Injuries force Wallabies into No 10 change for second Bledisloe Test against All Blacks

Declan Meredith plays with Carter Gordon and Ben Donaldson outNew Zealand make three changes to starting XV for Sydney clashAustralia coach Les Kiss has named Declan Meredith as starting flyhalf and uncapped playmaker Harry McLaughlin-Phillips ⁠as back-up for Saturday’s second Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in Sydney.Kiss suffered the first defeat of his reign ⁠as coach in the ⁠thumping 50-19 ​loss last week in Auckland that ensured the All Blacks would retain the Bledisloe Cup for the 24th straight year. Continue reading…

Australia coach Les Kiss has named Declan Meredith as starting flyhalf and uncapped playmaker Harry McLaughlin-Phillips ⁠as back-up Declan Meredith plays with Carter Gordon and Ben Donaldson out New Zealand make three changes to starting XV for Sydney clash Australia coach Les Kiss has named Declan Meredith as starting flyhalf and uncapped playmaker Harry McLaughlin-Phillips ⁠as back-up for Saturday’s second Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in Sydney. Kiss suffered the first defeat of his reign ⁠as coach in the ⁠thumping 50-19 ​loss last week in Auckland that ensured the All Blacks would retain the Bledisloe Cup for the 24th straight year.

With ⁠first-choice flyhalf Carter Gordon and Ben Donaldson unavailable because of leg injuries, Meredith gets a run in the No 10 shirt with McLaughlin-Phillips on ⁠the bench. An injury to Len Ikitau and the continuing suspension of Hunter Paisami ​have forced Kiss to move Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii ‌back into the centres ‌with Isaac Henry. Harry Potter starts on the left wing in place of Suaalii ‌with Filipo Daugunu covering the outside backs and centres