Queensland favourite Harry Wilson will start for the first time this series as Australia look to wrest back momentum for the deciding Test in Sydney.
Dave Rennie is preparing to ring the changes for the deciding Test against England on Saturday, with Queensland No.8 Harry Wilson set to be named.
The move, expected to be confirmed when Dave Rennie names his team later on Thursday, suggests that No.6 Rob Leota has been moved into the second row or onto the bench as second-row cover after an injury to Cadeyrn Neville and withWilson could start in his place, with Rob Valetini moving to No.6, or Valetini could stay at the back of the scrum, with the 10-Test Queenslander starting in the blindside position.in Brisbane, starts in the second row alongside Matt Philip.
Could this be the Wallabies back row for the deciding Test against England? Pictured are Rob Valetini, Michael Hooper and Harry Wilson.The Wallabies trailed England on the scoreboard in the first Test before fighting back for a courageous win, and were outmuscled in Brisbane, allowing Eddie Jones’s side to sprint to a 19-0 lead in the first half.
“We start our training sessions nice and fast knowing you can’t ease your way into a game. Intent and accuracy are critical in those first couple of passages and that’s probably where we were down a little bit on Saturday night in Brisbane.”as cover after Jed Holloway and Ned Hanigan were also ruled out of contention. Australia’s outside back stocks have been hit hard as well, with three fullback options going down over the past two weeks.
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