The Australian Under 20s side to tackle Italy in their final pool match of the IRB Junior World Championship has been named as Australia look to make strong run to the finals.
The Australians need to defeat Italy to secure a good seeding for the finals of the tournament.
After being defeated by England 38-24, the match against Italy has become a must win for the side.
Australian Under 20s Head Coach Adrian Thompson is confident his team will overcome the Italians.
“There are no easy matches in this tournament and we will have to be wary of Italy after they beat Argentina 29-26.”
“We had a good hard look at what we did wrong after our match against England and I know the guys have been really keen to rectify where they went astray in that match.”
Australian Under 20s:
1. Cameron Orr
2. Feleti Kaitu’u
3. Tom Robertson
4. Tom Staniforth
5. Jack Payne
6. Sean McMahon - c
7. Jack Dempsey
8. Ross Haylett-Petty
9. Angus Pulver
10. David Horwitz
11. Andrew Robinson
12. Luke Burton
13. Lalakai Foketi
14. Brad Lacey
15. Andrew Kellaway
Reserves:
16. Tevita Vea
17. Rory O’Connor
18. Allan Alaalatoa
19. Lolo Fakaosilea
20. Sam Croke
21. Joe Powell
22. Jimmy Stewart
23. Conrad Quick
Pool A
Team
Win
Draw
Loss
Points
England
2
0
0
10
Australia
1
0
1
5
Italy
1
0
1
4
Argentina
0
0
2
1
The Australian Under 20s will play Italy on Tuesday 10 June at 13:35 AEST at ECOlight Stadium, Pukekohe. The match will be broadcast live on FOX SPORTS.