Australia name side for opener
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Australia name side for opener
Australia head coach Michael Cheika has named his team for their opening match of Rugby World Cup 2015 against Fiji at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on Wednesday.
The Wallabies head into the match with seven Rugby World Cup debutants in the starting XV, including Scott Sio, Kane Douglas, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper, Bernard Foley, Tevita Kuridrani and Israel Folau.
The starting line-up boasts 720 caps worth of test experience. This is the second most experienced starting line-up for the Wallabies in a World Cup match, behind only the 798 test caps that started against Japan on 8 September 2007.
Matt Giteau will play his first World Cup match in eight years, as will Greg Holmes should he come on as a replacement.
Giteau, Stephen Moore and Adam Ashley-Cooper will all play in their third World Cup.
The Wallabies head into the match with seven Rugby World Cup debutants in the starting XV, including Scott Sio, Kane Douglas, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper, Bernard Foley, Tevita Kuridrani and Israel Folau.
The starting line-up boasts 720 caps worth of test experience. This is the second most experienced starting line-up for the Wallabies in a World Cup match, behind only the 798 test caps that started against Japan on 8 September 2007.
Matt Giteau will play his first World Cup match in eight years, as will Greg Holmes should he come on as a replacement.
Giteau, Stephen Moore and Adam Ashley-Cooper will all play in their third World Cup.
