FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - New Zealand Captains Run - Surenois Rugby Club, Suresnes, France - November 10, 2017 New Zealand's Sam Cane during the captains run REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Noah Lolesio and Irae Simone will make their test debuts against New Zealand in Saturday's opening Tri-Nations clash and while the duo will be put under pressure All Blacks captain Sam Cane does not see their inexperience as a weak link.
The ACT Brumbies pair have come in at flyhalf and inside centre to replace the injured James O'Connor and Matt Toomua in a backline where the seven players have only five more caps between them than captain Michael Hooper (101) has himself.
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