Zimbabwean-born David Pocock will become the 79th player to lead Australia in a rugby Test match after being named Wallabies captain for Tuesday night’s season-opening Test with Scotland in Newcastle.
Pocock takes over from regular skipper James Horwill who was ruled out of the June Tests due to a ruptured hamstring sustained playing for Queensland.
Wallabies squad (15-1): Luke Morahan, Joe Tomane, Anthony Faingaa, Mike Harris, Digby Ioane, Berrick Barnes, Will Genia, Scott Higginbotham, David Pocock, Dave Dennis, Nathan Sharpe, Sitaleki Timani, Dan Palmer, Stephen Moore, James Slipper. Res: Saia Faingaa, Ben Alexander, Rob Simmons, Michael Hooper, Nick Phipps, Pat McCabe, Adam Ashley-Cooper.