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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Inexperienced halves pair get nod for first Wallabies Test under new coach Les Kiss

Ryan Lonergan of the Wallabies
Ryan Lonergan will start along with Declan Meredith in the Wallabies’ Nations Championship Test in Japan on Saturday. Photograph: Janelle St Pierre/Getty Images

New Australian coach Les Kiss has thrown his support behind inexperienced halves pair Ryan Lonergan and Declan Meredith for his first match in charge of the Wallabies against Eddie Jones’s Japan in Osaka on Saturday.

The 61-year-old is looking to improve on the foundations laid by his predecessor Joe Schmidt, who won just 12 of 31 Tests over two years.

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