Former Force player, Jono Jenkins, comes in as openside flank to replace Pat McCutcheon who dislocated his ankle during the Waratahs's 18-17 loss to the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday. Chris Alcock is back on the bench after suffering a headknock in the round two win over the Melbourne Rebels.
Foley has opted for five forwards on the bench with the
return of Wallaby lock Sitaleki Timani from a stint in Japanese club
rugby. His brother Lopeti has also been named despite being stuck in New
Zealand trying to sort out his visa so he can re-enter Australia.
Last week, he had to travel to his home country of Tonga to ensure he could get a visa clearance to enter New Zealand and play for the Waratahs against the Highlanders in Dunedin last Saturday.
Wallabies No 8 Wycliff Palu has also been ruled out. Palu failed to recover sufficiently from the lower leg injury that kept him out of last week’s match.
He had a light training run on Tuesday but was unable to get the tick of approval from medical staff with Tevita Metuisela retained at No 8.
Teams:
Waratahs: 15 Bernard Foley, 14 Tom
Kingston, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 10 Daniel
Halangahu (captain), 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Tevita Metuisela, 7 Jono Jenkins, 6 Dave
Dennis, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn
Robinson
Substitutes: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Paddy Ryan, 18 Sitaleki Timani, 19 Lopeti Timani, 20 Chris Alcock, 21 Brendan McKibbin, 22 Tom Carter
Force:
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