Australia A national rugby union team
Australia A are a national representative rugby union team of Australian rugby union. They are a second tier team to the national side, the Wallabies. Australia 'A' matches are usually used as a stepping stone up to Wallaby selection. The team often plays at smaller venues than the Wallabies, and fringe Wallaby players usually have a chance to impress selecters during these games. The team will often feature in games in tours such as when the British and Irish Lions come to Australia.
Australia were originally invited to take part in the Pacific Nations Cup but decided against sending a team stating that they wanted to focus on their domestic competition. However, Australia hosted two games in the inaugural tournament and then joined the competition in 2007.[1]
2007 Pacific Nations Squad
- Berrick Barnes
- Kurtley Beale
- Rodney Blake
- Will Caldwell
- Alister Campbell (c)
- Sam Cordingley
- Ryan Cross
- Gene Fairbanks
- Gareth Hardy
- Nic Henderson
- Peter Hewat
- Josh Holmes
- Dean Mumm
- Jeremy Paul
- Junior Pelesasa
- David Pocock
- Tatafu Polota-Nau
- David Pusey
- Julian Salvi
- Haig Sare
- Clinton Schifcofske
- Troy Takiari
- Jone Tawake
- Lachlan Turner
- Adam Wallace-Harrison
- Coach: Laurie Fisher
2007 Pacific Nations Cup Results
| Team | P | W | D | L | BP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior ABs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| Australia A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Samoa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Fiji | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Tonga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
See also
References
- ^ "Australia A to join Pacific Cup". BBC. Retrieved 19 October.
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