Curtis Rona will start on the wing when the Waratahs host the Sharks in Sydney on Saturday.

Rona is the only change to the Waratahs side that started against the Rebels last week. The powerfully built winger replaces Alex Newsome, who drops to the bench.

Other changes see hooker Tolu Latu and loose forward Lachlan Swinton joining the bench.

Waratahs – 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Cam Clark, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Karmichael Hunt, 11 Curtis Rona, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Jake Gordon, 8 Michael Wells, 7 Michael Hooper (c), 6 Jack Dempsey, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Jed Holloway, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Damien Fitzpatrick, 1 Harry Johnson-Holmes.
Subs: 16 Tolu Latu, 17 Rory O’Connor, 18 Chris Talakai, 19 Tom Staniforth, 20 Lachlan Swinton 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Lalakai Foketi, 23 Alex Newsome.

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