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G’day Roarers, it’s that time of year again. The Wallabies are suiting up, and we’re asking you who should play in the first Test match against England.
Michael Cheika has whittled his squad down to 33 players, and will have to continue to do so to get to his match-day 23. So who misses out? And who gets thrown in the deep end of international rugby?
At this stage it’s a two-horse race in the Australian conference in Super Rugby, with the Melbourne Rebels’ recent drop off meaning the Waratahs and the Brumbies are the only two Australian teams threatening in the finals race.
The full Wallabies squad at the moment is:
Alan Alaalatoa* (Brumbies)
Rory Arnold* (Brumbies)
Sam Carter (Brumbies)
Scott Fardy (Brumbies)
Israel Folau (NSW Waratahs)
Bernard Foley (NSW Waratahs)
Nick Frisby* (Queensland Reds)
Dane Haylett-Petty* (Western Force)
Reece Hodge* (Melbourne Rebels)
Greg Holmes (Queensland Reds)
Michael Hooper (NSW Waratahs)
Rob Horne (NSW Waratahs)
James Horwill (Harlequins)
Karmichael Hunt* (Queensland Reds)
Sekope Kepu (NSW Waratahs)
Samu Kerevi* (Queensland Reds)
Tevita Kuridrani (Brumbies)
Christian Lealiifano (Brumbies)
Ben McCalman (Western Force)
Sean McMahon (Melbourne Rebels)
Stephen Moore (Brumbies)
Luke Morahan (Western Force)
Dean Mumm (NSW Waratahs)
Taqele Naiyaravoro (NSW Waratahs)
Wycliff Palu (NSW Waratahs)
Nick Phipps (NSW Waratahs)
David Pocock (Brumbies)
Tatafu Polota-Nau (NSW Waratahs)
Rob Simmons (Queensland Reds)
Scott Sio (Brumbies)
Will Skelton (NSW Waratahs)
James Slipper (Queensland Reds)
Toby Smith (Melbourne Rebels)
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There are a few new names in among that bunch, though many of the lesser-knowns initially named in Michael Cheika’s training squad have been trimmed off, leaving the bones of a pretty stable group from last year’s Rugby World Cup.
So who makes your starting XV for the Wallabies Roarers? Use the form below, and we’ll publish the results tomorrow and compare them to the team Michael Cheika names.
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