Australia Go Tall Against Argentina

Australia Head Coach Michael Cheika has opted to go tall against Argentina on Saturday. His starting lineup to take on Los Pumas at Twickenham sees a giant second row of Rory Arnold and Adam Coleman. With David Pocock and Sean McMahon injured a third lock, Lopeti Timani, has been named at no8 and a fourth, Dean Mumm, at flanker.

The fixture is a final round match of the Rugby Championship. It marks the first ever match in tournament history to be played at a neutral venue. Argentina’s decision to relocate the fixture to the British capital is expected to be replicated by others in future years.

The match is a repeat of the World Cup semi-final from a year ago where Australia were 29-15 winners. It also sees the teams returning to the same venue.

AUSTRALIA
1 Scott Sio, 2 Stephen Moore (capt.), 3 Sekope Kepu, 4 Rory Arnold, 5 Adam Coleman, 6 Dean Mumm, 7 Michael Hooper, 8 Lopeti Timani, 9 Will Genia, 10 Quade Cooper, 11 Reece Hodge, 12 Bernard Foley, 13 Samu Kerevi, 14 Dane Haylett-Petty, 15 Israel Folau

Replacements (one to be left out): 16 James Hanson, 17 Tom Robertson, 18 Allan Ala’alatoa, 19 Kane Douglas, 20 Scott Fardy, 21 Leroy Houston, 22 Nick Phipps, 23 Tevita Kuridrani, 24 Sefa Naivalu