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Lonergan and Meredith to start against Jones’s Japan Kiss makes four changes to starting XV for Osaka clash 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. Continue reading...
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