Will Skelton, Rob Valetini named to face Springboks in The Rugby Championship opener
Wallabies’s Springboxes were strengthened for the first time in 15 years, tattooing hopes, Rob Valetini and Will Skelton to the tour team to fly to South Africa on Saturday.
Life after Lions will start seriously for Wallabies on Friday when they met in Sydney in the first of the two matches of the Rugby Championship before a journey to Johannesburg the next day.
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt chose a 35 -player squad on Thursday, and when his effects were significantly given during the last Lions series, he was included in the list, although he missed his valet with a calf injury, and Skelton accepted to stay with Wallabies instead of returning to France.
Skelton has been preparing to play the first Rugby Championship fixtures since 2016 in a trophy that does not belong to the world since 2016, and Wallabies will overthrow Springbox in Ellis Park on August 17th and will be vital.
Wallabies last defeated the latest Boxing at high altitude, in 2010 in Bloemfontein.
Taniela Tupou was also elected in the squad, although he doubted the first test with his toe injury.
The Rob Valet will not play in the Wallabies third test due to injury.Credit: Getty Images
It is the name of the game for power Schmidt, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto also remembered after Queensland, Aunz Invitational XV and three rounds of lions for the first nations and the Pacific side, but could not get a call for the test series. The Big Reds lock replaced Josh Canham.
In other places, Edmed’s choice was verified to replace Tom Lynagh (jolt), but with another interesting bending, James O’Connor was named in the group, but his original plan was to join Leicester immediately after the Leicester series.
