Wallabies keen to give England a walloping

AUSTRALIA scrum-half star Will Genia gets the chance today (11.05am Irish time) to do what he loves doing best – beating England.

Sat, 12 Jun, 2010 - 01:00

Alan Good

Genia has recovered from knee ligament damage in time to be named on the Wallabies bench for the Cook Cup showdown in Perth.

The 22-year-old was so desperate to be involved against England that he spent all week imploring Australia coach Robbie Deans to throw him straight back into the team.

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Courts Rugby Place: Perth Place: Twickenham Person: Will Genia Person: Genia Person: Robbie Deans Person: Deans Person: Martin Johnson Person: Toby Flood Person: Jonny Wilkinson Person: Jonny Person: Daniel Carter Person: Matt Giteau Person: Berrick Barnes Person: James O’Connor Person: Lewis Moody Person: J O’Connor Person: D Ioane Person: R Horne Person: B Barnes Person: D Mitchell Person: Q Cooper Person: L Burgess Person: B Daley Person: S Faingaa Person: S Ma’afu Person: D Mumm Person: N Sharpe Person: R Elsom Person: D Pocock Person: R Brown Person: H Edmonds Person: J Slipper Person: M Chisholm Person: M Hodgson Person: W Genia Person: P Hynes Person: K Beale Person: B Foden Person: M Cueto Person: M Tindall Person: S Hape Person: C Ashton Person: T Flood Person: D Care Person: T Payne Person: S Thompson Person: D Cole Person: S Shaw Person: T Palmer Person: T Croft Person: L Moody Person: N Easter Person: G Chuter Person: D Wilson Person: C Lawes Person: J Haskell Person: B Youngs Person: J Wilkinson Person: M Tait Event: Cook Cup Event: Ashes Event: World Cup Event: 2003 World Cup Organisation: Wallabies Organisation: England Organisation: Australia Organisation: All Blacks Organisation: Barbarians

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