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Wales assistant coach Rob Howley: "The only thing about the modern game is flexibility about players playing in different positions.

"George [North] has gone to the centre, played there twice, scored three tries. He's going to be stressed a little bit defensively but we're more than comfortable with George playing in the centre.

"Disappointed to lose both Scott [Williams] and Jon [Davies] through injury but it's important we look after our players and make sure they're 100% fit. Hopefully it's going to be a game where they have plenty of possession."

You can watch Wales' news conference for Saturday's Test against Australia live by clicking on the 'play button' or the 'live coverage' tab at the top of this page. Assistant coach Rob Howley should appear soon.

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Another day, another potential selection headache for England.

Head coach Stuart Lancaster has already lost a host of forwards ahead of Saturday's opening autumn Test against New Zealand, including Wasps lock Joe Launchbury.

Bath's Dave Atwood was expected to replace Launchbury - now his place could be in doubt too. Atwood has left the England camp to join his pregnant fiancé who has gone into labour.

A decision will be made later in the week about whether he is available to face the All Blacks.

Manchester City left-back Aleksandar Kolarov is likely to be out for at least a month with a calf injury, says boss Manuel Pellegrini.

The Serbia defender suffered a calf injury in the warm-up ahead of City's 1-0 win over Manchester United on Sunday.

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A Stockport fan has successfully bid at an auction set up for the allegiance of a newborn baby.

Ian Charters, 30, had put son Eddie's loyalty up for grabs and had invited Manchester United and City fans to bid. But the seven-month-old will instead support local club Stockport - after a County fan came forward with a winning offer of £190.

"It'll be good for his character building," said Ian, a Watford fan, "It's good to support your local team."

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Wales head coach Warren Gatland on facing Australia: "We have spoke a lot about this autumn and the year ahead and we are really excited to kick off the campaign this weekend.

"We have had a couple of very hard weeks at training, the squad have been put their paces but come have come through well.

"The last few outings against Australia have been extremely tight, we are expecting the same this weekend and its going to be another huge battle but it's a challenge we are really looking forward to."

Former Wales No8 Scott Quinnell:, external That is a strong looking welsh team.

Wales welcome back four players who missed the summer tour to South Africa for Saturday's Test against Australia.

Wales team: Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), George North (Northampton Saints), Jamie Roberts (Racing Metro), Liam Williams (Scarlets), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Paul James (Bath), Richard Hibbard (Gloucester), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Unattached), Sam Warburton (Capt), Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).

Replacements: Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Rhodri Jones (Scarlets), Bradley Davies (London Wasps), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Racing Metro), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Cory Allen (Cardiff Blues).

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Wales centre Jonathan Davies has lost his race to be fit to face the Wallabies, with his place at centre going to Northampton wing George North.

It means Liam Williams starts on the wing with Leigh Halfpenny returning at full-back.

And Rhys Webb has been selected at scrum-half ahead of Mike Phillips for the match at the Millennium Stadium.

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As if one squad announcement isn't enough excitement for a Tuesday lunchtime...we have another one tucked up our Sportsday sleeve.

Let's go from the round ball to the oval ball. We have all the details of the Wales rugby union squad named to face Australia on Saturday in Cardiff.

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Forwards: Steven Fletcher (Sunderland), Lewis Macleod (Rangers), Chris Martin (Derby), Stevie May (Sheffield Wednesday), Steven Naismith (Everton).

Midfielders: Ikechi Anya (Watford), Barry Bannan (Crystal Palace), Scott Brown (Celtic), Craig Bryson (Derby), Chris Burke (Nottingham Forest), Graham Dorrans (West Brom), Darren Fletcher (Manchester United), Shaun Maloney (Wigan), James McArthur (Crystal Palace), James Morrison (West Brom), Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic)..

Defenders: Phil Bardsley (Stoke), Christophe Berra (Ipswich), Craig Forsyth (Derby), Gordon Greer (Brighton), Grant Hanley (Blackburn), Russ Martin (Norwich), Andrew Robertson (Hull), Steven Whittaker (Norwich).

Here's the full 27-man squad named by Gordon Strachan for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Republic of Ireland on 14 November, and then England in a home friendly four days later.

Let's start with the men between the sticks...

Goalkeepers: Matt Gilks (Burnley), Craig Gordon (Celtic), David Marshall (Cardiff).

A funny exchange between Gordon Strachan and one of the journalists who asks the Scotland boss if he would take a "tanking" by England in exchange for three points against Euro 2016 qualifying opponents Ireland.

"Depends what the definition of a tanking is! No I wouldn't," replies Strachan before having a few moments more thought. "No I definitely wouldn't take a tanking by England!"

Scotland boss Gordon Strachan says his team's forthcoming friendly with England is not a friendly.

"The Poland game has overshadowed it, which is great as it means something else is going on," added the Scot of their Euro 2016 qualifier.

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Scotland produced an encouraging display in a thrilling draw in Poland last month and Strachan hopes his side can replicate that against Republic of Ireland.

"But if we put up fantastic performance and Ireland's is better than ours we've got a problem. Hopefully the night will be remembered for a great game and great goals."

"What the fans want is a performance and they want to come along and enjoy the experience, and hopefully that's what we're doing now," says boss Gordon Strachan.

"When we get good feedback from the crowd that helps us, no doubt about it."

Stoke right-back Phil Bardsley is also recalled by Scotland as Aston Villa counterpart Alan Hutton misses out through injury.

"Phil has been a regular at Stoke and has been very steady," says Strachan. "Stoke are reasonably happy with their start to the season and so should Phil. Along with Steven Whittaker, I've got good options at full-back."

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Scotland manager Gordon Strachan on calling up Lewis Macleod: "I get good reports from our coaches, people who have played against him, people who have worked with him and I look forward to seeing him.

"I like bringing young players along. I want to find out whether they'll work in the system we're trying. You get to find out what they're like and that will be beneficial when they come in next time, so it's not such a scary thing."