MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Ex-rugby league international Karmichael Hunt and backrower Ned Hanigan will make their tests debuts for Australia in Saturday’s one-off match against Fiji
Coach Michael Cheika picked openside flanker Michael Hooper to lead the team after Tatafu Polota-Nau displaced regular skipper Stephen Moore at hooker in the starting lineup.
Hunt, who has played mainly at fullback since switching to the 15-a-side game following stints in rugby league and Australian rules football, will play at inside center to fill the void created when Samu Kerevi was ruled out with an injured ankle. Hunt played 11 rugby league tests and had a four-year stint in the AFL before switching to rugby union in 2015.