Watch every second of the 2025 Autumn Nations Series live and on demand via Stan Sport.<\/a><\/p>\nSchmidt has opted for a settled line-up following last week\u2019s defeat to Ireland, with returns for Carter Gordon (quad) and Dylan Pietsch (vertigo).<\/p>\n
Gordon will get his second start of the Spring Tour, partnering with his namesake in the halves as Tane Edmed prepares to finish the game.<\/p>\n
Pietsch\u2019s recall sees Filipo Daugunu return to the bench, cleared to start in a back three that includes Force teammate Harry Potter and Max Jorgensen.<\/p>\n
In the forwards, Nick Frost comes back after missing last week\u2019s defeat, with Tom Hooper moving to blindside flanker and Rob Valetini to the bench.<\/p>\n
For Angus Bell, it marks the prop\u2019s 50th game in the gold jersey as he prepares to start in the front-row.<\/p>\n
Bell will stay in Europe to join up with URC side Ulster as part of his sabbatical, partnering Taniela Tupou, who will also link up with French side Racing 92.<\/p>\n
On the bench, Carlo Tizzano continues his role as a finisher, with Aidan Ross, Matt Faessler and Allan Alaalatoa joining him as the forward reserves.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve tried to freshen things up during the week after what\u2019s been a dense and challenging Tour so far,” Schmidt said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe players have looked to prepare well and they’re eager to finish their season with a positive performance against one of the world\u2019s best teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wallabies team to play France at Stade de France in Paris on Saturday November 22 at 9:10pm GMT\/7:10am AEDT (Sunday)\u00a0<\/p>\n
1. Angus Bell (49 Tests) – #940; Hunters Hill Rugby Club\u00a0<\/p>\n
2. Billy Pollard (20 Tests) – #958; Lindfield Junior Rugby\u00a0<\/p>\n
3. Taniela Tupou (67 Tests) – #917; Brothers Rugby\u00a0<\/p>\n
4. Jeremy Williams (24 Tests) \u2013 #973; Wahroonga Tigers\u00a0<\/p>\n
5. Nick Frost (37 Tests) – #953; Hornsby Lions\u00a0<\/p>\n
6. Tom Hooper (21 Tests) – #964; Bathurst Bulldogs\u00a0<\/p>\n
7. Fraser McReight (38 Tests) – #937; Albany Creek Brumbies\u00a0<\/p>\n
8. Harry Wilson (c) (35 Tests) – #933; Gunnedah Red Devils\u00a0<\/p>\n
9. Jake Gordon (36 Tests) – #925; Canterbury Juniors\u00a0<\/p>\n
10. Carter Gordon (9 Tests) – #967; Sunshine Coast Grammar School<\/p>\n
11. Dylan Pietsch (8 Tests) – #978; Leeton Phantoms\u00a0<\/p>\n
12. Len Ikitau (49 Tests) – #944; Tuggeranong Vikings \u00a0<\/p>\n
13. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (17 Tests) – #988; The Kings School\u00a0<\/p>\n
14. Harry Potter (10 Tests) – #989; Moorabbin Rams\u00a0<\/p>\n
15. Max Jorgensen (19 Tests) – #984; Balmain Wolves\u00a0<\/p>\n
Substitutes\u00a0<\/p>\n
16. Matt Faessler (17 Tests) – #969; USQ Saints \u00a0<\/p>\n
17. Aidan Ross (2 Tests) – #994; Bond University\u00a0<\/p>\n
18. Allan Alaalatoa (87 Tests) – #896; West Harbour Juniors\u00a0<\/p>\n
19. Rob Valetini (61 Tests) – #929; Harlequin Rugby Club\u00a0<\/p>\n
20. Carlo Tizzano (13 Tests) – #982; University of Western Australia\u00a0<\/p>\n
21. Kalani Thomas* – uncapped; Springfield Hawks\u00a0<\/p>\n
22. Tane Edmed (8 Tests) – #990; West Harbour Juniors\u00a0<\/p>\n
23. Filipo Daugunu (19 Tests) – #931; Wests Bulldogs\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is set to blood Queensland Reds scrum half Kalani Thomas against France on Sunday.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85,2500],"class_list":{"0":"post-297025","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-wallabies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}