{"id":521123,"date":"2026-07-02T05:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/521123\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T05:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:48:09","slug":"jock-campbell-returns-to-wallabies-side-to-face-ireland-after-1316-day-exile-nations-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/521123\/","title":{"rendered":"Jock Campbell returns to Wallabies side to face Ireland after 1,316-day exile | Nations Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jock Campbell will start at fullback in his first Test since late \u20602022 when Australia take on Ireland in their first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/nations-championship\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nations Championship<\/a> Test on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Campbell \u2060played the last \u2060of his \u200bfour Tests in Australia\u2019s first ever loss to Italy in Florence in 2022, but had an \u2060impressive season in Super Rugby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">James Slipper, Australia\u2019s most-capped Test player, was named as replacement loosehead prop, \u2060confirming his return from retirement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Centre Len Ikitau, flanker Tom Hooper \u200bas well as props Angus \u200cBell and Taniela \u200cTupou all return to Australian colours after playing club rugby in \u200cEurope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Flyhalf Carter Gordon and scrumhalf Ryan Lonergan will start in the halves with Ben Donaldson and Tate McDermott backing up from the bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Lock Lachlan Shaw was named among the replacements and could make his Test debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Loose forward Harry \u200cWilson retains the captaincy for Saturday\u2019s match at Allianz Stadium in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Australia also host France and Italy in \u200bJuly\u2019s southern hemisphere section of the new competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cThe group has reconnected quickly and we\u2019ve worked hard over the past week to prepare as best we can for what is an exciting challenge against \u2060the number three team in world rugby,\u201d said coach \u200bJoe Schmidt.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-10\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-vf9hps\">Sign up to The Breakdown<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1r7my33\">The latest rugby union news and analysis, plus all the week&#8217;s action reviewed<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782691572_660_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-xiq31o\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-10\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<p>Australia team<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">15\u2013Jock Campbell, 14\u2013Max Jorgensen, \u200b13\u2013Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12\u2013Len Ikitau, 11\u2013Dylan Pietsch, 10\u2013Carter Gordon, \u200b9\u2013Ryan Lonergan, 8\u2013Harry \u200cWilson, 7\u2013Fraser \u200bMcReight, 6\u2013Rob \u200bValetini, 5\u2013Josh Canham, 4\u2013Jeremy Williams, 3\u2013Allan Alaalatoa, 2\u2013Josh Nasser, 1\u2013Angus Bell<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Replacements: 16\u2013Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17\u2013James Slipper, 18\u2013Taniela Tupou, 19\u2013Lachlan Shaw, 20\u2013Tom Hooper, 21\u2013Tate McDermott, 22\u2013Ben Donaldson, 23\u2013Tom Wright<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jock Campbell will start at fullback in his first Test since late \u20602022 when Australia take on 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