Force quintet named in Wallabies squad for Argentina Tests

Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 1:02 AM
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by Western Force Media

Five Western Force players have been named in the Wallabies squad for the Flight Centre Series Tests against Los Pumas in Argentina.

Ben Donaldson, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Dylan Pietsch, Carlo Tizzano and Jeremy Williams are all selected, having been involved in the recent Japan matches, while Henry Robertson, Tom Robertson and Zac Lomax remain unavailable for selection due to injury.

2025 John Eales Medallist Len Ikitau has been named to return. Ikitau returns to the group having missed the two wins over Japan in Osaka and Townsville due to an ankle injury.

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Fellow centre Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has also been selected for the two Test Tour in Jujuy and Mendoza, having picked up a minor hamstring strain that kept him out of the side’s 56-17 win at Queensland Country Bank Stadium last weekend.

Elsewhere the 34-man squad remains consistent from the first selected by Les Kiss and the Wallabies coaches, with last weekend’s debutant and Wallaby 1000 Massimo de Lutiis in line for his first international tour.

Meanwhile, fullback Tom Wright has the potential to reach 50 caps in Mendoza, while lock Miles Amatosero wasn’t considered for selection due to being unavailable for the Jujuy fixture through suspension.

The squad, which consists of 19 forwards and 15 backs will assemble in Sydney on Saturday before departing for Buenos Aires on Sunday, with a number of players set to tour Argentina for the first time.

Wallabies head coach Les Kiss said: “As coaches we’ve looked to maintain consistency in selection with the bulk of this squad having laid a solid foundation over the past few weeks, through their hard work and connection on and off the field.

“Touring Argentina presents another tough challenge for us as a new group, and it’s one that we know will require us to go to another level as we continue to look to build and develop our game.”

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Wallabies squad for the Fight Centre Series Tests against Argentina (Wallaby number, first Australian Rugby club, Super Rugby Pacific club, Test caps)

Forwards (19)

Allan Alaalatoa (#896, West Harbour Juniors, ACT Brumbies, 92)

Angus Bell (#940, Hunters Hill Rugby Club, NSW Waratahs, 55)

Charlie Cale (#976, Beecroft Junior Rugby Club, ACT Brumbies, 4)

Josh Canham (#987, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club, Queensland Reds, 6)

Massimo de Lutiis (#1000, Surfers Paradise Dolphins, Queensland Reds, 1)

Tom Hooper (#964, Bathurst Bulldogs, Exeter Chiefs (UK), 23)

Isaac Kailea (#975, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club, NSW Waratahs, 8)

Fraser McReight (#937, Albany Creek Brumbies, Queensland Reds, 44)

Josh Nasser (#979, Easts Rugby (Brisbane), Queensland Reds, 15)

Brandon Paenga-Amosa (#918, Southern Districts, Western Force, 29)

Billy Pollard (#958, Lindfield Junior Rugby Club, ACT Brumbies, 22)

Aidan Ross (#994, Bond University, Queensland Reds, 5)

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (#914, Randwick, Queensland Reds, 46)

Lachlan Shaw (#996, University of Queensland, ACT Brumbies, 3)

Carlo Tizzano (#982, University of Western Australia, Western Force, 16)

Taniela Tupou (#917, Brothers Rugby (Brisbane), Racing 92 (France), 72)

Rob Valetini (#929, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club, ACT Brumbies, 66)

Jeremy Williams (#973, Wahroonga Tigers, Western Force, 30)

Harry Wilson (c) (#933, Gunnedah Red Devils, Queensland Reds, 41)

Backs (15)

Filipo Daugunu (#931, Wests Bulldogs, Queensland Reds, 23)

Ben Donaldson (#962, Clovelly Eagles, Western Force, 23)

Carter Gordon (#967, Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Queensland Reds, 11)

Isaac Henry (#999, Kenmore Bears, Queensland Reds, 2)

Len Ikitau (#944, Tuggeranong Vikings, ACT Brumbies, 53)

Max Jorgensen (#984, Balmain Wolves, NSW Waratahs, 25)

Ryan Lonergan (#993, Tuggeranong Vikings, ACT Brumbies, 10)

Tate McDermott (#936, Flinders Rugby Club, Queensland Reds, 55)

Declan Meredith (#997, Barron Trinity Bulls, ACT Brumbies, 3)

Hunter Paisami (#932, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club, Queensland Reds, 37)

Dylan Pietsch (#979, Leeton Phantoms, Western Force, 11)

Harry Potter (#989, Moorabbin Rams, NSW Waratahs, 14)

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (#988, The Kings School, NSW Waratahs, 22)

Kalani Thomas (#995, Springfield Hawks, Queensland Reds, 1)

Tom Wright (#939, Clovelly Eagles, ACT Brumbies, 48)

Unavailable for selection

Miles Amatosero

Ethan Dobbins

Langi Gleeson

Jake Gordon

Zac Lomax

Tom Lynagh

Zane Nonggorr

Henry Robertson

Tom Robertson

Blake Schoupp

Will Skelton

Flight Centre Series/Bledisloe Cup

Wallabies 35 defeated Japan 32 on Saturday August 8 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka

Wallabies 56 defeated Japan 17 on Saturday August 15 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville

Wallabies vs Argentina 5:00am AEST on Sunday August 30 at Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy

Wallabies vs Argentina, 5:00am AEST on Sunday September 6 at Estádio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza

Wallabies vs South Africa, 5:30pm AWST on Sunday September 27 at Optus Stadium, Perth

Wallabies vs New Zealand, 5:10pm AEST on Saturday October 10 at Eden Park, Auckland

Wallabies vs New Zealand, 3:45pm AEST on Saturday October 17 at Accor Stadium, Sydney

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