Eddie Jones will drop Quade Cooper as part of a brave call to field a youthful Wallabies side in the Rugby Championship finale against the All Blacks in Melbourne.
Jones on Thursday will name his Wallabies matchday squad to tackle the All Blacks in the final round of the Rugby Championship, which will also serve as the first match in the Bledisloe Cup.
Jones, who is looking for the first win in his second stint in charge of Australia, is reportedly set to make a number of drastic changes to the side that lost to Argentina., the headline change will see veteran playmaker Cooper replaced by Melbourne Rebels rookie Carter Gordon.
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