After a week of off field drama, the Wallabies have now set their sights on Scotland.
Ewen McKenzie wielded the axe for disciplinary reasons and will be without five players for this weeks game. Adam Ashley-Cooper, Nick Cummins, Benn Robinson, Liam Gill and Tatafu Polota-Nau have been given an internal suspension but worse was to come with the five week suspension handed to centre Tevita Kuridrani from the IRB judiciary.
To top the week off, Matt Toomua suffered a hamstring tear in training during the week that has ended his tour prematurely with McKenzie calling home for Peter Betham as cover in the backs with backline stocks running low.
The forwards remain unchanged from the Ireland match but the backline has a new look to it. The new centre combination is Mike Harris and Christian Lealiifano with Lealiifano in the unfamiliar position of outside centre. Joe Tomane and Chris Feauai-Sautia have been named on the wings in the absence of Cummins and Ashley-Cooper.
1. James Slipper
2. Stephen Moore
3. Sekope Kepu
4. Rob Simmons
5. James Horwill
6. Scott Fardy
7. Michael Hooper
8. Ben Mowen (c)
9. Will Genia
10. Quade Cooper
11. Chris Feauai-Sautia
12. Mike Harris
13. Christian Lealiifano
14. Joe Tomane
15. Israel Folau
Replacements
16. Saia Fainga’a
17. Ben Alexander
18. Paddy Ryan
19. Sitaleki Timani
20. Ben McCalman
21. Nic White
22. Nick Phipps
23. Bernard Foley
Kick off: 5:00am Sunday (AEDT)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (RSA)
AR1: Pascal Gauzere (FRA)
AR2: Francisco Pastrana (ARG)
TMO: Geoff Warren (ENG)
