Rex
Bencher
The fairytale year continues for David Williams:
http://sportal.com.au/league-news-display/tate-out-of-final-60778
Tate out of World Cup final
20/11/2008 6:01 PM
Sportal
Australian winger Brent Tate has been ruled out of Saturday's Rugby League World Cup final against New Zealand with a hip injury.
Tate suffered the injury in the Kangaroos' 52-0 thrashing of Fiji on Sunday and scans on Thursday revealed a Grade 2 tear in his right hip flexor muscle.
Manly's David Williams has been called into the starting line-up as a direct replacement for Tate, with Karmichael Hunt, Craig Fitzgibbon, Anthony Tupou and Brent Kite to start the match on the bench.
Cronulla lock Paul Gallen is in doubt for the match with a thigh complaint, with Anthony Watmough placed on standby should the former not be cleared in time for the match.
Kangaroos team to play Kiwis:
Billy Slater, Joel Monaghan, Greg Inglis, Israel Folau, David Williams, Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston, Petero Civoniceva, Cameron Smith, Steve Price, Glenn Stewart, Anthony Laffranchi, Paul Gallen
Interchange: Karmichael Hunt, Craig Fitzgibbon, Anthony Tupou, Brent Kite
http://sportal.com.au/league-news-display/tate-out-of-final-60778
Tate out of World Cup final
20/11/2008 6:01 PM
Sportal
Australian winger Brent Tate has been ruled out of Saturday's Rugby League World Cup final against New Zealand with a hip injury.
Tate suffered the injury in the Kangaroos' 52-0 thrashing of Fiji on Sunday and scans on Thursday revealed a Grade 2 tear in his right hip flexor muscle.
Manly's David Williams has been called into the starting line-up as a direct replacement for Tate, with Karmichael Hunt, Craig Fitzgibbon, Anthony Tupou and Brent Kite to start the match on the bench.
Cronulla lock Paul Gallen is in doubt for the match with a thigh complaint, with Anthony Watmough placed on standby should the former not be cleared in time for the match.
Kangaroos team to play Kiwis:
Billy Slater, Joel Monaghan, Greg Inglis, Israel Folau, David Williams, Darren Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston, Petero Civoniceva, Cameron Smith, Steve Price, Glenn Stewart, Anthony Laffranchi, Paul Gallen
Interchange: Karmichael Hunt, Craig Fitzgibbon, Anthony Tupou, Brent Kite