Weekend rugby preview: teamsheets and fixtures 26 June 2010

25 June 2010 in All Blacks,International,Springboks,Wallabies by Dooley

Yet another action packed weekend of international rugby fixtures await us. Get the fridge stocked with beer, fire up the grill and warm up the HD screen. Here are all the teamsheets and broadcast times for your teams:

All Blacks VS Wales:

26June 2010 19h35 [GMT+12]

New Zealand: 15. Mils Muliaina, 14. Cory Jane, 13. Richard Kahui, 12. Benson Stanley, 11. Zac Guildford, 10. Daniel Carter, 9. Jimmy Cowan, 8. Kieran Read, 7. Richie McCaw (capt), 6. Jerome Kaino, 5. Tom Donnelly, 4. Brad Thorn, 3. Neemia Tialata, 2. Keven Mealamu, 1. Tony Woodcock.

Replacements: 16. Aled de Malmanche, 17. Owen Franks, 18. Sam Whitelock, 19. Adam Thomson, 20. Piri Weepu, 21. Aaron Cruden, 22. Rene Ranger.

Wales: 15. Lee Byrne, 14. Leigh Halfpenny, 13. Jonathan Davies, 12. Jamie Roberts, 11. Tom Prydie, 10. Dan Biggar, 9. Mike Phillips, 8. Ryan Jones (capt), 7. Gavin Thomas, 6. Jonathan Thomas, 5. Alun-Wyn Jones, 4. Bradley Davies, 3. Adam Jones, 2. Matthew Rees, 1. Paul James.

Replacements: 16. Huw Bennett, 17. Craig Mitchell, 18. Deiniol Jones, 19. Rob McCusker, 20. Richard Rees, 21. Stephen Jones, 22. Will Harries.

Date: Saturday 26 June 2010
Kick-off: 19h35 [GMT+12]
Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Expected weather: Moderate rain (6mm) forecast, with 20km/h winds. Temp 11°C
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), James Leckie (Australia)
Television Match Official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Wallabies VS Ireland:

26 June 2010 20h05 [GMT+10]

Australia: 15. James O’Connor, 14. Drew Mitchell, 13. Rob Horne, 12. Matt Giteau, 11. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Luke Burgess, 8. Richard Brown, 7. David Pocock, 6. Rocky Elsom (capt), 5. Mark Chisholm, 4. Dean Mumm, 3. Salesi Ma’afu, 2. Saia Faingaa, 1. Ben Daley.

Replacements: 16. Huia Edmonds, 17. James Slipper, 18. Mitchell Chapman, 19. Matt Hodgson, 20. Josh Valentine, 21. Berrick Barnes, 22. Kurtley Beale.

Ireland: 15. Robert Kearney, 14. Tommy Bowe, 13. Brian O’Driscoll (capt), 12. Paddy Wallace, 11. Andrew Trimble, 10. Jonathan Sexton, 9. Tomas O’Leary, 8. Chris Henry, 7. Shane Jennings, 6. Niall Ronan, 5. Mick O’Driscoll, 4. Donncha O’Callaghan, 3. Tony Buckley, 2. Sean Cronin, 1. Cian Healy

Replacements: 16. Damien Varley, 17. Tom Court, 18. Dan Tuohy, 19. Rhys Ruddock, 20. Eoin Reddan, 21. Ronan O’Gara, 22. Geordan Murphy

Date: Saturday 26 June 2010
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-off: 20h05 AEST [GMT +10]
Expected weather: Mostly fine, possible showers. Max 22°C, min 12°C.
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Springboks VS Italy:

26 June 2010 15h00 [GMT+2]

South Africa: 15. Gio Aplon, 14. Jean de Villiers, 13. Jaque Fourie, 12. Juan de Jongh, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Morné Steyn, 9. Ricky Januarie, 8. Pierre Spies, 7. Francois Louw, 6. Schalk Burger, 5. Andries Bekker, 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. John Smit (capt), 1. Gurthrö Steenkamp.

Replacements: 16. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17. BJ Botha, 18. Flip van der Merwe, 19. Dewald Potgieter, 20. Ruan Pienaar, 21. Butch James, 22. Wynand Oliver.

Italy: 15. Luke McLean, 14. Michele Sepe, 13. Gonzalo Canale, 12. Andrea Masi, 11. Mirco Bergamasco, 10. Craig Gower, 9. Simon Picone, 8. Sergio Parisse (capt), 7. Manoa Vosawai, 6. Paul Derbyshire, 5. Marco Bortolami, 4. Carlo Antonio Del Fava, 3. Lorenzo Cittadini, 2. Fabio Ongaro, 1. Salvatore Perugini.

Replacements: 16. Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17. Franco Sbaraglini, 18. Quintin Geldenhuys, 19. Alessandro Zanni, 20. Tito Tebaldi, 21. Riccardo Bocchino, 22. Matteo Pratichetti.

Date: Saturday 26 June 2010
Kick-off: 15h00 [GMT +2]
Venue: Buffalo City Stadium, East London
Expected weather: 20% chance of rain, max 21°C, Westerly wind of 28 km/h .
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Andrew Small (England), Andy Macpherson (Scotland)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

Argentina VS France

26 June 2010 15h45 [GMT -3]

Argentina: 15. Martín Rodríguez, 14. Lucas González Amorosino, 13. Gonzalo Tiesi, 12. Santiago Fernández, 11. Rafael Carballo, 10. Felipe Contepomi (capt), 9. Nicolás Vergallo, 8. Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, 7. Alejandro Campos, 6. Genaro Fessia, 5. Patricio Albacete, 4. Manuel Carizza, 3. Martín Scelzo, 2. Mario Ledesma, 1. Rodrigo Roncero.

Replacements: 16. Agustín Creevy, 17. Marcos Ayerza, 18. Juan Figallo, 19. Mariano Galarza, 20. Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 21. Agustín Figuerola, 22. Horacio Agulla.

France: 15. Jerome Porical, 14. Vincent Clerc, 13. Florian Fritz, 12. Lionel Mazars, 11. Julien Malzieu, 10. Francois Trinh-Duc, 9. Morgan Parra, 8. Julien Bonnaire, 7. Louis Picamoles, 6. Thierry Dusautoir (capt), 5. Lionel Nallet, 4. Pascal Pape, 3. Nicolas Mas, 2. Dimitri Szarzewski, 1. Fabian Barcella.

Replacements: 16. Guillem Guirado, 17. Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18. Julien Pierre, 19. Gregory Lamboley, 20. Dimitri Yachvili, 21. Maxime Mermoz, 22. Clement Poitrenaud.