Western Force trio Jeremy Williams, Carlo Tizzano and Tom
\nRobertson have all been named in the Wallabies\u2019 23-player team list for Sunday
\nmorning\u2019s clash against Ireland at Aviva Stadium.<\/p>\n
Reigning John Eales medalist Len Ikitau will reignite his
\npartnership with Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii in the centres, the pair featuring
\nalongside each other in the midfield for 12 of the Wallabies last 16 Tests.<\/p>\n
Fly-half James O\u2019Connor will start in the number 10 jersey
\nfor his first Test in the northern hemisphere since 2021, linking up with NSW
\nWaratahs captain Jake Gordon who is again selected at scrumhalf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Full-back Max Jorgensen and winger Filipo Daugunu have also
\nbeen selected to start in Dublin, joining Harry Potter in the back three.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The experienced Allan Alaalatoa is another who returns to
\nthe starting XV, where he will combine with hooker Matt Faessler and Angus Bell
\nin the run on front row.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In another reshuffle in the forwards Tom Hooper shifts to
\nlock with Rob Valetini starting at blindside flanker. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Hooper will partner Williams in the second row, while
\nopenside flanker Fraser McReight and skipper Harry Wilson complete the loose
\nforward trio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dubbo junior Tom Robertson has been selected as the
\nsubstitute loosehead prop, with Billy Pollard and Zane Nonggorr the other
\nreplacement front rowers.<\/p>\n
Lock Nick Frost shifts to an impact role off the bench, with
\nPerth\u2019s Tizzano selected as the cover for the back row.<\/p>\n
Ryan Lonergan will continue to earn international experience
\nas the substitute scrum-half, as will Tane Edmed who returns to the venue of
\nhis Test debut last year as the replacement playmaker. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The versatile Andrew Kellaway will wear the number 23 jersey
\nand cover multiple positions across the backline.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said: \u201cIt\u2019s been a tough
\nschedule but we\u2019ve tried to embrace that this week and tried to freshen up at
\nthe same time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s another opportunity this Saturday to really challenge
\nourselves against one of the top teams in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Ireland <\/p>\n
Aviva Stadium in Dublin<\/p>\n
Sunday 16 November 4:10am WST<\/p>\n
Live on Stan Sport<\/p>\n
Wallabies team list<\/p>\n
1. Angus Bell (48 Tests) – #940; Hunters Hill Rugby Club<\/p>\n
2. Matt Faessler (16 Tests) – #969; USQ Saints<\/p>\n
3. Allan Alaalatoa (86 Tests) – #896; West Harbour Juniors<\/p>\n
4. Jeremy Williams (23 Tests) \u2013 #973; Wahroonga Tigers<\/p>\n
5. Tom Hooper (20 Tests) – #964; Bathurst Bulldogs<\/p>\n
6. Rob Valetini (60 Tests) – #929; Harlequin Rugby Club<\/p>\n
7. Fraser McReight (37 Tests) – #937; Albany Creek Brumbies<\/p>\n
8. Harry Wilson (c) (34 Tests) – #933; Gunnedah Red Devils<\/p>\n
9. Jake Gordon (35 Tests) – #925; Canterbury Juniors<\/p>\n
10. James O\u2019Connor (70 Tests) – #832; St Joseph\u2019s College, Nudgee\u00a0<\/p>\n
11. Harry Potter (9 Tests) – #989; Moorabbin Rams<\/p>\n
12. Len Ikitau (48 Tests) – #944; Tuggeranong Vikings\u00a0<\/p>\n
13. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (16 Tests) – #988; The Kings School<\/p>\n
14. Filipo Daugunu (18 Tests) – #931; Wests Bulldogs<\/p>\n
15. Max Jorgensen (18 Tests) – #984; Balmain Wolves<\/p>\n
Substitutes<\/p>\n
16. Billy Pollard (19 Tests) – #958; Lindfield Junior Rugby<\/p>\n
17. Tom Robertson (38 Tests) – #898; Dubbo Kangaroos<\/p>\n
18. Zane Nonggorr (18 Tests) – #966; Gold Coast Eagles<\/p>\n
19. Nick Frost (36 Tests) – #953; Hornsby Lions\u00a0<\/p>\n
20. Carlo Tizzano (12 Tests) – #982; University of Western Australia<\/p>\n
21. Ryan Lonergan (4 Tests) – #933; Tuggeranong Vikings<\/p>\n
22. Tane Edmed (7 Tests) – #990; West Harbour Juniors<\/p>\n
23. Andrew Kellaway (48 Tests) – #943; Hunters Hill Rugby Club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Western Force trio Jeremy Williams, Carlo Tizzano and Tom Robertson have all been named in the Wallabies\u2019 23-player…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43,80055],"class_list":{"0":"post-138860","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-western-force"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}