Hurt Wallabies change more than half their team

The Wallabies person made a whopping 8 changes to their starting XV for Thursday's Bledisloe Cup opener against the All Blacks successful Melbourne.

Already underdogs, Australia has been severely deed by wounded with Taniela Tupou (calf), Noah Lolesio and Hunter Paisami (both concussion) each ruled out.

But possibly the biggest surprises are astatine halfback, wherever Jake Gordon replaces Nic White, and openside flanker, wherever Pete Samu comes successful for Fraser McReight.

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Jake Gordon of the Wallabies scores a effort astatine AAMI Park. (Getty)

Andrew Kellaway volition commencement astatine fullback successful spot of Reece Hodge, Lalakai Foketi is successful for Paisami astatine wrong centre and Bernard Foley will play his archetypal Test successful 3 years, replacing Lolesio astatine five-eighth.

Jed Holloway switches from blindside flanker to fastener for the unavailable Rory Arnold, with Rob Leota slotting successful astatine No.6.

Dave Porecki has been preferred to Folau Fainga'a astatine hooker pursuing the level 24-8 Rugby Championship nonaccomplishment to the Springboks.

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Bernard Foley and Folau Fainga'a during a Wallabies grooming league astatine Sanctuary Cove. (Getty)

"It's large to person Bernard's acquisition and helium brings plentifulness of dependable and passionateness for the golden jersey," Wallabies manager Dave Rennie said.

"New Zealand showed their people successful a monolithic triumph implicit Argentina past week and volition travel to Melbourne afloat of confidence.

"We're good alert of the accidental successful beforehand of america implicit the adjacent fortnight and we're highly motivated to marque the astir of it."

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WALLABIES (15-1): Andrew Kellaway, Tom Wright, Len Ikitau, Lalakai Foketi, Marika Koroibete, Bernard Foley, Jake Gordon, Rob Valetini, Pete Samu, Rob Leota, Matt Philip, Jed Holloway, Allan Alaalatoa, Dave Porecki, James Slipper (c)

Reservese: Folau Fainga'a, Scott Sio, Pone Fa'amausili, Darcy Swain, Fraser McReight, Nic White, Reece Hodge, Jordan Petaia

ALL BLACKS (15-1): Jordie Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, David Havili, Caleb Clarke, Richie Mo'unga, Aaron Smith, Hoskins Sotutu, Sam Cane (c), Scott Barrett, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Tyrel Lomax, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Ethan de Groot

Reserves: Dane Coles, George Bower, Fletcher Newell, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali'i, Finlay Christie, Beauden Barrett, Quinn Tupaea

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