Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika has made a total of 10 changes to his starting XV for his side’s final Rugby World Cup Pool D game against Georgia in Japan on Friday.
Following their 45-10 win on Saturday against Uruguay Cheika has decided to retain only five players in Jack Dempsey, Nic White, Kurtley Beale, Matt To’omua and exciting young winger Jordan Petaia, who will make only his second ever appearance for the Wallabies following his try-scoring debut over the weekend.
There is an exciting front-row with Scott Sio and Sekope Kepu either side of hooker Tolu Latu, with Izack Rodda and Rory Arnold behind them in the second-row.
Dempsey is on at blindside-flanker, with David Pocock captaining the team from the openside and Isi Naisarani completes the pack from the No 8 position.
White continues at scrum-half, with To’omua shifting to fly-half, while it’s the explosive pair of Samu Kerevi and James O’Connor in the midfield.
Marika Koroibete returns on the left-wing, with Petaia moving to the right and Beale concludes the starting line-up from full-back.
Cheika also has a huge amount of experience to call upon from the bench with the likes of James Slipper, Michael Hooper, Will Genia and Dane Haylett-Petty among the replacements.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the two nations as the Wallabies look to put themselves in a position to possibly finish first in the group, as they hope that Fiji might be able to get a result against Wales when they face off tomorrow.
Check Out the Full-23-Man Squad Below.
Starting XV:
1. Scott Sio (61 Tests)
2. Tolu Latu (17 Tests)
3. Sekope Kepu (109 Tests)
4. Izack Rodda (23 Tests)
5. Rory Arnold (24 Tests)
6. Jack Dempsey (13 Tests)
7. David Pocock (c) (81 Tests)
8. Isi Naisarani (6 Tests)
9. Nic White (29 Tests)
10. Matt To’omua (50 Tests)
11. Marika Koroibete (26 Tests)
12. Samu Kerevi (vc) (31 Tests)
13. James O’Connor (50 Tests)
14. Jordan Petaia (1 Test)
15. Kurtley Beale (90 Tests)
Replacements:
16. Jordan Uelese (7 Tests)
17. James Slipper (94 Tests)
18. Taniela Tupou (17 Tests)
19. Adam Coleman (37 Tests)
20. Michael Hooper (98 Tests)
21. Will Genia (108 Tests)
22. Christian Lealiifano (24 Tests)
23. Dane Haylett-Petty (36 Tests)
