Tonga were banging down the door for Lopeti Timani to play for them but the 124kg powerhouse will become a Wallaby instead after Australia coach Michael Cheika came calling in the nick of time.Timani will make his international debut from the bench in Saturday nights Rugby Championship clash with Argentina in Perth.It continues a proud rugby streak for his family.His older brothers Sitaleki and Sione also played Test rugby.Sitaleki notched 18 Tests for the Wallabies between 2011 and 2013, while Sione featured eight times for Tonga between 2008 and 2012.Wallabies great and current Tonga coach Toutai Kefu had been pushing hard to convince Timani to play for his country of berth.He was seriously weighing up the offer, with the chance to play for Tonga at the 2019 World Cup a huge attraction.But the 25-year-old is now intent on carving out a successful Wallabies career after finally being picked to play for his adopted nation.Kefu has been trying to talk to me the last five, six months or so, said Timani, who moved to Australia seven years ago.I was happy to play for Tonga.I was just waiting for this to see what happened with the Australian Rugby Union.If Im not part of the squad, Id try and play for Tonga at the end of the year and maybe move overseas at the end of next years season.Now Im a Wallaby, so its exciting.The Tongan-born behemoth, who can play lock or back row, admits feeling nervous ahead of his maiden Test.He wont be the only debutant on Saturday night, with prop Tom Robertson also to be unleashed off the bench.Winger Henry Speight was the unlucky player cut from the extended bench on Friday.If both Timani and Robertson take the field, it will bring the total number of Wallaby debutants this year to nine.Wallabies captain Stephen Moore said the squad needed fresh faces following last years World Cup and was excited to see Timani and Robertson in action.Lopetis been in the group now for a few months and hes really trained the house down and deserves his opportunity, Moore said.Tom had a great season with the Waratahs.Hes been juggling his medical studies as well. 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At a Manhattan federal court hearing, attorney Jordan Siev said his law office has gotten more evidence nearly every day to support its lawsuit accusing MLB and Selig of going on a "witch hunt" to ruin Rodriguezs reputation and career. He said the defendants went "way over the line. ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nick Saban had a moment early in top-ranked Alabamas season opener when he wondered if it really had been a good idea to go with two freshman quarterbacks.After a shaky first quarter, including dual-threat true freshman Jalen Hurts fumbling on his first play, things worked out for the Crimson Tide in a 52-6 victory over No. 20 Southern Cal.Just dont ask Saban what the quarterback plans are moving forward for the defending national champion Tide.I made a decision for this game that whatever we did at quarterback was for now. ... We made a decision today for now. Thats the only decision we made, Saban said. So Im not speculating on what were going to do in the future.Alabama plays its home opener next Saturday against Western Kentucky before getting into SEC play the following weekend at No. 11 Ole Miss, the only team to beat the Tide in the regular season the last two seasons -- and the Rebels did it both years.Saban never even revealed who was taking the first snap against USC until redshirt freshman Blake Barnett went out for the opening series Saturday night, becoming the youngest starter the coach has used at Alabama. Saban went even younger when, as he had planned, Hurts got into the game on the third series.We think both guys are talented, and we wanted both guys to play in the game, Saban said. When the first quarter was over, I was wondering to myself, `Was this a good plan or a bad plan? Both guys were a little shaky in the beginning.Alabama gained 12 yards on 10 plays in the first quarter, and trailed 3-0 before Hurts overcame the fumble to account for four touchdowns.The Tide led for good when Hurts hit ArDarius Stewart for a 39-yard TD, and found him open again for a 70-yard scoring pass. The quarterback who at this poinnt last year was playing high school ball in Texas, and not in the Dallas Cowboys NFL stadium, added touchdown runs of 7 and 6 yards to make it 38-3 before he exited late in the third quarter.ddddddddddddHe had the hiccup at the beginning, bit it was his first game, he turned the page and got back on it, Stewart said of the young quarterback.Barnett added a 45-yard touchdown after returning in the third quarter, and finished 5-of-6 passing for 100 yards. Cooper Bateman, the sophomore who started a game last season, completed his only pass for 5 yards and was sacked while playing Bamas final offensive series.With a defense that is still dominating after four players were taken in the first two rounds of the NFL draft last spring, Alabama has more leeway in getting things settled at quarterback.After allowing a field goal on the games opening series, and stopping USCs second drive in Bama territory on linebacker Ryan Andersons fourth-down sack, the Tide allowed only 11 yards on the Trojans seven possessions the rest of the half. Southern Cal was held without a touchdown for the first time since 2007 in its most lopsided loss in a half-century.Of course, Saban was still far from completely satisfied after improving to 10-0 in season openers at Bama.If you want to know the truth about it, I wasnt pleased with the way we played, Saban said. So my focus with our team right now is what can we do better? How can we get better? 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