Rugby League: Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga is considering his options following Cam Munster being possibly fit for the upcoming All Blacks clash.
With Australia and New Zealand to face each other in next week’s Pacific Cup final, Saturday night’s clash at AAMI Park is essentially a dead rubber, however it certainly won’t feel like one.
Both the Kiwis and the Kangaroos will want to gain the ascendancy this week ahead of the final in seven days time, with New Zealand also looking for revenge after last year’sKangaroos five-eighth Cam Munster battled with an illness this week and was in some doubt to play, but has been cleared to take his place.Nicho Hynes and Tom Flegler will make their Test match debuts, with the Sharks playmaker to start on the bench.
For the Kiwis, veteran Kieran Foran will start the game at dummy-half with Nu Brown dropping to the bench.1. James Tedesco 2. Dylan Edwards 3. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 4. Kotoni Staggs 5. Valentine Holmes 6. Cameron Munster 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Jake Trbojevic 9. Ben Hunt 10. Thomas Flegler 11. Cameron Murray 12. Reuben Cotter 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Harry Grant 15. Lindsay Collins 16. Patrick Carrigan 17. Nicho Hynes 18. Liam Martin 19. Selwyn Cobbo 20. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 21. Payne Haas1.
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