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Wallabies coach Les Kiss made minor changes to his side to take over Scotland this weekend at Murrayfield.
Queensland Red top five Carter Gordon returns to start in the 10th jumper, replacing ACT Brumbies playmaker Declan Meredith.
Gordon missed England Test for the Nations Championship last weekend at the Allianz Stadium as a precaution as he returns to action after a broken leg.
The first five were sorely missed as England put the Wallabies in the match, making it three consecutive defeats for Kiss after a strong start to his tenure.
Other changes to the 23 come as Lukhan Salakai-Lotto drops out of the squad altogether and Jeremy Williams moves from No.6 to the second row.
Josh Canham, who was among the Wallabies’ best against England, remains in the second row, while Rob Valletini moves into the starting line-up.
Harry Potter is included after missing England’s Test match and will start on the left wing as Joseph-Aukuso Sua’ali’i is named at center in place of the injured Isaac Henry, who picked up a tour-ending injury at the Allianz Stadium last week.
On the bench, Brandon Paenga-Amosa returns alongside Lachlan Shaw and Tom Hooper for their first appearances at the end of the year Nations Championship tour.
Kiss said the team is focused on delivering a better performance for their fans in Australia.
“We’ve had a good week of training but after falling short of our expectations last week it’s vital that we transfer our hard work onto the pitch for 80 minutes on Sunday,” said Kiss.
“Playing Scotland on their home turf is a huge test and we are all determined to do our fans proud by raising our game to the level it needs to be.”
Wallabies Team: 15 Tom Wright, 14 Max Jorgensen, 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Harry Potter, 10 Carter Gordon, 9 Ryan Lonergan, 8 Harry Wilson (Captain), 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Rob Valitini, 2. Billy Pollard, 1 Angus Bell.
Replacements: 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17 Isaac Kailea, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Lachlan Shaw, 20 Tom Hooper, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Ben Donaldson, 23 Filipo Daugunu
