Australia's Rugby Coach Michael Cheika has announced his team for the upcoming Rugby World Cup by omitting Ex-Captain James Horwill and scrum-half Nic White

Script: SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cheika, Australian Rugby Coach:

"The selection was based on all the four matches plus the super rugby, plus some history, you weight everything to what you need, some guys are in form and some guys have improvements to make and try to get that balance to, we looked over the four games in the championship and super rugby and the spring tour last year as well and we made the decision we feel have given us the best balance for the team going forward."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Cheika, Australian Rugby Coach: (about James Horwill)

"That was a very difficult conversation for me last night, and credit to James and the other players i left out, the attitude and the disappointment they had was difficult, the call i had to make to them and they still want to play their part if possible to the team going forward, he really played himself into contention, maybe he was a bit further away from the start of the rugby championship series, played himself right into contention but i think the balance we needed meant we needed just the two locks and we have those."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Stephen Moore, Australian Rugby Captain:

"I am not going to be trying to fill their heads too much, everybody has been picked to do a job and we just need to focus on the short term, training really hard so we can be arriving in the US ready to play, thats going to be an important game to us leading into the World Cup and try to build into that, there is no doubt when we get over there the atmosphere, the pressure, is going to be elevated and thats an exciting thing, and thats what you play for, and its a great opportunity for all of us."