International Rugby June 22 Wednesday - June 26

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Queensland Reds v Junior All Blacks June 22 (tonight) Australia v Italy June 25 NZ v Lions June 25 SA v France June 25 Australia A v Junior ABs June 26 Canada v USA June 26 Argentina A v England A June 26

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Re: International Rugby June 22 Wednesday - June 26 All right guys thoughts on tonights game!? Here are the teams, at the moment the only questionable player is Tune, the decision on him should have been made by now, so Ill try an get confirmationas to whether he'll play or not. Also in regards to the "Junior" All Blacks, as you can see it is effectively an All Black A side. No age restrictions involved. Queensland Reds: Julian Huxley, Junior Pelesasa, Ben Tune, Steve Kefu, Drew Mitchell, Elton Flatley, Brett Sheehan, Luke Doherty, David Croft, Tom McVerry, Mitchell Chapman, Rudi Vedelago, Anthony Mathison, Sean Hardman, Nick Stiles (capt). Reserves: Oli Avei, Greg Holmes, Matt Windle, Matt Stafford, Dave Collis, Andrew Brown, Ant Sauer. Junior All Blacks: Scott Hamilton, Joe Rokocoko, Ben Atiga, David Hill, Caleb Ralph, Stephen Donald, Steve Devine, Steven Bates (capt), Chris Masoe, Jerome Kaino, Kevin O'Neill, Bernie Upton, John Afoa, Andrew Hore, Saimone Taumoepeau. Reserves: Corey Flynn, Ben Castle, Ross Kennedy, Marty Holah, Piri Weepu, Luke McAlister, Casey Laulala. The Reds will noteable get back Flatley from injury for his fist game since April 30. They have a pretty inexperienced pack, especially without the like of Sharpe, Heenan, and Roe. In the backs they miss Latham, Sailor, Valentine, and Im still waiting on Tune. NZ A on the other hand have named a very strong side. From memory there are about at least 8 players with AB experience. Many in the team will see this as a big chance to prove to the AB selectors they should still be in the mix for an AB jumper. Particulaly a strong bech as most of, if not all of these guys will start on SUnday against OZ A. Odds from Centrebet: Reds $5.50 Junior ABs $1.14 P/S -15.5 EDIT: Marty Hollah has been flown back to NZ from camp with the Junior ABs to cover for McCaw who is suffering from a mild back strain. McCaw should be fine for Saturday nights game, but it will mean Hollah will miss tonights game against the Reds. Josh Blackie moves on to the bench for Hollah.