Eleven new faces in Wallabies Bledisloe Cup train-on squad

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named an extended national train-on squad for intensive camps in the lead-up to the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney on August 19. Brumbies players were not selected due to their ongoing Super Rugby Finals campaign. The selected players will meet at their State bases this coming Thursday for the first mini-training camp before the entire extended squad convenes in Newcastle on Sunday July 23. Eleven uncapped players are in the extended train-on group with seven of them set for their first Wallabies squad experience (Fa'agase, Korczyk, Rodda, Uelese, Magnay, Meakes and Rona). Western Force props Pek Cowan and Tetera Faulkner have been rewarded for their fine Super Rugby form, as they return to the national training group for the first time since their last Tests back in 2014. It's also the first squad selection for Kurtley Beale since the 2015 Rugby World Cup while Queensland pair Taniela Tupou and Izaia Perese will get another cha
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