Greg Holmes volition go the oldest Wallaby to play a Test since World War II aft the 38-year-old was named connected the seat for Saturday's Rugby Championship clash with Argentina.
The seasoned prop hasn't played for Australia since 2016 erstwhile helium near to motion with Exeter successful England.
Holmes returned location this twelvemonth to play for the Force but wasn't initially successful the Wallabies frame.
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"It was a spot of a unusual one," Holmes said recently.
"I was sitting astatine a array with (coach Dave Rennie) astatine a Bledisloe lunch.
"I was doing a spot of coaching with the Force and asked if I could ticker a mates of portion sessions and assumed it was astir that.
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"When I rang him back, helium said 'mate we've had a fewer injuries and setbacks, bash you privation to bid for the week and perchance the adjacent month?' truthful it caught maine a spot disconnected guard.
"I've got a batch of learning to bash implicit the adjacent week oregon 2 to get myself into a presumption wherever I'll beryllium close to play."
Holmes has played 27 Tests and debuted mode backmost successful 2005.
He volition travel disconnected the seat alongside different comeback communicative successful escaped guardant Sean McMahon, who hasn't played a Test since 2017.
"Both Greg and Sean person worked highly hard connected the tract and astir their item disconnected the tract and they're some ace excited to correspond their state again connected Saturday evening," Rennie said.
Pete Samu volition commencement astatine blindside flanker for Rob Leota portion Jordan Petaia gets a tally connected the helping successful spot of Marika Koroibete.
Darcy Swain starts astatine fastener up of Matt Philip.
"Pete's been outstanding for america coming connected arsenic a replacement successful the past fewer Tests and has earned his accidental to amusement what he's susceptible of from the footwear disconnected this weekend," Rennie said.
"We've felt truly good supported during each of our Tests successful Australia this twelvemonth and we're looking to finishing the Rugby Championship with a show the squad and the state tin beryllium arrogant of."
WALLABIES (15-1): Reece Hodge, Jordan Petaia, Len Ikitau, Samu Kerevi, Andrew Kellaway, Quade Cooper, Nic White, Rob Valetini, Michael Hooper (c), Pete Samu, Darcy Swain, Izack Rodda, Taniela Tupou, Folau Fainga'a, James Slipper
Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Angus Bell, Greg Holmes, Matt Philip, Sean McMahon, Jake Gordon, James O'Connor, Tom Wright
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