Giteau makes return for Wallabies

Inside centre Matt Giteau returns to the Australia team to play England in Saturday’s World Cup final rematch after shaking off the flu that kept him out of last weekend’s victory over Scotland.

Wed, 23 Jun, 2004 - 09:17

Inside centre Matt Giteau returns to the Australia team to play England in Saturday’s World Cup final rematch after shaking off the flu that kept him out of last weekend’s victory over Scotland.

Giteau slots back into the centre alongside Stirling Mortlock in a Wallabies side which features 12 of the starting line-up from the World Cup final last November.

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