Joe Schmidt had made changes for the Wallabies heading into this match, but then had to make a few more after a crisis at hooker.
First, the simple changes.
Tom Hooper comes into the side in place of the injured Rob Valetini at wing forward, Taniela Tupou gets one last hurrah in gold before he leaves for the French Top14 to replace Allan Alaalatoa at prop.
Nic White gets his last chance in Wallaby gold too at scrum half, replacing Jake Gordon, who drops out the squad entirely.
White will retire from international rugby after this Test.
Then, on the wing, Dylan Pietsch will start on the left in place of the injured Harry Potter.
Now. Hooker. David Porecki was initially picked to start, with Billy Pollard on the bench, but Porecki was ruled out after an injury suffered in training, promoting Pollard to the starting role.
Reds hooker Matt Faesler was drafted in, but then he got injured too! So Brandon Paenga-Amosa has been drafted in to sit on the bench.
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