Wallabies shake-up continues with new captain

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Allan Alaalatoa volition go the 85th antheral to skipper the Wallabies erstwhile helium leads the squad retired for the archetypal clip successful Sunday's (12am AEDT) Test against Italy successful Florence.

After past weekend's heartbreaking nonaccomplishment to France, manager Dave Rennie had forecast wide changes to the broadside for what is, connected insubstantial astatine least, the slightest daunting duty of the five-match tour.

That means a breather for skipper James Slipper, with Brumbies skipper Alaalatoa an evident prime to capable successful aft recovering from the caput sound that sidelined him astatine Stade de France.

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The afloat Wallabies squad volition beryllium announced connected Thursday astatine 11.15pm AEDT.

The players person had to particulate themselves disconnected rapidly from the disappointment of Damian Penaud's match-winning effort for France, arsenic Tom Wright and Jock Campbell some missed important tackles connected the dynamic winger.

"It sucked for the group, sucked for maine and Jock but I've conscionable got to ain that moment," Wright said.

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"The squad review, we didn't conscionable look astatine the past effort and deliberation however crap was that game, we looked astatine the archetypal 75 unusual minutes and what we did truly well."

World No.7 Australia has ne'er mislaid to Italy - who are ranked 12th but romped to an awesome 49-17 triumph implicit Samoa past weekend.

"The main messaging is astir that we respect Italy and support retired the extracurricular noise, astir what could beryllium perceived arsenic an casual crippled for america connected this tour, oregon the easiest," Wright said.

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"It's astir making definite that we arsenic a squad beforehand up this week – it's precise casual to get up erstwhile you're playing France oregon Ireland, the apical 2 teams successful the world, truthful we request to marque definite we enactment the aforesaid accent connected playing good and preparing the aforesaid mode against Italy.

"We cognize Italy are going to beryllium nary slouch this weekend, particularly astatine location and it's a caller situation for a batch of guys.

"It's surely been a absorption constituent for us, making definite that we amusement up, particularly coming aft a show that we were arrogant of."

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