Munster's Frederico Pucciarello, Leinster's Ollie Le Roux and Ulster's Justin Harrison have been named in a 30-man Barbarians squad for games against Belgium, Ireland and England.

Australia coach John Connolly has defended his decision to send home four players from a Wallabies training camp earlier this week for failing fitness tests.

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Stirling Mortlock has been named as Australian rugby’s new captain for Australia’s seven-match tour of Europe in November.

WALLABIES coach John Connolly have named a 37-man squad for next month’s four-test tour of Italy, Britain and Ireland.

Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy believes Andrew Trimble is an explosive addition to the team and warned Australia his new midfield partner should not be underestimated.

EDDIE JONES has been put on notice by his bosses at the Australian Rugby Union but the Wallabies coach yesterday laughed off suggestions he is under any more pressure than normal.

EUROPEAN rugby fans can expect some surprising selections when Australia embark on a four-Test tour in November, according to national coach Eddie Jones.

Australia’s dismal run of injuries continued on Friday when NSW Waratahs prop forward Matt Dunning failed to complete training.

Australia coach Eddie Jones said he would “step aside” if asked to after the Wallabies’ 30-13 Bledisloe Cup defeat against New Zealand at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney.

DEFENDING champions South Africa go into this afternoon’s Tri-Nations opener against Australia at Loftus in Pretoria as favourites to get their campaign off to a winning start.

AUSTRALIA have made four changes for Saturday’s Tri Nations opener against South Africa in Pretoria, with Matt Dunning, John Roe, Morgan Turinui and Daniel Vickerman coming into the starting line-up.

WINGER Doug Howlett and lock Jono Gibbes are the notable absentees from the 26-man All Blacks Tri-Nations squad.

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Morgan Turinui is determined to cement his place in the Australia team after earning a call-up to face England at Twickenham on Saturday.

AUSTRALIA coach Eddie Jones wants his side to match England’s physicality at Twickenham on Saturday and vowed: “We will be brutal.”

Australia coach Eddie Jones wants his side to match England’s physicality at Twickenham on Saturday and vowed: “We will be brutal.”

Elton Flatley, who so nearly dashed England’s dreams in the World Cup final a year ago, has returned to the Australia side for their defence of the Cook Cup at Twickenham on Saturday.

Morgan Turinui, a try-scorer in yesterday’s 34-13 victory over Scotland, has been dropped from the Australia squad to take on England in next Saturday’s World Cup final rematch.

For the second weekend running, Scotland coach Matt Williams felt the scoreline in defeat to Australia was not a fair reflection of the way his players had battled against the Wallabies.

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Scotland were looking to end their Australasian tour and a 16-Test international season with an unlikely victory over the Wallabies at Sydney’s Telstra Stadium.

Matt Giteau, Australia’s inside-centre, was a late doubt for today’s Test against Scotland in Sydney after coming down overnight with a fever.

Scotland will face a new-look Australia side in Sunday’s first Test after Wallabies coach Eddie Jones awarded Clyde Rathbone and Radike Samo their international debuts.

Australia coach Eddie Jones has called up ACT Brumbies reserve scrum-half Matt Henjak into his squad for the Wallabies’ first Test against Scotland on June 13 to replace the injured Elton Flatley.

Elton Flatley will play no part in Australia’s two-Test series against Scotland or the World Cup final rematch with England after breaking his arm.

Australia have included five new players in their squad for the forthcoming Tests against Scotland and England – and they are all from the Super 12-winning ACT Brumbies team.

Australia coach Eddie Jones made just one enforced change to his side for Saturday’s World Cup final and then backed his relatively inexperienced forward pack to give England an almighty test.

Hosts and defending champions Australia take on the mighty All Blacks in the first of the World Cup semi-finals today in Sydney.

Matt Giteau has been ruled out of the Australian 22 for Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at Telstra Stadium.

Former Australia coach Bob Dwyer today urged Eddie Jones to axe captain George Gregan and make six changes for next week’s quarter-final against Scotland – or face surrendering the World Cup without a fight.

Australia tore up the record books by demolishing Namibia 142-0 in their Pool A match in Adelaide today.

Chris Whittaker will lead Australia for the first time after Wallabies coach Eddie Jones made the expected sweeping changes to his starting line-up for his team’s World Cup pool match against Namibia in Adelaide on Saturday.

AUSTRALIA coach Eddie Jones is hopeful lock David Giffin will be fit enough to play a significant role in the Wallabies’ Pool A clash with Namibia this weekend.

Veteran flanker Owen Finegan was the biggest omission from Australia’s World Cup squad announced in Sydney today.

IAIN BALSHAW will make his long-awaited Test match return on Saturday – and is determined to make up for lost time.

Eleven of Australia’s key players will go into the defence of the World Cup without having played a match in eight weeks.

THE Wallabies have only four Tests and less than four months to turn themselves into World Cup contenders but coach Eddie Jones is adamant they can do it.

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Ireland go into tomorrow’s Test against world champions Australia in Perth brimming with confidence despite a brewing selection row.

DRY track or not, the Wallabies aren’t expecting the Irish to stray from the game plan that has seen them win 10 of their past 11 Tests and start throwing the ball around at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.