Parker and Sidoli make the team!

By Webmaster
November 21 2002

Steve Hansen has named Pontypridd players Sonny Parker and Robert Sidoli in his starting fifteen to face the New Zealand All Blacks this weekend. For full team news read on.

Sonny and Sid in for the All Blacks clash

    Steve Hansen has today announced his Welsh team who will face the All Blacks at the Milennium Stadium this Saturday. The only change made by Hansen is Ponty's second row Robert Sidoli who comes into the team in place of Llanelli's Vernon Cooper.

    Sonny Parker retains his place in the team however there will be disappointment for Mefin Davies, impressive against Fiji, who can only manage a place on the replacements bench. Also on the bench from Ponty will be Gethin Jenkins, Michael Owen and Richard Parks bringing the total number of Ponty players in the squad to six.

Wales team

R Williams (Cardiff); M Jones (Llanelli), J Robinson (Cardiff), S Parker (Pontypridd), G Thomas (Bridgend); S Jones (Llanelli), D Peel (Llanelli); I Thomas (Llanelli), R McBryde (Llanelli), B Evans (Swansea), R Sidoli (Pontypridd), G Llewellyn (Neath), D Jones (Llanelli), M Williams (Cardiff), C Charvis (Swansea, capt).

Replacements: M Davies (Pontypridd), G Jenkins (Pontypridd), M Owen (Pontypridd), R Parks (Pontypridd), R Powell (Cardiff), I Harris (Cardiff), D James (Bridgend).

New Zealand team

 B Blair; D Howlett, R King, T Umaga; J Lomu; A Mehrtens, S Devine; T Woodcock, K Mealamu, C Hayman, K Robinson, A Williams, T Randell (capt), D Braid, R So'oialo. Replacements: A Hore, K Meeuws, B Mika, M Holah, D Lee, P Steinmetz, M Robinson.

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