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Wallabies receive Skelton boost for All Blacks

By @rugby365com
Thursday 2 Oct 2025

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Wallaby head coach Joe Schmidt named a powerful outfit to face the All Blacks in the deciding round of the Rugby Championship.

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The experienced pair Jake Gordon and Will Skelton have been named to start for the Wallabies in Saturday’s sold-out second Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth.

They are two of five changes to the starting XV from last weekend’s Test in Auckland, with Filipo Daugunu earning his first start of the year on the left wing.

Allan Alaalatoa starts at tighthead prop, and Tane Edmed is selected to partner Waratahs teammate Gordon as the halfback combination.

Alaalatoa will start in an all-Brumbies front row, with Billy Pollard named at hooker and Australian record holder James Slipper at loosehead prop in what will be his 151st and final appearance in Wallaby gold.

Skelton reignites his combination with Nick Frost in the second row.

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The loose forward trio of Tom Hooper, Fraser McReight and captain Harry Wilson remains unchanged – with the side set to wear their First Nations jersey for what is their final home Test of 2025.

Centre partners Len Ikitau and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will continue to build their connection in the midfield, while Daugunu joins winger Harry Potter and fullback Max Jorgensen in the back three.

Josh Nasser has been named as the replacement hooker, with Tom Robertson and Taniela Tupou the substitute props.

Lock Jeremy Williams will play in front of his adopted hometown of Perth for the first time, while back-to-back John Eales Medallist Rob Valetini is named on the bench after recovering from calf tightness.

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Newly capped scrumhalf Ryan Lonergan earns another chance in gold, having come on to play 62 minutes in his debut last weekend, with James O’Connor the replacement playmaker.

The versatile Josh Flook rounds out the matchday 23 in what will be his first Test of 2025.

Australia:15 Max Jorgensen, 14 Harry Potter, 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Filipo Daugunu, 10 Tane Edmed, 9 Jake Gordon, 8 Harry Wilson (captain), 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Tom Hooper, 5 Will Skelton, 4 Nick Frost, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Billy Pollard, 1 James Slipper.
Replacements: 16 Josh Nasser, 17 Tom Robertson, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Jeremy Williams, 20 Rob Valetini, 21 Ryan Lonergan, 22 James O’Connor, 23 Josh Flook.

Date: Saturday, October 4
Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth
Kick-off: 18.05 (22.05 NZST; 10.05 GMT)
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (England)

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