Wallabies unleash excitement machine for debut

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Exciting Waratahs backs Mark Nawaqanitawase and Ben Donaldson person been named to marque their Wallabies debuts successful Sunday's (12am AEDT) Test against Italy successful Florence.

Nawaqanitawase, 22, volition commencement connected the close helping portion Donaldson, 23, has been named connected the seat to supply playmaking screen down Noah Lolesio.

Nawaqanitawase has been 1 of Australian rugby's biggest movers successful 2022 and booked his circuit summons with immoderate eye-catching performances for Australia A successful their bid against a Japan XV past month.

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"I thought helium was fantabulous implicit successful Japan," Wallabies manager Dave Rennie said aft naming his circuit party.

"He's got an fantabulous accomplishment set, he's a large man, his quality to bushed people, his originative pass, precocious ball, and adjacent chasing kicks.

"He was each implicit the park, looking for work, getting a batch of touches, having a existent interaction connected the game. It's breathtaking for him, he's truly grown successful the past 12 months.

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"We brought him into campy to springiness ourselves a spot of screen erstwhile helium came backmost from sevens truthful it's bully to officially sanction him successful our squad."

As forecast, Rennie has made sweeping changes to his squad aft the heartbreaking nonaccomplishment to France successful Paris.

In the backs, Nawaqanitawase replaces Andrew Kellaway, Hunter Paisami comes successful for the injured Lalakai Foketi, Lolesio takes the No.10 jersey from Bernard Foley and Jake Gordon starts astatine halfback up of Nic White.

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Up front, determination is simply a marque caller escaped guardant trio of Pete Samu, Fraser McReight and Ned Hanigan arsenic Michael Hooper gets a breather.

Man upland Will Skelton gets his archetypal commencement of the circuit in spot of Cadeyrn Neville portion first clip skipper Allan Alaalatoa forms a caller beforehand enactment with Folau Fainga'a and Matt Gibbon.

Lock Darcy Swain returns from his suspension to take a spot connected the bench.

WALLABIES (15-1): Jock Campbell, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Len Ikitau, Hunter Paisami, Tom Wright, Noah Lolesio, Jake Gordon, Pete Samu, Fraser McReight, Ned Hanigan, Will Skelton, Nick Frost, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Folau Fainga'a, Matt Gibbon

Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Tom Robertson, Taniela Tupou, Darcy Swain, Langi Gleeson, Tate McDermott, Ben Donaldson, Jordan Petaia

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