Wallabies v Springboks: Beale back for Australia

Kurtley Beale will return at fullback and wing Dom Shipperley will make his test debut when the Wallabies tackle the Springboks in Perth on Saturday night.

Beale was cut from Australia’s starting team following his dreadful outing against the All Blacks in Sydney.

However, the side’s backline is in desperate need of some attacking thrust after crossing for just six tries in six tests and will be hoping the 23-year-old can provide that from the back.

The speedy Shipperley owes his selection to his tryscoring form for the Reds in Super Rugby and replaces the crocked Drew Mitchell.

With Beale at fullback, Adam Ashley-Cooper relocates to centre. The utility back will provide good size and an attacking edge in the midfield, which up until this point has lacked creativity.

The other change sees veteran No 8 Radike Samo replace Scott Higginbotham at the back of the scrum.

Hooker Stephen Moore, who will become his country’s most capped player in that position, surpassing Jeremy Paul’s mark of 72 tests, keeps his place in the starting team ahead of Tatafu Polota-Nau.

Wallabies: Kurtley Beale, Dominic Shipperley, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Berrick Barnes, Digby Ioane, Quade Cooper, Will Genia; Radike Samo, Michael Hooper, Dave Dennis, Nathan Sharpe, Sitaleki Timani, Ben Alexander, Stephen Moore, Benn Robinson

Reserves: Tatafu Polota-Nau, James Slipper, Scott Higginbotham, Liam Gill, Nick Phipps, Mike Harris, Anthony Faingaa. (Source: rugbynews.co.nz)