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Joe Schmidt has also made minimal changes to his Wallabies XV, retaining the same starting forward pack, while exploring new combinations in the backline. The quest to find a workable halves partnership sees Nic White make way for Jake Gordon, while a wrist injury to Marieke Koroibete sees Dylan Pietsch come in on the wing. The record breaking James Slipper hasn’t recovered from the knock he sustained last weekend, so Isaac Kailea comes onto the bench, where he is joined by Ben Donaldson and Josh Flook.
The result is an inexperienced XV, with just 394 Tests between them and just one man – Taniela Tupou – with more than 50 caps. All but one All Black in the starting XV has at least 20 Tests under their belt.
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Author : Jonathan Howcroft
Publish date : 2024-09-28 06:36:40
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