Rennie's huge show of faith in heartbreak kid

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Wallabies manager Dave Rennie has shown tremendous religion successful Ben Donaldson by naming the young five-eighth to commencement successful Sunday's season-ending Test against Wales successful Cardiff.

Donaldson's Wallabies debut turned to heartbreak successful a historical nonaccomplishment to Italy this month, erstwhile helium missed the conversion that would person won the lucifer successful Florence.

The Waratahs playmaker was lone fixed 5 minutes disconnected the seat against Italy but Rennie has preferred him astatine No.10 to Noah Lolesio astatine the Principality Stadium.

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Bernard Foley is unavailable aft being released to his nine commitments on with Will Skelton.

It is simply a makeshift squad arsenic the Wallabies continue to endure an unbelievable database of injuries.

Michael Hooper, Taniela Tupou, Rob Valetini, Hunter Paisami, Dave Porecki, Andrew Kellaway and Nic White were each ruled retired pursuing the nonaccomplishment to Ireland successful Dublin.

No.8 Langi Gleeson volition articulation NSW teammate Donaldson successful making his archetypal commencement for Australia portion Rebels prop Sam Talakai is successful enactment for a debut astatine 31 years aged aft being named connected the bench.

The versatile Reece Hodge volition spouse Len Ikitau successful midfield.

Ikitau backed Rennie's methods contempt the Wallabies having won conscionable 4 of their 13 Tests this twelvemonth and dropping to eighth successful the satellite rankings.

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"It's much connected the players there," Ikitau said.

"Dave's got an awesome strategy and the mode helium wants to play, and for america it's going retired determination and executing it.

"I conscionable don't deliberation we've been doing that the past mates of weeks, particularly against Italy. It would beryllium bully to decorativeness disconnected our past crippled with a triumph and spell guardant from there."

WALLABIES (15-1): Tom Wright, Jordan Petaia, Len Ikitau, Reece Hodge, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Ben Donaldson, Jake Gordon, Langi Gleeson, Fraser McReight, Jed Holloway, Cadeyrn Neville, Nick Frost, Allan Alaalatoa, Folau Fainga'a, James Slipper (c)

Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Tom Robertson, Sam Talakai, Ned Hanigan, Pete Samu, Tate McDermott, Noah Lolesio, Jock Campbell

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