Veteran lock Cadeyrn Neville and hooker David Porecki were handed Australia debuts on Thursday in a powerful pack to face England in the first Test, while playmaker Quade Cooper got the nod over James O’Connor.
Eddie Jones’ ominous record in his home nation has Wallabies coach Dave Rennie on red alert for the threat posed by England in Perth on Saturday.
In the aftermath of England’s humbling defeat by a 14-man Barbarians side, World Cup-winning coach Clive Woodward slammed Eddie Jones for allowing the match to become a farce.
Eddie Jones has named a 36-man squad for England’s upcoming three-Test series against the Wallabies, which includes a return for experienced forward Billy Vunipola.
The Barbarians racked up a half-century of points in their thrashing of England at Twickenham on Sunday, despite playing more than half the match a man down.
England captain Owen Farrell has added his voice to calls for a more common-sense approach to punishing high tackles after four yellow cards were dished out in the Premiership semi-final between Saracens and Harlequins.
Dave Rennie says the three-Test clash against England would be the biggest challenge of his tenure as he named an expanded Wallabies squad missing two key veterans but with uncapped former rugby league star Suliasi Vunivalu.
Andre Esterhuizen will face Owen Farrell for the first time since the two clashed in a controversial tackle during a Test match between the Springboks and England in 2018.
On this day 10 years ago, Eben Etzebeth made his Test debut for the Springboks in the first of three games against England in Durban.
Six Nations Rugby has announced that the Junior Springboks will be part of an U20 International Series hosted by Italy, taking place between 24 June and 12 July in Treviso and Verona.
