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Giant Skelton leads new-look Wallabies

Squad Watch: AUSTRALIA
Head coach Eddie Jones has named La Rochelle second row Will Skelton as captain of a young Wallabies squad, with veterans Quade Cooper and Michael Hooper left out.
Three uncapped players, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Blake Schoupp and 18-year-old Max Jorgensen and have been included, with only eight of the 33 players having previous Rugby World Cup experience.
Hooper, who has played 125 times for Australia since 2012, was named co-captain of the Wallabies with James Slipper for the Rugby Championship earlier this year but only played in the opening loss to South Africa befor...

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