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Wallabies head Coach Michael Cheika has named a powerful lineup to face Fiji in Cardiff on Wednesday. The Pool A fixture will be Australia’s first appearance in the tournament and Fiji’s second after the Pacific Islanders faced England in the tournament opener on Friday evening.
Captain Stephen Moore will be joined by Scott Sio and Sekope Kepu in the strongest possible Wallaby front-row while Rob Simmons and Kane Douglas have been named ahead of Will Skelton in the second-row. Completing the starting forwards will be David Pocock, Michael Hooper and Scott Fardy. Their mobility should see Australia dominating the breakdown.
Will Genia will play scrumhalf joining Bernard Foley with Matt Giteau having continiong on at inside center. The Fijian born Tevita Kuridrani will play outside him while Rob Horne, Adam Ashley-Cooper and Israel Folau complete the lineup in the back-three.
The Wednesday World Cup fixture is to be one of three matches that day. The remaining games will see Romania debuting against France and Scotland against Japan.
Australia
15 Israel Folau, 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Rob Horne, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Will Genia, 8 David Pocock, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Stephen Moore (Captain), 1 Scott Sio
16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 James Slipper, 18 Greg Holmes, 19 Will Skelton, 20 Dean Mumm, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Matt Toomua, 23 Kurtley Beale
