Captaincy admission leaves door ajar for Hooper

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Wallabies manager Dave Rennie has near the doorway unfastened for a instrumentality to the captaincy for Michael Hooper, should helium privation it.

In August, Hooper stepped distant from the Wallabies connected the eve of the Rugby Championship to absorption connected his intelligence health.

The seasoned said helium wasn't successful the close framework of caput to pb the broadside and fulfil his responsibilities.

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James Slipper was subsequently fixed the motion to skipper the Wallabies and volition proceed to bash truthful for the foreseeable future.

Test centurion Hooper has been named successful the 36-man squad to circuit Europe crossed October and November.

While Slipper's tenure arsenic skipper volition continue, Rennie hasn't ruled retired a instrumentality to the apical relation for Hooper.

Asked aft the outpouring circuit squad naming whether Hooper was "done" with captaining the Wallabies, Rennie replied, "I wouldn't accidental that.

"Obviously, Slips [James Slipper] has taken implicit that relation successful the past fewer Tests and he'll proceed to bash so.

"He's a bully man, Slips, he's got a immense magnitude of respect wrong the radical and similar I said, Hoops' occupation is to conscionable travel successful and play good – and what we know, he'll pb from example.

"He'll lend from extracurricular of that enactment group, and that's truly important to us.

"When we've had guys similar Quade Cooper successful the group, the prime of radical extracurricular of the enactment radical is precise influential, truthful I'm definite he'll lend massively anyway."

"It's large quality from our perspective," helium added.

"He's truly excited astir travelling and playing. He's done a batch of enactment implicit the past wee portion and grooming with our Sydney-based boys for the past mates of weeks.

"We were keen for him conscionable to travel successful and absorption connected himself. With a subordinate similar that, he'll pb from extracurricular the enactment group. We conscionable privation him focusing connected himself astatine the moment."

Whether Hooper is portion of the starting 15 oregon plays from the seat remains to beryllium seen.

In immoderate case, Rennie affirmed there's small unit connected the Sydney-sider.

"It's thing we discussed a portion back, that erstwhile helium comes backmost successful it's a accidental to absorption connected him and conscionable travel successful and play bully footy," Rennie explained.

"We'll measure things arsenic they go. We're blessed with the contributions Slips is making. Like I said, Hoops volition spot successful and assistance wherever required."

Five uncapped players person been selected arsenic portion of the squad, namely Sam Talakai (Melbourne Rebels), Ben Donaldson (NSW Waratahs), Mark Nawaqanitawase (NSW Waratahs), Jock Campbell (Queensland Reds) and Langi Gleeson (NSW Waratahs).

The Wallabies look Scotland connected October 30 earlier fixtures against France, Italy, Ireland and Wales.

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