The Wallabies will begin their end-of-year tour as they face Japan in Tokyo.
It'll be a reunion of sorts for the men in gold, set to face old coach Eddie Jones for the first time since he took over as Japan coach.
Watch the Wallabies take on Japan live and on-demand via Stan Sport.
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has rung in the changes, making 13 from the team that ran out for the second Bledisloe Cup.
Rugby.com.au previews all the action presented by Bet365
Australia (15-1): Andrew Kellaway; Corey Toole, Josh Flook, Hunter Paisami, Dylan Pietsch; Tane Edmed, Jake Gordon; Rob Valetini, Carlo Tizzano, Nick Champion de Crespigny (capt); Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Jeremy Williams; Zane Nonggorr, Josh Nasser, Angus Bell
Replacements: Billy Pollard, Aidan Ross, Tom Robertson, Josh Canham, Harry Wilson, Ryan Lonergan, Hamish Stewart, Filipo Daugunu
- Nick Champion de Crespigny captains the side as Joe Schmidt makes 13 changes from the second Bledisloe Cup.
- Andrew Kellaway, Angus Bell and Dylan Pietsch all return from injury.
- Aidan Ross is in line for a debut off the bench and would become the fifth player to play for Australia and New Zealand.
Japan (15-1): Yoshitaka Yazaki, Kippei Ishida, Dylan Riley, Shogo Nakano, Tomoki Osada, Seungsin Lee, Shinobu Fujiwara, Michael Leitch, Kanji Shimokawa, Ben Gunter, Warner Dearns, Jack Cornelsen, Shuhei Takeuchi, Hayate Era, Kenta Kobayashi
Replacements: Kenji Sato, Ryosuke Iwaihara, Keijiro Tamefusa, Tyler Paul, Tiennan Costley, Kenta Fukuda, Charlie Lawrence, Sam Greene.
- Back-rowers Michael Leitch and Ben Gunter come back into the side that went down to Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup.
- Gunter is one of four Australian-raised players in the match-day squad, along with centre Dylan Riley, lock Jack Cornelsen and replacement outside back Sam Greene.
- Yoshitaka Yazaki starts at fullback and Kippei Ishida returns on the right wing.
- Japan has never beaten Australia in Test Rugby
- Rob Valetini, Andrew Kellaway and Hunter Paisami are the lone three left in the starting side from their last match-up - a 32-23 win in 2021
- Japan coach Eddie Jones has won nine of his last ten games when coaching against his country of birth.
Warner Dearns v Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
Both locks have a real point to prove, with Australia A’s win over their Japanese counterpart built off lineout and set-piece dominance.
Dearns has risen up the ranks to become captain and, ahead of his move to the Hurricanes, will be eager to show fans what to expect from the Kiwi-born enforcer.
Meanwhile, Salakaia-Loto is one of several Wallabies overlooked by Japan coach Eddie Jones for the 2023 World Cup and is the type of player who rises to the occasion when there’s a point to prove.
Wallabies by 14
