Ben Donaldson has been moved up from full back to fill the No 10 jersey that was worn by Carter Gordon in the previous two games. Partnering him will be Tate McDermott, who takes over from the hugely experienced Nic White.
Andrew Kellaway takes over at full back, while up front there is one change in the back row with Rob Leota starting his first Test of the year at blindside flanker in place of Tom Hooper, who switches to openside in place of Fraser McReight,
Sitting third in the Pool with one win and one loss to start their World Cup campaign, the game is being seen as a must-win for Eddie Jones’ side in Australia.
“Every team has matches like this during a Rugby World Cup and for this young team it is this week. We’ve prepared well, are focused on what we need to do, and we’ll be ready to fight on Sunday night,” said Jones.
An unchanged front-five, sees David Porecki captain the side for the second straight week, combining with 22-year-old Angus Bell and Test centurion James Slipper in the front row, with Nick Frost and Richie Arnold the locks.
Australia
15 Andrew Kellaway
14 Mark Nawaqanitawase
13 Jordan Petaia
12 Samu Kerevi
11 Marika Koroibete
10 Ben Donaldson
9 Tate McDermott
1 Angus Bell
2 David Porecki (captain)
3 James Slipper
4 Nick Frost
5 Richie Arnold
6 Rob Leota
7 Tom Hooper
8 Rob Valetini
Replacements
16 Matt Faessler
17 Blake Schoupp
18 Sone Fa’amausili
19 Matt Philip
20 Fraser McReight
21 Nic White
22 Carter Gordon
23 Suliasi Vunivalu
