Rugby-Wallabies drop Gordon, McReight to bench for Wales showdown


FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool C - Australia v Fiji - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France - September 17, 2023 Australia's Carter Gordon in action REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

LYON, France (Reuters) - Australia coach Eddie Jones has dropped flyhalf Carter Gordon and openside flanker Fraser McReight to the bench and retained hooker Dave Porecki as captain for Sunday's do-or-die World Cup clash against Wales in Lyon.

Tate McDermott returns at scrumhalf after missing the Pool C loss to Fiji with concussion and will link up with Ben Donaldson, who moves forward from fullback, in a new halves combination at OL Stadium.

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