Liam Wright, centre, will skipper the Wallabies in their first Test against Wales in Sydney on Saturday. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
Liam Wright was handed the Wallabies captaincy on Thursday as coach Joe Schmidt gambled on a new-look team to get his reign off to a flying start against a Wales side reeling from seven straight defeats.
The Queensland Reds flanker takes over from Will Skelton, who skippered them during their disastrous Rugby World Cup campaign under Eddie Jones last year.
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