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    | Tiscali Quicklinks . Please visit our for a list of the Access Keys you can use to find your way around the site, skip directly to the , to the , or to . Wednesday , October 8, 2008 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Australia replace injured Sharpe with Mumm 03/07/2008 12:13 SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia lock Nathan Sharpe has been ruled out of Saturday’s second test against France after injuring himself at training. Sharpe strained his groin on Thursday when he stumbled during practice and was forced to withdraw from the match. "It’s unfortunate but the injury is restricting Nathan, so the choice was made for us," Australia coach Robbie Deans said. "We gave it as much time as we could, to allow it to settle but with the game just two days away, we had to make the call and move on." Deans said reserve lock Dean Mumm would replace Sharpe in the starting lineup alongside James Horwill, while Queensland flanker Hugh McMeniman had been added to the bench. "The loss of Nathan obviously tests our depth, in terms of the test experience our two locks have but we’ve got total confidence in the guys who are there," Deans added. "They’ve done the work on the training paddock and competed well in their test careers so far. There’s a great opportunity ahead for both of them." TEAMS: 15-Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14-Peter Hynes, 13-Stirling Mortlock (captain), 12-Berrick Barnes, 11-Lachlan Turner, 10-Matt Giteau, 9-Luke Burgess, 8-Stephen Hoiles, 7-Phil Waugh, 6-Rocky Elsom, 5-Dean Mumm, 4-James Horwill, 3-Al Baxter, 2-Stephen Moore, 1-Benn Robinson ..... continued below Advertisement starts Advertisement ends Replacements: 16-Adam Freier, 17-Ben Alexander, 18-Hugh McMeniman, 19-George Smith, 20-Sam Cordingley, 21-Ryan Cross, 22-Cameron Shepherd. (Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by Martin Petty) SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia lock Nathan Sharpe has been ruled out of Saturday’s second test against France after injuring himself at training. Sharpe strained his groin on Thursday when he stumbled during practice and was forced to withdraw from the match. "It’s unfortunate but the injury is restricting Nathan, so the choice was made for us," Australia coach Robbie Deans said. "We gave it as much time as we could, to allow it to settle but with the game just two days away, we had to make the call and move on." Deans said reserve lock Dean Mumm would replace Sharpe in the starting lineup alongside James Horwill, while Queensland flanker Hugh McMeniman had been added to the bench. "The loss of Nathan obviously tests our depth, in terms of the test experience our two locks have but we’ve got total confidence in the guys who are there," Deans added. "They’ve done the work on the training paddock and competed well in their test careers so far. There’s a great opportunity ahead for both of them." TEAMS: 15-Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14-Peter Hynes, 13-Stirling Mortlock (captain), 12-Berrick Barnes, 11-Lachlan Turner, 10-Matt Giteau, 9-Luke Burgess, 8-Stephen Hoiles, 7-Phil Waugh, 6-Rocky Elsom, 5-Dean Mumm, 4-James Horwill, 3-Al Baxter, 2-Stephen Moore, 1-Benn Robinson Replacements: 16-Adam Freier, 17-Ben Alexander, 18-Hugh McMeniman, 19-George Smith, 20-Sam Cordingley, 21-Ryan Cross, 22-Cameron Shepherd. (Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by Martin Petty) Page: 1 | © 2008 Reuters Related Links Advertisement starts Advertisement ends Advertisement starts Advertisement ends Have you been paying attention? Take our weekly, fun news quiz to test your knowledge of current affairs. Get the 7-day forecast for your region. Can you spell better than an undergraduate? Find out in our spelling test. It's not just footballers who get shown the red card. Take a look at some of the WAGS back on the market. Look back at the week in picture in our special gallery of the weird and wonderful. Check who's been checking on you with your FREE Experian credit report. Latest Headlines London Weather min: 10º max:16º | | | | | | | | | | | © Tiscali 2008 | Access keys You will need to use different key combinations in order to use access keys depending on your internet browser, . ( ) Navigate to Accessibility page. ( ) Navigate to Home page. ( ) Navigate to My email. ( ) Navigate to My Account. ( ) Navigate to Site Map page. ( ) Navigate to Contact us page. ( ) Navigate to Members channel. ( ) Navigate to Services channel. ( ) Navigate to News & Info channel. ( ) Navigate to Entertainment channel. ( ) Skip down to the Primary navigation block. ( ) Skip down to the more links within this section block. ( ) Bypass all navigation and jump to the content. Background images used: | | |