11 ACT Brumbies have been selected in the 37-player Wallabies squad for next month's Nations Championship Tests on home soil, with uncapped duo Declan Meredith and Lachlan Shaw in line to make their Test debuts.
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The squad, made up of 20 forwards and 17 backs, will assemble in Sydney on Wednesday ahead of their sold-out opening Test of 2026 against Ireland at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, July 4. They will then travel to Brisbane to face France at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday, July 11, before taking on Italy at Perth's HBF Park on Saturday, July 18.
Meredith, 26, earns his first Wallabies call-up after an outstanding season steering the ACT Brumbies from flyhalf. The Cairns product played his junior rugby with the Barron Trinity Bulls before relocating to Canberra to pursue his professional career.
Shaw, 23, also receives his maiden selection after cementing himself as a cornerstone of the Brumbies' forward pack throughout 2026. The 200cm lock came through the Brisbane rugby system, represented the Junior Wallabies in 2023 and has developed into one of the competition's premier lineout operators since arriving in Canberra.
UK-based Len Ikitau has also retained his place in the Wallabies squad following an outstanding campaign with the Exeter Chiefs and is set to feature in this weekend's Gallagher Premiership Final. He will return to the Brumbies ahead of the 2027 season.
Veteran prop James Slipper, the Wallabies' most-capped Test player, has also been selected as he eyes a return from international retirement. Fullback Tom Wright returns after missing the closing stages of last year's campaign through injury, while Allan Alaalatoa, Charlie Cale, Billy Pollard, Rob Valetini, Ryan Lonergan and Corey Toole complete the Brumbies contingent.
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said:
"There have been ongoing discussions amongst the coaches for a number of months and, as always, there are some very good players who have not been selected for this first international window.
"We've settled on a group that we think will work hard and can perform well against three top-tier European teams with the added excitement of competing in the new Nations Championship for the first time."
Brumbies Head Coach Stephen Larkham said:
"It's a great reflection of the work that's been done across the whole program that we've had so many Brumbies selected in the Wallabies squad. The players have earned those opportunities through their performances and consistency throughout the season.
"Just as pleasing is the depth we've built within the group. There are a number of other Brumbies who are capable of stepping up and performing at that level if called upon. That's what you want as a club – genuine competition for spots and a program that continues to produce players ready for international rugby."
Wallabies squad for the July Nations Championship Tests
(Wallaby number, first Australian Rugby club, Super Rugby Pacific club, Test caps)
Allan Alaalatoa (#896, West Harbour Juniors, ACT Brumbies, 88) Miles Amatosero (uncapped, South Coogee Red Devils, NSW Waratahs, 0) Angus Bell (#940, Hunters Hill Rugby Club, NSW Waratahs, 50) Charlie Cale (#976, Beecroft Junior Rugby Club, ACT Brumbies, 2) Josh Canham (#987, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club, Queensland Reds, 2) Nick Champion De Crespigny (#991, Canberra Grammar School, Western Force, 4) Tom Hooper (#964, Bathurst Bulldogs, Exeter Chiefs (UK), 22) Fraser McReight (#937, Albany Creek Brumbies, Queensland Reds, 39) Josh Nasser (#979, Easts Rugby (Brisbane), Queensland Reds, 11) Zane Nonggorr (#966, Gold Coast Eagles, Queensland Reds, 19) Brandon Paenga-Amosa (#918, Southern Districts, Western Force, 25) Billy Pollard (#958, Lindfield Junior Rugby Club, ACT Brumbies, 20) Aidan Ross (994, Bond University, Queensland Reds, 3) Lachlan Shaw (uncapped, University of Queensland, ACT Brumbies, 0) James Slipper (#843, Bond Pirates, ACT Brumbies, 151) Carlo Tizzano (#982, University of Western Australia, Western Force, 14) Taniela Tupou (#917, Brothers Rugby (Brisbane), Racing 92 (France), 68) Rob Valetini (#929, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club, ACT Brumbies, 62) Jeremy Williams (#973, Wahroonga Tigers, Western Force, 25) Harry Wilson (#933, Gunnedah Red Devils, Queensland Reds, 36)
Jock Campbell (#959, Inverell Highlanders, Queensland Reds, 4) Filipo Daugunu (#931, Wests Bulldogs, Queensland Reds, 20) Ben Donaldson (#962, Clovelly Eagles , Western Force, 19) Josh Flook (#972, Brothers Rugby, Queensland Reds, 6) Carter Gordon (#967, Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Queensland Reds, 9) Len Ikitau (#944, Tuggeranong Vikings, ACT Brumbies, 50) Max Jorgensen (#984, Balmain Wolves, NSW Waratahs, 20) Ryan Lonergan (#993, Tuggeranong Vikings, ACT Brumbies, 5) Tate McDermott (#936, Flinders Rugby Club, Queensland Reds, 50) Declan Meredith (uncapped, Barron Trinity Bulls, ACT Brumbies, 0) Hunter Paisami (#932, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club, Queensland Reds, 35) Dylan Pietsch (#979, Leeton Phantoms, Western Force, 9) Harry Potter (#989, Moorabbin Rams, NSW Waratahs, 11) Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (#988, The Kings School, NSW Waratahs, 18) Kalani Thomas (#995, Springfield Hawks, Queensland Reds, 1) Corey Toole (#992, Wagga Crows, ACT Brumbies, 6) Tom Wright (#939, Clovelly Eagles, ACT Brumbies, 43)
Unavailable for selection Ethan Dobbins Folau Fainga’a Langi Gleeson Jake Gordon Zac Lomax Tom Lynagh Kadin Pritchard Henry Robertson Tom Robertson Blake Schoupp Will Skelton
