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Second Test team Bledisloe Cup, squad news, analysis, date, Australian rugby, New Zealand

Marika Koroibete has been immediately recalled as the Wallabies attempt to keep the Bledisloe series alive on Saturday at Eden Park.

The departing Melbourne Rebels winger is one of five changes to the starting XV from the one that lost at the same Auckland venue 33-25 a week.

As written earlier, Waratahs firebrand Lachie Swinton has been called into the squad after recovering from injury and he is one of two changes to the starting side, which sees Rob Valetini move from blindside flanker to the back of the scrum while Matt Philip switches with Lukhan Salakaia-Loto.

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In the backline, Koroibete’s return sees his Rebels teammate Andrew Kellaway, who scored the Wallabies’ first of four tries in the defeat, switch from the left to the right wing, with Jordan Petaia dropped.

While Matt To’omua’s return to the starting side at inside…

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