Rugby Union - Australian Wallabies Captains Announcement - Sydney, Australia - August 2, 2017 - New Wallabies Captain Michael Hooper poses at a photo call. REUTERS/Jason Reed
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's new captain Michael Hooper believes the high turnover of players in the Wallabies squad over the last two years means the current crop are untainted by a decade and a half of Bledisloe Cup failure.
The inclusion of former rugby league winger Curtis Rona for the Rugby Championship curtain-raiser against New Zealand means coach Michael Cheika has blooded 20 new players since Australia lost the 2015 World Cup final to the All Blacks.
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