Brothers set for pool battle at Rugby World Cup

London Irish wing Sailosi Tagicakibau and his brother Michael, who plays the same position for Saracens, are on course for a family battle at the Rugby World Cup.

Losi is in the Samoa squad while Michael has been called up by Fiji with the teams set to meet in a
Pool D clash in Auckland on 25 September.

While Michael was born in Fiji, Losi was born in Auckland and qualifies through family connections with the Island nation.

Samoa will be captained by Seilala Mapusua, who quit London Irish at the end of last season to take up a contract in Japan. Alesana Tuilagi, brother of young England centre Manu, is also picked after the Leicester wing helped Samoa beat Australia 32-23 in Sydney in July while London Wasps provide wing David Lemi.

No8 George Stowers is among the Samoa forwards with Wasps lock Daniel Leo and Census Johnston, the former Saracens prop.

Meanwhile New Zealand are back at full strength for the Tri-Nations decider against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday.

Coach Graham Henry has made 11 changes to the side, who lost 18-5 to South Africa last weekend with the returning players including flanker Richie McCaw, fly-half Dan Carter, lock Brad Thorn, No8 Kieran Read, centres Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith and full-back Mils Muliaina.