by Brendan Bradford - Eastern Suburbs halfback Brendan McKibbin will captain the Waratahs this weekend in the side’s opening trial match against the Melbourne Rebels in Hobart. McKibbin – aided by two vice-captains, Jeremy Tilse and Bernard Foley – will retain the captaincy for the second trial against the Auckland Blues the following week. The 28-man squad traveling to Hobart on Friday includes new recruits Israel Folau, Ollie Atkins, Cam Crawford, Luke Holmes, Matt Lucas and Ben Volavola as well as 10 non-contracted players who have been invited by coach, Michael Cheika. Those 10 players – identified by the Tahs as up-and-coming Shute Shield and schoolboy talents – have been training with the rest of the squad since the end of 2012. [caption id="attachment_1140" align="alignright" width="