Aus U20 ready for Scottish redemption

Australia Under-20 head coach Adrian Thompson has made four changes to his starting XV to take on Scotland in the Under-20 World Cup Fifth place playoff.

 

With a mounting injury toll, Thompson has called Fereti Saaga, Riley Winter and Alex Newsome into the starting side with Ned Hanigan moving to blindside flank to cover for the injured Brad Wilkin.

 

The Aussies are now looking to finish the tournament in fifth position to ensure the best possible seeding for the 2016 tournament.

 

"Scotland are going to provide a tough challenge for us and they proved their quality with strong performances against Argentina and Ireland," said Thompson.

 

"We are looking to see improvement across the board after the loss to South Africa and want to finish the tournament strongly."

 

Australia: 15 Jonah Placid, 14 Alex Newsome, 13 Sione Tuipoloutu, 12 Duncan Paia’aua, 11 Andrew Kellaway (captain), 10 Andrew Deegan, 9 James Tuttle, 8 Adam Korczyk, 7 Michael Gunn, 6 Ned Hanigan, 5 Lukhan Lealaiauloto-tui, 4 Riley Winter, 3 Matt Sandell, 2 Folau Faingaa, 1 Fereti Saaga.

Replacements: 16 Cameron Orr, 17 Connal McInerney, 18 Tyrel Lomax, 19 Sam Croke, 20 Olly Kamp, 21 Isaak Fines-Leleiwasa, 22 James Dalgleish, 23 Campbell Magnay.

 

Date: Monday, June 15

Venue: Stadio San Michele, Calvisano

Kick-off: 16.30 (14.30 GMT)

Referee: TBC