Nine current Brumbies have been named in the Wallabies 35-player squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa, as part of the 2025 Flight Centre Rugby Championship.
The group has remained consistent from the one that competed in the British & Irish Lions Series with a handful of forced changes due to injury.
Forwards James Slipper, Billy Pollard, Nick Frost, Tom Hooper and Rob Valetini will all take their place on the plane, with every one of them featuring prominently in the recent Test series against the British & Irish Lions.
Uncapped duo Ryan Lonergan and Corey Toole are included among the backs, with the pair hoping to receive their first taste of international rugby in South Africa. Len Ikitau and Tom Wright will also feature, with both playing every single minute of the Lions series.
Additionally, Brumbies bound Tane Edmed has been named in the squad after flyhalf Tom Lynagh was ruled out with concussion, following a clean out in the final Lions Test in Sydney last weekend.
The Wallabies will play two Tests in South Africa, the first at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday August 16 before travelling to Cape Town for the second match at DHL Stadium on Saturday August 23. All dates are local dates.
The squad, which contains 20 forwards, and 15 backs will assemble in Sydney tomorrow before departing for Johannesburg early Saturday morning.
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said: “It’s pleasing to be able to keep the core of the group together, while also leaning on some depth and fresh bodies. We’re very conscious of how difficult it is going to be, playing South Africa on their home turf over two consecutive weekends.
“The group has made some positive steps throughout the start of the Test season but we all know there is a lot of hard work ahead of us.”
Wallabies squad to tour South Africa as part of the Flight Centre Rugby Championship (Wallaby number, first Australian Rugby club, Super Rugby Pacific club, Test caps)
Forwards (20)
Angus Bell (#940, Hunters Hill Rugby Club, NSW Waratahs, 39) Nick Champion De Crespigny (#991, Canberra Grammar School, Western Force, 1) Nick Frost (#953, Hornsby Lions, ACT Brumbies, 29) Langi Gleeson (#960, Harbord Harlequins, NSW Waratahs, 17) Tom Hooper (#964, Bathurst Bulldogs, ACT Brumbies, 13) Fraser McReight (#937, Albany Creek Brumbies, Queensland Reds, 29) Josh Nasser (#979, Easts Rugby (Brisbane), Queensland Reds, 6) Zane Nonggorr (#966, Gold Coast Eagles, Queensland Reds, 12) Brandon Paenga-Amosa (#918, Southern Districts, Western Force, 21) Billy Pollard (#958, Lindfield Junior Rugby Club, ACT Brumbies, 10) Tom Robertson (#898, Dubbo Kangaroos, Western Force, 33) Aidan Ross (uncapped, TBC, Queensland Reds, 0) Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (#914, Randwick, Queensland Reds, 41) Will Skelton (#883, The Hills Sports High School, Stade Rochelais (France), 34) James Slipper (#843, Bond Pirates, ACT Brumbies, 147) Carlo Tizzano (#982, University of Western Australia, Western Force, 8) Taniela Tupou (#917, Brothers Rugby (Brisbane), NSW Waratahs, 59) Rob Valetini (#929, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club, ACT Brumbies, 53) Jeremy Williams (#973, Wahroonga Tigers, Western Force, 14) Harry Wilson (#933, Gunnedah Red Devils, Queensland Reds, 26)
Backs (15)
Ben Donaldson (#962, Clovelly Eagles, Western Force, 19) Tane Edmed (#990, West Harbour Juniors, NSW Waratahs, 1) Josh Flook (#972, Brothers Rugby, Queensland Reds, 4) Len Ikitau (#944, Tuggeranong Vikings, ACT Brumbies, 43) Max Jorgensen (#984, Balmain Wolves, NSW Waratahs, 11) Andrew Kellaway (#943, Hunters Hill Rugby Club, NSW Waratahs, 41) Ryan Lonergan (uncapped, Tuggeranong Vikings, ACT Brumbies, 0) Tate McDermott (#936, Flinders Rugby Club, Queensland Reds, 45) James O’Connor (#832, St Joseph’s College, Nudgee, Crusaders (New Zealand), 64) Hunter Paisami (#932, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club, Queensland Reds, 31) Dylan Pietsch (#978, Leeton Phantoms, Western Force, 6) Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (#988, The Kings School, NSW Waratahs, 8) Corey Toole (uncapped, Wagga Waratahs, ACT Brumbies, 0) Nic White (#875, Maitland Blacks, Western Force, 73) Tom Wright (#939, Clovelly Eagles, ACT Brumbies, 41)
Unavailable for selection due to injury
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