Dave Rennie’s matchday squad for the second Test against England at Suncorp Stadium is even stronger than last week’s
– part of a spiritual life force he seeks for his teams. “We put a lot of time into understanding who we play for and who we represent,” Rennie said this week. “The privilege to play for Australia isn’t lost on us.” And yet, until last weekend, it was hard to pinpoint what a Rennie-coached Wallabies side looked like or played like, let alone what it stood for.
In camp Rennie will pass around a guitar and ask his players to sing. As songs from Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands, Māori, Indigenous and South Pacific culture emerge, the circle tightens anddeepens. Such a circle emerged to triumph in Perth. Roles reshuffled, strategies recalibrated on the run and understudies were called in to play starring roles. In chaos, the Wallabies rediscovered their character.
Allan Ala’alatoa’s concussion paves the way for the return of Taniela Tupou, widely considered the best tighthead prop in the world, from his calf injury. Tupou weighs 135kg and will partner boy wonder Angus Bell and rake Dave Porecki in a reinforced front row that has already shocked England with their bludgeoning force and craftiness at the scrum.means first Test understudy Matt Philip will start in the second row and Nick Frost, the 2.
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