Australia primed for 2023 Rugby Championship and World Cup – Americas Rugby News

Australia are primed for 2023. The Wallabies will start their 12 months on Saturday, July 08 on the highway towards South Africa. Seven days later Australia will play at dwelling towards Argentina in Sydney. The Rugby Championship might be stage one among Rugby World Cup 12 months.

The Wallabies begin the 12 months with a brand new look. Eddie Jones is again as head coach. The Australian coached Australia from 2001-2005. Below Jones, the Wallabies reached the Rugby World Cup 2003 Closing. He coached Japan from 2012-2015 and England from 2016-2022. He coached England to the Rugby World Cup 2019 Closing and Japan to the most important shock in RWC historical past towards South Africa.

Australia’s highway to Rugby World Cup 2023 begins with a 34-man roster. Jones’ squad is with out 4 injured gamers. Max Jorgensen, Tom Robertson, Izack Rodda, and Corey Toole. On the flip aspect, veteran Michael Hooper is again and has been named co-captain alongside prop James Slipper. The typical participant age is 27 whereas the typical variety of caps is 25.

Slipper has 127 caps, making him Australia’s third most capped participant. He’s closing in on Stephen Moore (129 caps) and George Gregan (139 caps). No Argentine has reached the mark of 100. Agustín Creevy has 97 caps. Uruguay’s Diego Magno is the only player to have 100 or more caps for a country from the Americas.

Hooper and Slipper are joined by new blood; Jones has chosen eight uncapped gamers on the roster. Carter Gordon and Josh Kemeny of rat Melbourne Rebels, Queensland Reds forwards Matt Faessler and Zane Nonggorr ACT Brumbies Tom Hooper and Ryan Lonergan and NSW Waratahs’ speedster Dylan Pietsch has been called-up.

The seven uncapped Australian-based gamers might be joined by Toulouse’s Richie Arnold. Having gained the 2023 Top 14 titleArnold now joins his nation’s take a look at crew lower than three months out from France internet hosting the World Cup.

Arnold is one identify included underneath Australia’s Abroad Gamers Choice Coverage. Jones is ready to choose as much as three gamers primarily based exterior of Australia. Nonetheless, underneath extenuating circumstances the coach is entitled to extra. Jones has 5: Arnold, Will Skelton, Samu Kerevi, Marika Koroibete and Quade Cooper.

2023 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – AUSTRALIA ROSTER

PROP
Allan Alaalatoa (ACT Brumbies – 64 caps)
Matt Gibbon (Melbourne Rebels – 5 caps)
Zane Nonggorr (Queensland Reds – uncapped)
James Slipper (ACT Brumbies – 127 caps)
Taniela Tupou (Queensland Reds – 47 caps)

HOOKER
Matt Faessler (Queensland Reds – uncapped)
David Porecki (NSW Waratahs – 10 caps)
Jordan Uelese (Melbourne Rebels – 15 caps)

SECOND-ROW
Richie Arnold (Toulouse, FR – uncapped)
Nick Frost (ACT Brumbies – 9 caps)
Jed Holloway (NSW Waratahs – 10 caps)
Tom Hooper (ACT Brumbies – uncapped)
Will Skelton (La Rochelle, FR – 24 caps)

FLANKER
Michael Hooper (NSW Waratahs – 124 caps)
Josh Kemeny (Melbourne Rebels – uncapped)
Fraser McReight (Queensland Reds – 10 caps)
Rob Valetini (ACT Brumbies – 30 caps)

N8
Rob Leota (Melbourne Rebels – 13 caps)
Pete Samu (ACT Brumbies – 32 caps)

SCRUM-HALF
Ryan Lonergan (ACT Brumbies – uncapped)
Tate McDermott (Queensland Reds – 21 caps)
Nic White (ACT Brumbies – 59 caps)

FLY HALF
Quade Cooper (Kintetsu Liners, JP – 76 caps)
Carter Gordon (Melbourne Rebels – uncapped)

CENTER
Lalakai Foketi (NSW Waratahs – 5 caps)
Len Ikitau (ACT Brumbies – 26 caps)
Izaia Perese (NSW Waratahs – 3 caps)

WING
Marika Koroibete (Saitama Wild Knights, JP – 51 caps)
Mark Nawaqanitawase (NSW Waratahs – 3 caps)
Dylan Pietsch (NSW Waratahs – uncapped)
Suliasi Vunivalu (Queensland Reds – 1 cap)
Tom Wright (ACT Brumbies – 23 caps)

FULLBACK
Reece Hodge (Melbourne Rebels – 54 Exams)
Ben Donaldson (NSW Waratahs -2 caps)