Corey Toole Given Debut As Wallabies Try For Back-to-back Wins Against Springboks

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Speedster Corey Toole will make his Test debut successful 1 of 3 changes to nan Wallabies starting broadside arsenic they effort to spell back-to-back against nan Springboks successful South Africa for nan first clip since 1963.

The 25-year-old Paris Olympics sevens prima will switch injured winger Dylan Pietsch for their Rugby Championship conflict successful Cape Town connected Saturday nighttime section clip (Sunday 1.10am AEST).

Skipper Harry Wilson has grounded to flooded a knee rumor pinch Rob Valetini making a timely return astatine No 8, while Tom Robertson will commencement successful nan beforehand statement aft James Slipper was ruled retired aft a caput knock.

Wilson’s Queensland teammate Fraser McReight will lead nan side, nan flanker becoming nan 91st subordinate to skipper Australia.

After their astounding 38-22 comeback triumph over nan Springboks past week astatine Ellis Park, nan Wallabies are looking to copy nan 1963 tourists, who claimed victories astatine Johannesburg and Cape Town.

No Australian broadside has won successful Cape Town successful 33 years, pinch nan Wallabies losing their past 7 consecutive astatine nan picturesque venue.

Toole has been knocking astatine nan doorway for a Test call-up for nan past 3 years and apt would person made his debut past twelvemonth but was drafted into Australia’s sevens teams for Paris.

With nan much versatile Andrew Kellaway remaining connected nan bench, Toole’s commencement comes aft Pietsch required room connected a fractured jaw aft his tackle went wrong.

Known arsenic nan fastest man successful Australian rugby, Toole has been 1 of nan Brumbies’ champion performers successful nan past 3 seasons, bagging 28 tries.

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said nan broadside had recovered good aft nan beingness brushwood astatine altitude and had identified their slow commencement – trailing 22-0 – arsenic an area they needed to improve.

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“The squad arsenic a full has recovered beautiful good from what was a very draining and beingness Test lucifer connected nan highveld past week,” he said successful a statement.

“We struggled to incorporate a powerhouse Springbok commencement past play and we cognize that we person to amended starring into what’s apt to beryllium a bruising brushwood successful Cape Town.”

Rather than lucifer South Africa’s six-two chair split, Schmidt has retained nan five-three action among his reserves, though has replaced Langi Gleeson pinch Nick Champion de Crespigny.

Australia team: Tom Wright, Max Jorgensen, Joseph Suaalii, Len Ikitau, Corey Toole, James O’Connor, Nic White, Rob Valetini, Fraser McReight (capt), Tom Hooper, Will Skelton, Nick Frost, Taniela Tupou, Billy Pollard, Tom Robertson. Reserves: Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Angus Bell, Zane Nonggorr, Jeremy Williams, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Tane Edmed, Tate McDermott, Andrew Kellaway.