Australia and Wales meet in the 2nd test of Wales’ tour down under this Saturday, 16 June. Kick off 12.00 SA time. Both teams have been announced for this game.
Wales coach Rob Howley has made four changes to the team that lost to Australia in the first test match.
The changes to the starting line up in the forwards see hooker Mathew Rees replace Keith Owens and lock Alun wyn Jones replace Luke Charteris. Ryan Jones also starts in place of injured Toby Faletau. Charteris has been included as a replacement, while Owens has been ommitted from the match day 22.
In the backline, Ashley Beck who impressed coming off the bench last week, starts in place of Scott Williams. Williams will be on the bench.
Teams as follows:
Australia : 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper (NSW); 14 Cooper Vuna (Melbourne), 13 Rob Horne (NSW), 12 Pat McCabe (ACT); 11 Digby Ioane (Queensland); 10 Berrick Barnes (NSW); 9 Will Genia (Queensland); 1 Benn Robinson (NSW), 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau (NSW), 3 Sekope Kepu (NSW), 4 Rob Simmons (Queensland), 5 Nathan Sharpe (Western Force), 6 Scott Higginbotham (Queensland), 7 David Pocock (Western Force, capt), 8 Wycliff Palu (NSW).
Replacements : 16 Stephen Moore (ACT), 17 Ben Alexander (ACT), 18 Dave Dennis (NSW), 19 Michael Hooper (ACT), 20 Nic White (ACT), 21 Anthony Fainga’a (Queensland), 22 Mike Harris (Queensland).
Wales : 15 Leigh Halfpenny (Blues); 14 Alex Cuthbert (Blues), 13 Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), 12 Ashley Beck (Ospreys), 11 George North (Scarlets); 10 Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), 9 Mike Phillips (Bayonne); 1 Gethin Jenkins (Toulon), 2 Matthew Rees (Scarlets), 3 Adam Jones (Ospreys), 4 Bradley Davies (Blues), 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), 6 Dan Lydiate (Dragons), 7 Sam Warburton (Blues, capt), 8 Ryan Jones (Ospreys).
Replacements : 16 Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), 17 Paul James (Ospreys), 18 Luke Charteris (Perpignan), 19 Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), 20 Rhys Webb (Ospreys), 21 James Hook (Perpignan), 22 Scott Williams (Scarlets)