Kiwis enforcer dropped for Kangaroos clash

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Kiwi enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has been near retired of the New Zealand broadside for this weekend's World Cup semi last against Australia successful Leeds.

Coach Michael Maguire opted to spell with for Penrith's Moses Leota and could not find a spot for the Roosters prima successful his lucifer time 17 for the clash.

Waerea-Hargreaves was incapable to play successful New Zealand's constrictive quarter-final triumph implicit Fiji owed to a one-game suspension helium copped for a swinging limb against Ireland.

He had conscionable returned from a 3 crippled suspension and started the lucifer disconnected the seat against the irish, earlier committing what was described arsenic a "dog shot".

While the prop's acquisition and beingness would springiness the squad a boost, Maguire has intelligibly sent a connection to the fiery Kiwi and deems him to beryllium a risk.

Ben Hunt is expected to beryllium selected astatine starting hooker for Australia for the match, with Harry Grant acceptable to beryllium utilized disconnected the bench. Kangaroos manager Mal Meninga wants to utilise Grant conscionable similar Queensland did during this year's Origin series.

It means seasoned Daly Cherry-Evans is expected to beryllium near retired of the side, portion prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard volition instrumentality from injury.

"Mal (Meninga) has indicated to myself that helium does bask america playing together, keeping america fresher and bringing a batch of energy," Hunt said.

"I consciousness similar we person some done capable to beryllium successful the side. I similar to start. It is astir apt a spot harder and the sting is not retired of the game, but I hatred sitting connected the bench. I would overmuch alternatively beryllium retired there. I decidedly deliberation it [coming disconnected the bench] suits Harry a batch better.

"I tin spell retired determination and instrumentality the sting retired of the crippled a bit, support truly good and bash a fewer small things. Harry tin travel connected erstwhile determination is simply a spot much gait astir the ruck [to] bash his thing. I deliberation that is what helium is truly bully at, getting retired of dummy fractional and playing quick."

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