The final Wallabies squad to contest The Rugby Championship has been named.
After a week of training in Sydney, Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has run his eye over the squad and has trimmed the initial 40-man squad to a final number of 30. The squad will train in Sydney next week before taking on the All Blacks in back-to-back Tests in Sydney then Wellington the following Saturday.
The squad contains eight uncapped players but the big talking point is that Waratahs prop Benn Robinson has missed out.
The breakdown is 11 Brumbies, 9 Reds, 6 Tahs, 3 Force and 1 Rebel.
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BACKS
Adam Ashley-Cooper – Waratahs
Quade Cooper – Reds
Nick Cummins – Force
Israel Folau – Waratahs
Bernard Foley – Waratahs
Will Genia – Reds
Tevita Kuridrani – Brumbies
Christian Leali’ifano – Brumbies
Jesse Mogg – Brumbies
James O’Connor – Rebels
Joe Tomane – Brumbies
Matt Toomua – Brumbies
Nic White – Brumbies
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FORWARDS
Ben Alexander – Brumbies
Albert Anae – Reds
Kane Douglas – Waratahs
Saia Fainga’a – Reds
Scott Fardy – Brumbies
Liam Gill – Reds
Michael Hooper – Waratahs
James Horwill – Reds
Sekope Kepu – Waratahs
Ben McCalman – Force
Hugh McMeniman – Force
Stephen Moore – Brumbies
Ben Mowen – Brumbies
Jake Schatz – Reds
Rob Simmons – Reds
Scott Sio – Brumbies
James Slipper – Reds
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* Players not considered due to injury: Tatafu Polota-Nau, Peter Kimlin, Anthony Fainga’a.
Wallabies TRC Fixtures:
August 17 vs New Zealand – Sydney
August 24 vs New Zealand – Wellington
September 7 vs South Africa – Brisbane
September 14 vs Argentina – Perth
September 29 vs South Africa – Cape Town
October 6 vs Argentina – Rosario
