Brother of NRL star named for Wallabies debut

Prop Blake Schoupp and halfback Issak Fines-Leleiwasa are acceptable to marque their Wallabies debuts successful Australia's Rugby World Cup warmup Test against France successful Paris connected Monday (1.45am kickoff AEST).

Lock Will Skelton volition go the 87th Wallabies skipper erstwhile helium leads the broadside onto Stade de France arsenic manager Eddie Jones connected Friday named what appears adjacent to his strongest starting XV.

Schoupp (Brumbies) and Fines-Leleiwasa (Force) person been named connected the seat portion winger Suliasi Vunivalu and centre Lalakai Foketi get starting opportunities to impressment successful spot of veterans Marika Koroibete and Samu Kerevi.

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Schoupp is the older member of Titans NRL subordinate Aaron.

"He is built similar a ceramic shithouse isn't he?" Jones said aft naming Schoupp arsenic a grooming campy bolter successful April.

"He is perfectly built to beryllium a prop, helium scrummages hard, helium is hard connected the shot and helium is 1 of those guys who has travel up the hard way. I consciousness with an accidental we whitethorn get a spot much retired of him."

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Prop Taniela Tupou volition marque his archetypal Test commencement of the twelvemonth portion five-eighth Carter Gordon retains the No.10 jersey up of inferior Ben Donaldson.

There are lone 258 Tests of acquisition successful a youthful starting broadside and 12 of the matchday 23 person little than 10 caps.

"We've had an awesome mentation for the Rugby World Cup this week," Jones said.

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"Improving our carnal capableness has been a precedence and our rugby fittingness is rapidly improving and we volition look to usage it against France.

"To play against the tourney hosts successful beforehand of a monolithic assemblage astatine the venue for the last is cleanable mentation for us. We are a young side, who is ambitious and successful the process of processing our game."

France, meanwhile, person named a adjacent afloat spot squad with Matthieu Jalibert handed the playmaking keys successful spot of injured prima Romain Ntamack.

"There's nary statement astir his imaginable and his quality to grip the presumption of No.10," manager Fabien Galthie said of the 24-year-old from Bordeaux.

FRANCE (15-1): Thomas Ramos, Damian Penaud, Gael Fickou, Jonathan Danty, Gabin Villiere, Matthieu Jalibert, Antoine Dupont (c), Gregory Alldritt, Charles Ollivon, Francois Cros, Paul Willemse, Thibaud Flament, Uini Atonio, Julien Marchand, Jean-Baptiste Gros

Reserves: Peato Mauvaka, Sebastien Taofifenua, Dorian Aldegheri, Romain Taofifenua, Cameron Woki, Paul Boudehent, Baptiste Couilloud, Melvyn Jaminet

WALLABIES (15-1): Andrew Kellaway, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Jordan Petaia, Lalakai Foketi, Suliasi Vunivalu, Carter Gordon, Tate McDermott, Rob Valetini, Fraser McReight, Tom Hooper, Will Skelton (c), Richie Arnold, Taniela Tupou, Dave Porecki, Angus Bell

Reserves: Matt Faessler, Blake Schoupp, Zane Nonggorr, Matt Philip, Rob Leota, Langi Gleeson, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Ben Donaldson