Bernard Foley gets Wallabies nod for Bledisloe Cup clash with All Blacks

Foley, a 33-year-old veteran of 71 Tests who has been playing in Japan since the last World Cup, will be Australia’s fourth starting flyhalf in eight Tests this season after Quade Cooper, James O’Connor and Noah Lolesio

Veteran Australian out-half Bernard Foley

WALLABIES fly-half Bernard Foley will play his first Test in three years against the All Blacks in Melbourne Thursday after Noah Lolesio was ruled out of the Bledisloe Cup clash by concussion.

All Blacks coach Ian Foster, meanwhile, has made injury-forced changes to his forward pack but otherwise kept faith in a winning team as the defending champions look for back-to-back Rugby Championship wins.