgson (Western Force), R Brown (Western Force).

Replacements: P Cowan (Western Force), M Dunning (Western Force), M Chisholm (Brumbies), W Palu (NSW Waratahs), R Kingi (Queensland Reds), M Toomua (Brumbies), J O'Connor (Western Force).

 

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