Wales v Australia: Captain Michael Hooper ruled out with James Slipper taking over role
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Michael Hooper (left) has played 118 internationals for Australia while James Slipper (centre) has 113 caps
Autumn Nations Series: Wales v Australia |
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Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 20 November Kick-off: 17:30 GMT |
Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. Live commentary BBC Radio Cymru, updates on BBC Radio Wales. |
Australia captain Michael Hooper will miss the autumn international against Wales with prop James Slipper taking over the leadership role.
Hooper, 30, suffered a foot injury in the 32-15 defeat against England and is ruled out for the match in Cardiff.
Slipper has won 113 caps since making his Australia debut in 2010.
The 32-year-old switched from his usual loose-head to start at tight-head for the first time in nine years at Twickenham.
Concussions had ruled out Allan Alaalatoa and Taniela Tupou with London Irish prop Ollie Hoskins winning his first Test cap against England after being called into the Wallabies squad for the first time.
It will be the second time Slipper has captained the side after previously leading the Wallabies against USA in 2015.
Wales are also facing more injury worries with prop WillGriff John and lock Will Rowlands rated "unlikely" to face the visitors.
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