MICHAEL CHEIKA HAS handed hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa and number eight Caleb Timu their Test debuts in Saturday’s first clash with Ireland in Brisbane [KO 11.05am Irish time].
Michael Hooper captains a team that includes big names like Israel Folau, Kurtley Beale and David Pocock, and boasts a total of 623 Test caps between the 15 starters.
Michael Hooper captains the Wallabies. James Crombie / INPHO
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Reds hooker Paenga-Amosa, who has had a remarkable rise in the last year, forms the front row with Scott Sio and Sekope Kepu, while Adam Coleman and the 21-year-old Izack Rodda make up the second row.
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Pocock will wear the number six shirt, with Hooper at seven and Timu completing the back row.
A halfback pairing of Will Genia and Bernard Foley offers experience, while Beale links up with the explosive Samu Kerevi in midfield.
Folau is joined in the back three by Marika Koroibete and Dane Haylett-Petty, selected on the left wing but with plenty of experience at fullback.
Cheika has opted for a 6-2 split of forwards and backs on his bench, with Crusaders back row Pete Samu set for his debut as a replacement.
Australia:
15. Isreal Folau
14. Marika Koroibete
13. Samu Kerevi
12. Kurtley Beale
11. Dane Haylett-Petty
10. Bernard Foley
9. Will Genia
1. Scott Sio
2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa
3. Sekope Kepu
4. Izack Rodda
5. Adam Coleman
6. David Pocock
7. Michael Hooper (captain)
8. Caleb Timu
Replacements:
16. Tolu Latu
17. Allan Alaalatoa
18. Taniela Tupou
19. Rob Simmons
20. Lukhan Tui
21. Pete Samu
22. Nick Phipps
23. Reece Hodge
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Cheika hands out two Test debuts for first Wallabies clash with Ireland
Murray Kinsella reports from Brisbane
MICHAEL CHEIKA HAS handed hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa and number eight Caleb Timu their Test debuts in Saturday’s first clash with Ireland in Brisbane [KO 11.05am Irish time].
Michael Hooper captains a team that includes big names like Israel Folau, Kurtley Beale and David Pocock, and boasts a total of 623 Test caps between the 15 starters.
Reds hooker Paenga-Amosa, who has had a remarkable rise in the last year, forms the front row with Scott Sio and Sekope Kepu, while Adam Coleman and the 21-year-old Izack Rodda make up the second row.
Pocock will wear the number six shirt, with Hooper at seven and Timu completing the back row.
A halfback pairing of Will Genia and Bernard Foley offers experience, while Beale links up with the explosive Samu Kerevi in midfield.
Folau is joined in the back three by Marika Koroibete and Dane Haylett-Petty, selected on the left wing but with plenty of experience at fullback.
Cheika has opted for a 6-2 split of forwards and backs on his bench, with Crusaders back row Pete Samu set for his debut as a replacement.
Australia:
15. Isreal Folau
14. Marika Koroibete
13. Samu Kerevi
12. Kurtley Beale
11. Dane Haylett-Petty
10. Bernard Foley
9. Will Genia
1. Scott Sio
2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa
3. Sekope Kepu
4. Izack Rodda
5. Adam Coleman
6. David Pocock
7. Michael Hooper (captain)
8. Caleb Timu
Replacements:
16. Tolu Latu
17. Allan Alaalatoa
18. Taniela Tupou
19. Rob Simmons
20. Lukhan Tui
21. Pete Samu
22. Nick Phipps
23. Reece Hodge
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