Campese's final bow

DAVID CAMPESE will bid farewell to British and Irish rugby when he lines up for Australia against the Barbarians at Twickenham…

DAVID CAMPESE will bid farewell to British and Irish rugby when he lines up for Australia against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday. Campese, who won his 101st and final cap during the 28-19 victory over Wales, is retained as the Wallabies look to complete their European tour with another win.

There are two changes, New South Wales scrum-half Sam Payne replacing George Gregan and ACT hooker Marco Caputo relegating Michael Foley to replacement duty. Flanker Owen Finegan is being given time to recover from bumps and bruises.

Emergency second-row pairing Tim Gavin and David Giffin team up again after dominating the line-out at Cardiff, with Warwick Waugh having joined John Eales as a casualty.

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