Australia team to face New Zealand in Rugby Championship

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia coach Ewen McKenzie has named the following team to play New Zealand in their opeing Rugby Championship match in Sydney on Saturday.

Australia - 15-Israel Folau, 14-Pat McCabe, 13-Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12-Matt Toomua, 11-Rob Horne, 10-Kurtley Beale, 9-Nic White, 8-Wycliff Palu, 7-Michael Hooper (captain), 6-Scott Fardy, 5-Rob Simmons, 4-Sam Carter, 3-Sekope Kepu, 2-Nathan Charles, 1-James Slipper

Replacements (one to be omitted): James Hanson, Pek Cowan, Ben Alexander, Will Skelton, Ben McCalman, Scott Higginbotham, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Tevita Kuridrani

(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Peter Rutherford)