Australia has a chance to get their Rugby World Cup campaign back on track when they face USA at the Wellington Regional Stadium tonight.

After their shock 15-6 defeat to Ireland last Saturday, the Wallabies should get the better of their less-fancied opponents and anything less than a huge winning margin will not satisfy their supporters.

Scrumhalf Will Genia leads the Tri Nations champions in the absence of regular captain James Horwill, who is being rested for the encounter.

Despite losing their last match, Australia is still among the favorites to win the tournament and they should run rampant in this encounter.

An area of concern for Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is his side’s performance in the scrums, after they took a battering in the set phase against Ireland.

Tighthead prop Ben Alexander, in particular, will have a point to prove after his poor showing against Ireland.

Quade Cooper also gets a chance to redeem himself after his below par performance in Auckland and along with Genia, will once again pull the strings on attack for the Wallabies.

The Wallabies and USA match kicks off 8.30 tonight.


Story by: Dhanjay Deo