Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named a 31-man squad for the opening game of The Rugby Championship against South Africa.
Cheika ran his eye over the squad during a week long camp on the Sunshine Coast after naming an initial 40-man squad, and has cut it down to 31 before the first Test in Brisbane next Saturday.
The squad includes two uncapped players in Brumbies lock Rory Arnold and Waratahs winger Taqele Naiyaravoro.
The players to miss out from the initial squad are: Nick Cummins, Dave Dennis, Tetera Faulkner, James Hanson, Samu Kerevi, Christian Lealiifano, Wycliff Palu, Toby Smith and Nic White but all are still part of a wider training squad.
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Backs
Adam Ashley-Cooper
Kurtley Beale
Quade Cooper
Israel Folau
Bernard Foley
Will Genia
Matt Giteau
Rob Horne
Tevita Kuridrani
Drew Mitchell
Taqele Naiyaravoro
Nick Phipps
Matt Toomua
Joe Tomane
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Forwards
Rory Arnold
Scott Fardy
Scott Higginbotham
Greg Holmes
Michael Hooper
James Horwill
Sekope Kepu
Stephen Moore
Ben McCalman
Sean McMahon
Dean Mumm
David Pocock
Tatafu Polota-Nau
Scott Sio
Rob Simmons
Will Skelton
James Slipper
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