WRWC2017: Wallaroos Name Side to Face Sakura Fifteens

The Australian Wallaroos will be without their captain and flanker Shannon Parry who was ruled out of the final pool match against Japan through injury. Instead, Sharni Williams will captain the side from outside centre.

In the latest World Rugby Women’s Rankings released on 14 August 2017, Australia dropped from sixth to seventh on 76.85 points while Japan remained in fourteenth place on 64.34 points.

Australia v Japan
Date: Thursday, 17 August 2017
Venue: Billings Park UCD, Dublin
Kick-off: 17:00 (JST 01:00, +1 day)

Japan Sakura Fifteens: 1- Makoto Ebuchi, 2- Seina Saito (c), 3- Saki Minami, 4- Aya Nakajima, 5- Ayano Sakurai, 6- Yuki Sue, 7- Sayaka Suzuki, 8- Maki Takano, 9- Moe Tsukui, 10- Minori Yamamoto, 11- Eriko Hirano, 12- Riho Kurogi, 13- Iroha Nagata, 14- Akari Kato and 15- Mayu Shimizu. Reserves: 16- Misaki Suzuki, 17- Mizuho Kataoka, 18- Maiko Fujimoto, 19- Ai Hyugaji, 20- Yui Shiozaki, 21- Yumeno Noda, 22- Ayaka Suzuki and 23- Ai Tasaka. Coach: Goshi Arimizu.

Australia: 1- Liz Patu, 2- Cheyenne Campbell, 3- Hilisha Samoa, 4- Alisha Hewett, 5- Millie Boyle, 6- Mollie Gray, 7- Chloe Butler, 8- Grace Hamilton, 9- Katrina Barker, 10- Sarah Riordan, 11- Mahalia Murphy, 12- Kayla Sauvao, 13- Sharni Williams (c), 14- Nareta Marsters and 15- Samantha Treherne. Reserves: 16- Emily Robinson, 17- Violeta Tupuola, 18- Hana Ngaha, 19- Rebecca Clough, 20- Kate Brown, 21- Fenella Hake, 22- Ashleigh Timoko and 23- Trilleen Pomare. Coach: Paul Verrell.