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Wallaroos star Piper Duck will miss Australia’s matches in South Africa and Europe after present process ankle surgical procedure final week.
Allana Sikimeti (calf) can even miss the away Check schedule which includes Exams in Eire and Wales later this month and the WXV 2 matches in opposition to Wales, South Africa and Scotland in Cape City.
Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp named 30 gamers within the squad with 4 adjustments from the July Check block.
FULL WALLAROOS FIXTURE LIST HERE
NSW Waratahs hooker Brittany Merlo was initially chosen within the squad however picked up an damage throughout a latest coaching camp and is unavailable.
Uncapped trio Lucy Dinnen, Ashley Fernandez and Tiarah Minns are the brand new faces for the tour whereas veteran ahead Sally Fuesaina has been recalled to the squad.
Piper Duck of the Wallaroos interacts with followers after the 2024 Pacific 4 Collection match between Australian Wallaroos and Canada at Allianz Stadium on Could 11, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photograph by Matt King/Getty Photographs)
Fernandez was a part of the Pacific 4 sequence marketing campaign however didn’t play a recreation whereas Minns returns after damage dominated her out of the Check matches in Could.
Dinnen comes again into the Wallaroos fold and is eyeing a Check debut after being in prolonged squads within the lead-up to the 2022 Rugby World Cup beforehand.
Yapp stated in a press release: “We’re trying ahead to enjoying in opposition to totally different groups within the second half of our season and with subsequent yr’s Rugby World Cup our long-term focus.
“The flexibility to journey abroad for many of our squad is a brand new expertise and the upcoming matches in opposition to Eire and Wales gives us with beneficial match time earlier than WXV in South Africa.
“We’ve got needed to make just a few pressured adjustments to the travelling squad as a consequence of damage which is disappointing, however we’re additionally centered on these subsequent in line and bringing out one of the best in them.”
The squad boasts expertise, led by captain Michaela Leonard and vice-captain Trilleen Pomare, who’ve greater than 50 Check caps between them.
Each Pomare and fellow veteran Ashley Marsters sit on 29 Check caps every and are eyeing the possibility to overhaul Liz Patu as most-capped gamers in Australian historical past.
Wallaroos winger Maya Stewart can also be on monitor to return to the aspect after a hamstring damage dominated her out of Check matches in opposition to Fiji and New Zealand beforehand.
The Wallaroos depart for Belfast on September 6, enjoying in opposition to Eire on September 14 earlier than turning their consideration to a Check match in Wales on September 20.
Yapp’s aspect will conflict with Wales once more within the opening spherical of WXV in Cape City earlier than matches in opposition to South Africa and Scotland.
2024 WALLAROOS SQUAD – WXV AND IRELAND AND WALES
Lori Cramer (#172 – College of Queensland) – 23 caps
Biola Dawa (#211 – Wagga Reddies) – 2 caps
Lucy Dinnen* (Wanneroo) – uncapped
Ashley Fernandez* (Uni-North Owls) – uncapped
Georgina Friedrichs (#178 – Wests Bulldogs) – 24 caps
Sally Fuesaina (Campbelltown Harlequins) – 3 caps
Caitlyn Halse (#210 – Southern Districts) – 2 caps
Brianna Hoy (#203 – Coffs Harbour Snappers) – 8 caps
Eva Karpani (#171 – Onkaparinga) – 26 caps
Lydia Kavoa (#214 – Japanese Suburbs) – 1 cap
Atasi Lafai (#161 – Campbelltown Harlequins) – 14 caps
Kaitlan Leaney (#179 – CSU Marlins) – 20 caps
Michaela Leonard (c) (#168 – Tuggeranong Vikings) – 27 caps
Ashley Marsters (#117 – Booroondarra) – 29 caps
Arabella McKenzie (#175 – Lightning Ridge Tigers) – 26 caps
Desiree Miller (#204 – Japanese Suburbs) – 7 caps
Tiarah Minns* (Manly Marlins) – uncapped
Faitala Moleka (#199 – Blacktown Scorpions) – 11 caps
Tiarna Molloy (#191 – Inverell Highlands) – 3 caps
Layne Morgan (#188 – Merewether Carlton) – 26 caps
Tania Naden (#197 – Uni-North Owls) – 15 caps
Leilani Nathan (#202 – Hamilton Hawks) – 7 caps
Alapeta Ngauamo* (Wests Bulldogs) – uncapped
Bridie O’Gorman (#180 – Sydney College) – 22 caps
Siokapesi Palu (#194 – Rockdale Rangers) – 11 caps
Trilleen Pomare (#155 – Wanneroo) – 29 caps
Cecilia Smith (#190 – Leeton Dianas) – 15 caps
Maya Stewart (#196 – Nelson Bay Gropers) – 11 caps
Tabua Tuinakauvadra (#200 – Tuggeranong Vikings) – 6 caps
Natalie Wright (#213 – Wests Bulldogs) – 2 caps
*denotes potential debutant
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