Australia V New Zeland

[Berkeley_Eagle]

Aussie Team:
1. Slater
2. Boyd
3. Inglis
4. Hodges
5. Folou
6. Lockyer
7. Thurston
8. Price
9. Smith
10. Civoniceva
11. Laffranachi
12. Gallen
13. Stewart

14. Gidley
15. Kite
16. Bailey
17. Watmough


Kiwis squad: Roy Asotasi, Adam Blair, Greg Eastwood, David Fa'alogo Nathan Fien, Bronson Harrison, Lance Hohaia, Jeff Lima, Issac Luke, Simon Mannering, Benji Marshall (capt), Jason Nightingale, Sam Perrett, Frank Pritchard, Jerome Ropati, Jeremy Smith, Iosia Soliola, Manu Vatuvei.


http://www.livenews.com.au/sport/benji-marshall-to-captain-kiwis/2009/5/3/205059

 

[Disco]

Im suprised Watmough made it and suprised Matai missed out

So are these players out of the broncos game? or can they backup?

 

[Rex]

Im suprised Watmough made it and suprised Matai missed out

So are these players out of the broncos game? or can they backup?

Assume Matai will be picked for NZ, or has Kiwi team been announced? 

Understand players can back up, although Manly's forwards will presumably be more affected by the short turnaround than the Bronco backs.

 

[Disco]

We'll his not in the Kiwi squad so i'd say he is out

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Personally I would have picked Matai, but don't mind the loyalty they have shown, Soliola is always average for the chooks, but dynamite for the Kiwis