Scots kept hitman on ice for Wallabies clash
Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has made eight changes to the side that beat Italy last weekend ahead of their grudge match against the Wallabies on Saturday.
Tom Decent is a journalist with Fairfax Media.
Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has made eight changes to the side that beat Italy last weekend ahead of their grudge match against the Wallabies on Saturday.
Michael Cheika believes Queensland Reds winger Eto Nabuli has the potential to go to another level on the international stage when he makes his Wallabies debut on Saturday against Scotland.
Wallabies prop Scott Sio says he is primed for a return to the Test arena and revealed he took inspiration from Brumbies teammate Christian Lealiifano's recovery from leukaemia to get through his own rehabilitation.
Australian rugby legend George Smith is back in the Wallabies camp but says he is only there to help in a mentoring capacity.
Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley says Karmichael Hunt is "built for Test rugby" and is hopeful he and the new dual international get another chance to shine against Scotland on Saturday.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has led the tributes for the "tragic" death of a 25-year-old rugby player on Saturday.
Stephen Moore will turn 36 in 2019 but still has ambitions of running out for the Wallabies at the next Rugby World Cup despite not being Australia's first-choice hooker for the first time in over four years.
New dual international Karmichael Hunt says he couldn't be happier after making his Wallabies debut, particularly given he thought he would never get the chance following a rocky introduction to rugby two years ago.
Israel Folau says his Wallabies try-scoring drought had not been playing on his mind in Australia's 37-14 win over Fiji.
When Michael Hooper was Wallabies captain in 2014 he was in charge for 13 Tests spanning 168 days, but says he felt like he aged 20 years in that time.
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