Overview
- James O’Connor will start at No.10 for his first Wallabies test in three years after Tom Lynagh’s concussion ruled him out of the opener.
- Joe Schmidt named a six-forwards two-backs bench split that omits a specialist backup flyhalf, leaving Andrew Kellaway and scrumhalf Nic White as emergency cover.
- Ben Donaldson pulled up lame in training and will miss the Johannesburg clash pending scan results ahead of next week’s fixture in Cape Town.
- Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi has recalled six experienced players, including Juan Cruz Mallía and Marcos Kremer, to bolster Los Pumas for Saturday’s match against New Zealand in Córdoba.
- All Blacks fullback Will Jordan warned his side must match Argentina’s physicality in the opening 20 minutes to avoid an early setback.