Galloping Green Sekope Kepu No 1. in Test side

Randwick prop Sekope Kepu returns to the Test scene after a three year absence. The Randwick prop excelled on both sides of the scrum for the Waratahs in 2011 and has been named in the No.1 jersey for the opening Test of the international season.

Rocky Elsom has also been named in the side while Kurtley Beale will come off the bench. The Coogee faithful have been warmed by the sight of Randwick favourite Drew Mitchell running with his Wallaby team mates this week at Coogee Oval.

Randwick wish their Wallabies all the best this Sunday at ANZ Stadium.

Test Match
AUSTRALIA v SAMOA
Sunday 17 July 2011
ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park
AUSTRALIA
15. Mark Gerrard (Warringah/Melbourne Rebels)
14. James O'Connor (Cottesloe/Western Force)
13. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Northern Suburbs/Brumbies)
12. Pat McCabe (Warringah/Brumbies)
11. Digby Ioane (Sunnybank/Queensland Reds)
10. Matt Giteau (Balmain/Brumbies)
9. Nick Phipps* (Sydney University/Melbourne Rebels)
8. Ben McCalman (Sydney University/Western Force)
7. Matt Hodgson (Eastern Suburbs/Western Force)
6. Rocky Elsom [C] (Randwick/Brumbies)
5. Nathan Sharpe (Rockingham/Western Force)
4. Sitaleki Timani* (Southern Districts/HSBC Waratahs)
3. Ben Alexander (Eastwood/Brumbies)
2. Stephen Moore (University of Queensland/Brumbies)
1. Sekope Kepu (Randwick/HSBC Waratahs)
Reserves
16. James Hanson* (University of Queensland/Queensland Reds)
17. TBA
18. Dan Vickerman (Sydney University/HSBC Waratahs)
19. Scott Higginbotham (Wests/Queensland Reds)
20. Beau Robinson* (Warringah/Queensland Reds)
21. Will Genia (Norths/Queensland Reds)
22. Kurtley Beale (Randwick/HSBC Waratahs)
* Test Debut