Hansen's done Joey Manu no favours comparing him to SBW. He'll be more like RTS - and Foz is the reason why
I don’t really get the comparisons between Joey Manu and Sonny Bill Williams. I realise they have the Roosters in common, along with a…
Wallabies rookie Izack Rodda has been ruled out for the rest of the year after opting for surgery on his injured shoulder.
The decision will ensure the 21-year-old lock, who has started in Australia’s last two Test outings, is fit in time for the new Super Rugby campaign.
Rodda only made his debut for the Queensland Reds in the opening round of this season but quickly impressed Wallabies coach Michael Cheika, who handed him a debut off the bench in the narrow Bledisloe Cup defeat in Dunedin.
Forwards
Allan Alaalatoa – Brumbies
Rory Arnold – Brumbies
Adam Coleman – Western Force
Jack Dempsey – NSW Waratahs
Tetera Faulkner – Melbourne Rebels
Ned Hanigan – NSW Waratahs
Michael Hooper (c) – NSW Waratahs
Sekope Kepu – NSW Waratahs
Adam Korczyk – Queensland Reds
Sean McMahon – Melbourne Rebels
Stephen Moore – Queensland Reds
Tatafu Polota-Nau – Western Force
Tom Robertson – NSW Waratahs
Rob Simmons – NSW Waratahs
Scott Sio – Brumbies
Lopeti Timani – Melbourne Rebels
Lukhan Tui – Queensland Reds
Jordan Uelese – Melbourne Rebels
Backs
Kurtley Beale – NSW Waratahs
Israel FolauNSW Waratahs
Bernard Foley (vc) – NSW Waratahs
Will Genia (vc) – Melbourne Rebels
Reece Hodge – Melbourne Rebels
Karmichael Hunt – Queensland Reds
Samu Kerevi – Queensland Reds
Marika Koroibete – Melbourne Rebels
Tevita Kuridrani – Brumbies
Billy Meakes – Western Force
Izaia Perese – Queensland Reds
Nick Phipps – NSW Waratahs
Joe Powell – Brumbies
Curtis Rona – Western Force
Henry Speight – Brumbies
Development Group
Folau Fainga’a – Brumbies
Jermaine Ainsley – Western Force
Duncan Paia’aua – Queensland Reds
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