Rugby: Wallabies make one change

Lachie Turner will face the All Blacks on Saturday. Photo / Getty Images

Australia have made just one change to their side to face the All Blacks in Sydney on Saturday night.

Lachie Turner replaces the injured Drew Mitchell who was ruled out with injury after sustaining a hamstring injury while scoring in last weekend's 41-39 win over South Africa.

Turner played the most recent of his 11 Tests against New Zealand in Wellington last year, but was added to Australia's touring party for the just completed two-Test trip to South Africa.

The Wallabies playing roster named today features a further alteration on the bench, with Brumbies hooker Huia Edmonds taking over from the suspended Saia Faingaa.

The New Zealand-born Edmonds made his test debut earlier in the year against Fiji, and then appeared from the bench during the two Tests against England in June.

Edmonds is one of three Wallabies players named today who will be appearing against the All Blacks for the first time.

The others are flyhalf Quade Cooper and No 8 Ben McCalman.

Wallabies XV:

15. Kurtley Beale, 14. James O'Connor, 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12. Matt Giteau, 11. Lachie Turner, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. David Pocock, 6. Rocky Elsom, 5. Nathan Sharpe, 4. Mark Chisholm, 3. Salesi Ma'afu, 2. Stephen Moore, 1. Benn Robinson.

Reserves: 16. Huia Edmonds, 17. James Slipper, 18. Dean Mumm,
19. Richard Brown, 20. Luke Burgess, 21. Berrick Barnes, 22. Anthony Fainga'a.

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