Consistency for Cheika
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Waratahs Head Coach Michael Cheika has named an unchanged starting side for the match against the Stormers, with Adam Ashley-Cooper and Tatafu Polota-Nau named to return from injury via the bench.
Ashley-Cooper has been sidelined for almost two months with a rare knee injury but has finally been deemed fit and will return to the substitutes.
Polota-Nau will be returning to the field after suffering a head knock at training weeks ago.
Waratahs: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 13 Matt Carraro, 12 Kurtley Beale, 11 Rob Horne, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Jacques Potgieter, 5 David Dennis (captain), 4 Will Skelton, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tolu Latu, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements – from: Tatafu Polota-Nau, Jeremy Tilse, Paddy Ryan, Mitchell Chapman, Pat McCutcheon, Stephen Hoiles, Brendan McKibbin, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Jono Lance, Peter Betham.
Date: Saturday, April 11
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 19.40 (11.40 SAST; 10.40 GMT)
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner, James Leckie (New Zealand)
TMO: Peter Marshall
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