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"And I think together they can be a really strong captaincy group."
Slipper led the Wallabies at the end of 2022 after Hooper returned home from the Rugby Championship to prioritise his mental health.James Slipper lifts the Hopetoun Cup. "That probably speaks to those both being older guys, but also won't probably play every Test match. But also just players that connect to the wider group as well."There are eight uncapped players in Carter Gordon, Josh Kemeny, Matt Faessler, Zane Nonggorr, Tom Hooper, Ryan Lonergan, Dylan Pietsch and Richie Arnold.The big name omissions include Bernard Foley, James O'Connor, Harry Wilson, Cadeyrn Neville, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Hunter Paisami, Ned Hanigan and Lachlan Lonergan.
"I've been really impressed by the work ethic and attitude of the players and therefore there was a number of positions that were tight. The backrow was tight, standoff was tight, halfbacks was tight," Jones said. "So there's been a few sleepless nights... you can only have so many players and we're lucky in Australia to have such depth. I can sit here comfortably and say that we've picked the best squad to represent Australia.
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