US EditionEdmed in Among 4 Changes for Australia for 2nd Rugby Championship Test Against Argentina
Tane Edmed replaces injured Tom Lynagh as starting fly half in Australia's Rugby Championship match against Argentina, with three other changes made to the Wallabies' lineup.
- Australia's Wallabies will play Argentina in a Rugby Championship match at Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday afternoon with four starting changes.
- The changes respond to injuries to Tom Lynagh and Len Ikitau, who are ruled out due to a hamstring strain and an unhealed knee laceration respectively.
- Tane Edmed will start at flyhalf for the first time, replacing Lynagh, while Hunter Paisami takes Ikitau's inside centre position to partner Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i.
- Coach Joe Schmidt said, "We're very aware of the threat Argentina will pose" and emphasized, "We'll need to be better than we were last week," acknowledging injury management challenges and fresh players ready to contribute.
- Australia aims to build on last week's tight victory against Argentina in Townsville and hold onto second place in the Rugby Championship standings, just one point behind New Zealand.
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Edmed in among 4 changes for Australia for 2nd Rugby Championship test against Argentina
Joe Schmidt has made four changes to the Wallabies starting lineup to face Argentina on Saturday in a Rugby Championship match, including the injury-forced decision to give flyhalf Tane Edmed his first test start in Australia.
Injured Lynagh, Ikitau scratched from Wallabies squad v Argentina
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The Pumas do not need any astral help to win this weekend. Their proven evolution over the past three years is the main argument to trust a victory this Saturday in Sydney. However, the statistic suggests a support, with the evidence of the facts. In that sense, there is an encouraging fact for Argentina with a view to rematch against Australia (at 1.05 a.m.): since the Rugby Championship implemented the two-party miniseries system in the same c…
After the victory in Townsville, the Australian team presents four changes for the Sydney match against Argentina. Fuente OLE
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