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Stephen Larkham found that up to six of his Australia She could play on the team Nations Championship for the Wallabies in November.
The Brumbies The head coach oversaw a dominant 52-0 victory at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey on Friday, completing Australia A’s clean sheet against USA Men.
In regular contact with Wallabies head coach Les Kiss, Larkham has confirmed that a number of his squad will remain in the northern hemisphere to join the Test squad for the Nations Championship.
Numerous Australia A team impressed with their 61-12 and 52-0 victories over USA Men in Tennessee and New Jersey. Fly-half Harry McLaughlin-Phillips scored 17 points on Friday night, while cross-code star Zac Lomax was hugely impressive on his senior Australian debut.
“This is a stepping stone for all of our players to get to the next level, where they all want to go,” Larkham said at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
“Some of them are in discussion at the moment – (I) have been with Les in the last 24 hours about some of the players before tonight’s game.
“I didn’t speak to him after the game but we know there are a few players who will be going on the Northern Hemisphere tour.
“At this point we have three guys from our team going and there’s a possibility that two or three more guys get called up.”
Larkham would not comment on which players will remain in the northern hemisphere in November.
The North American touring squad includes 12 capped Wallabies and Kiss will likely draw on that experience where needed.
After the first half of their Nations Championship campaign, Australia are currently third in the Southern Hemisphere group.
In the southern series, the Wallabies narrowly lost to Ireland, also Ireland France and came off the mark against Italy.
Kiss and the Wallabies are currently on their way to the northern hemisphere for the second half of their Nations Championship campaign.
Will play with England, Scotland and Wales on consecutive weekends in November before taking part in Finals Day at the Allianz Stadium.
