Rabbitohs Turn Into Kiwis This Friday
06 May 2008
Three of the Rabbitohs' finest have been selected to represent New Zealand in this Friday's Centenary Test against Australia to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Roy Asotasi has been named in the front row, captaining the Kiwis against the Kangaroos for the second time. Joining him in the engine will be Issac Luke who has been named as hooker, and David Fa'alogo will lock the scrum.
The Kiwis are naming a strong line-up to take on Australia with Sonny-Bill Williams playing from the second-row, Leeds' Brent Webb playing fullback and Frank Pritchard being injected into the game from the interchange bench.
The New Zealand side is:
1. Brent Webb (Leeds)
2. Jason Nightingale (Dragons)
3. Setaimata Sa (Roosters)
4. Iosia Soliola (Roosters)
5. Sam Perrett (Roosters)
6. Ben Roberts (Bulldogs)
7. Thomas Leuluai (Wigan)
8. Roy Asotasi (c) (Rabbitohs)
9. Issac Luke (Rabbitohs)
10. Nathan Cayless (Eels)
11. Sonny Bill Williams (Bulldogs)
12. Simon Mannering (Warriors)
13. David Fa'alogo (Rabbitohs)
Interchange:
14. Jeremy Smith (Storm)
15. Dene Halatau (Tigers)
16. Adam Blair (Storm)
17. Frank Pritchard (Panthers)
Coach - Stephen Kearney