Roar Forum: What changes should the Wallabies make for the third Test?

18th June, 2016

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Stephen Moore is back to the Reds' bench. (Photo: AFP)

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18th June, 2016

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Roarers, it’s not a great time to be a Wallabies fan – the side has just coughed up two straight Tests to Eddie Jones’ England, and lost a Test series to the English on Australian soil for the first time in history.

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Next week’s third Test against the English at Allianz Stadium is now ‘Operation: Do not lose to England in a whitewash’ and after the disappointment of the last two weeks it’s pretty clear that the side needs a bit of a tune-up.

So what changes need to be made ahead of the third Test? Who fared well last night, who flopped? Who deserves another chance, and whose time is up? Who are Australia’s best options waiting in the wings? In short: who comes in, who goes out?

For the answers to these questions Roarers, we’re turning to you. There will, we bet, be a variety of opinions on the matter, and in this week’s Roar Forum you are invited to let us know in the comments what yours is.

For your reference, here’s the full team from last night:

Wallabies team to play England
1. James Slipper, 2. Stephen Moore (c), 3. Sekope Kepu, 4. Rory Arnold, 5. Sam Carter, 6. Scott Fardy, 7. Michael Hooper (vc), 8. Sean McMahon, 9. Nick Phipps, 10. Bernard Foley, 11. Rob Horne (vc), 12. Samu Kerevi, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 14. Dane Haylett-Petty, 15. Israel Folau

Replacements: 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17. Toby Smith, 18. Greg Holmes, 19. Dean Mumm, 20. Ben McCalman, 21. Nick Frisby, 22. Christian Lealiifano, 23. Luke Morahan

What changes do you want to see for the third Test? Let the debate begin!

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