Australia were without half a dozen players themselves, including world-class talents behind the pack such as Matt Giteau and Stirling Mortlock, and their entire first-choice front row, with the new-look Wallaby front row having only two caps between them.
The other two teams will be from either England - if their row with India can be resolved - Pakistan or New Zealand.
They looked at witness accounts and letters sent by the two artists, concluding that the row ended with Gauguin - a keen fencer - cutting his friend's ear off.
The special package includes a recently renovated one-bedroom suite with views of Manhattan, plus two front row tickets on Central Park West for the parade.
The other two debutants Stephen Ferris and Jamie Heaslip feature in a completely revamped back-row with Simon Easterby looking to make a case for a recall after the heroics of Neil Best in recent weeks.
Phoenix had several chances after that, but missed a trio of shots in a row after two offensive rebounds, the last a 16-footer by Dragic with 27 seconds left.
Next to them, four large barrels of cider - two sweet, two dry - sit in a row, hissing out the day's cider to any pilgrim who turns up with an empty glass.
Centre Graeme Morrison was a stand-out in the two summer clashes with the Pumas but Glasgow's strongest area is the back row, where they can call upon John Barclay, Kelly Brown and Johnnie Beattie.
Two nights after being held to nine points, snapping his franchise single-season record of 31 games in a row with 20 or more, Anthony matched that total in the first quarter and shot 10 of 17 from the field.
After taking three games in a row Nadal earned two break points at 4-3, but a pumped-up Murray got back to deuce with a brave forehand down the line and regained control of the match.
Encarnacion hit a two-run drive in the first, and Lawrie led off the second with a fly that landed in the second row of the short porch in right field for his first home run this season.
The Knicks were finally able to ice it out for good when superstar Carmelo Anthony (21 points), who'd missed his last 18 three-point attempts in a row, connected on a triple that gave the Knicks an 84-75 edge with just under two minutes remaining.
"She hits very hard and is very fast, but while she can hit two winners in a row, she can also hit consecutive errors -- knowing that I knew I had to keep up with her pace, keep the ball deep and be very solid, but also stay aggressive, " she said.
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