Wallabies name teenage star to face England in World Cup quarter-final

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Michael Cheika has sprung a selection gamble as he looks to find the winning formula against Eddie Jones's England.

On both occasions Petaia was played out of position on the wing, whereas against England he will be in his favoured outside centre position — albeit against a side of significantly higher quality than the tier-two nations he has played before.

His direct opponents in the England centres will be bulldozing Samoa-born centre Manu Tuilagi and Henry Slade, after Jones dropped George Ford to the bench, moving Owen Farrell inside from 12 to 10. England Rugby tweet:BREAKING | Here’s your England to face Australia in the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup in Oita on Saturday.

In the halves, veteran Will Genia has been given the nod at half-back ahead of Nic White, and will partner Christian Lealiifano. It is just the second time the pair have started a Test match together and marks the sixth Test match in a row in which Cheika has shuffled his halves pairing.Reece Hodge returns to the side after serving a three-game ban for a high tackle against FijiKurtley Beale — who suffered a concussion against Georgia — has been named to start at full-back but could yet be replaced by Dane Haylett-Petty should he fail to recover from the knock in time.

 

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