Cheika Names Five New Faces in Wallabies Squad to Play Ireland
Established 1961 25 Sports Thursday, May 31, 2018 Cheika names five new faces in Wallabies squad to play Ireland No room for Crusaders flanker Pete Samu SYDNEY: Wallabies boss Michael Cheika yester- get a first call-up, as was Folau Fainga’a, with the day named five potential debutants in his 32-man pair benefitting from Tatafu Polota-Nau being rested squad to face Six Nations champions Ireland next and Stephen Moore retiring. month, including young guns Jack Maddocks and Twice-capped Jordan Uelese was also included Tom Banks. after recovering from a shoulder injury, but it is an Australia host the Irish on three consecutive inexperienced trio of hookers. It’s been a rapid rise Saturdays from June 9 in Brisbane, Melbourne and for Paenga-Amosa, who was playing Sydney club Sydney, and Cheika has rugby barely a year ago. admitted he is wary of “For me, a guy who’s them, with hard work come out of club rugby... needed to counter the then he played in the NRC, threat. Melbourne Rebels’ Now his challenge got his opportunity out utility Maddocks got the there, was spotted by the nod after a superb season will be to get Reds and has taken that on the wing, scoring eight opportunity with both tries so far, while fast- himself in the hands,” said Cheika. “Now emerging Brumbies full- his challenge will be to get back Banks also made the match 23” himself in the match 23.” grade. The wing spots were Queensland Reds’ Caleb among the most-hotly Timu was another to contested, with Maddocks receive a maiden Wallabies squad call-up.
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