Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has announced his 32 man squad for the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship. The Wallabies will attempt to win the Bledisloe Cup for the first time since 2002 when they take on the All Blacks in Sydney on August 16.
McKenzie has named a similar squad to the one that took on the French in June. Nick Cummins has been left out of the squad after he made the decision to play play in Japan. He has been replaced by Brumbies winger Joe Tomane.
Henry Speight comes into the squad as the only uncapped player as he becomes eligible to play for the Wallabies in September. Luke Burgess and James Hansen join the squad due to injuries to Will Genia and Stephen Moore.
Wallabies Squad:
Forwards:
Ben Alexander
Pek Cowan
Sekope Kepu
Scott Sio
James Slipper
Nathan Charles
James Hanson
Tatafu Polota-Nau
Sam Carter
James Horwill
Rob Simmons
Will Skelton
Scott Fardy
Scott Higginbotham
Matt Hodgson
Michael Hooper
Ben McCalman
Wycliff Palu
Backs:
Luke Burgess
Nick Phipps
Nic White
Kurtley Beale
Bernard Foley
Tevita Kuridrani
Christian Leali’ifano
Matt Toomua
Adam Ashley-Cooper
Henry Speight
Israel Folau
Rob Horne
Pat McCabe
Joe Tomane
