{"id":15254,"date":"2012-10-05T05:31:56","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T03:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/rugby-australia-make-five-changes-for-pumas-clash\/"},"modified":"2012-10-05T05:31:56","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T03:31:56","slug":"rugby-australia-make-five-changes-for-pumas-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-australia-make-five-changes-for-pumas-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Australia make five changes for Pumas&#8217; clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Rex Gowar<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">BUENOS AIRES<\/span> Oct 4 (Reuters) &#8211; Injury-ravaged Australia<br \/>\nhave gone for greater bulk with five changes for their final<br \/>\nRugby Championship match against Argentina in Rosario on<br \/>\nSaturday while the Pumas are unchanged.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Both sides want to finish on a winning note with Argentina,<br \/>\ncrushed 54-15 by title winners New Zealand last weekend, looking<br \/>\nfor their first victory in their debut season in the southern<br \/>\nhemisphere&#8217;s elite tournament and fancying their chances after a<br \/>\nnarrow 23-19 loss to the Wallabies on the Gold Coast three weeks<br \/>\nago.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wing Nick Cummins will win his first cap for the Wallabies,<br \/>\nwho went down 31-8 to South Africa in Johannesburg last<br \/>\nSaturday, on the right in place of Dominic Shipperley who is on<br \/>\nthe bench.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Injuries have put Berrick Barnes and centre Adam<br \/>\nAshley-Cooper out of contention to face the Pumas with Mike<br \/>\nHarris stepping in for Barnes as fullback and main goal kicker<br \/>\nin the side named on Thursday by coach Robbie Deans.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ben Tapuai replacing Ashley-Cooper at outside centre for his<br \/>\nsecond cap completes three changes Deans has made in the backs.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that the Pumas will be coming straight at us, and<br \/>\nwill be looking to profit in the collision in the same way that<br \/>\nthe Springboks did last week,&#8221; Deans said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve addressed that, both internally in our discussions,<br \/>\nbut also with our selection, where we have gone for the players<br \/>\nwe feel are best suited to that approach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are two changes in the forwards with Sitaleki Timani<br \/>\ncoming in for Dave Dennis for his first test as blindside<br \/>\nflanker after winning six caps in the second row and James<br \/>\nSlipper in the front row in favour of loosehead Benn Robinson.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES Oct 4 (Reuters) &#8211; Injury-ravaged Australia have gone for greater bulk with five changes for their final Rugby Championship match against Argentina in Rosario on Saturday while the Pumas are unchanged. 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