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Quade Cooper will be coming to Ireland next month. Barry Aldworth/Sports Inc/Press Association Images
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Here's the Wallabies squad that will take on Ireland in November

Ewan McKenzie has named a 32-man squad for Australia’s tour of Europe and next week’s Bledisloe Cup game.

AUSTRALIA COACH EWAN McKenzie has named 32 players to travel to Europe in November for a five-game tour that includes a visit to take on Joe Schmidt’s Ireland team.

Waratahs hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau returns the the frame as he nears the end of the recovery process on a serious hamstring injury. Winger Nick Cummins also regains his place in the squad with a hand injury close to fully healed.

There are new additions to the squad in tight head prop Paddy Ryan, openside flanker Liam Gill and scrumhalf Nick Phipps, as well as versatile Reds back Mike Harris.

Before flying out to Europe on the 25th of October, the Wallabies face a final Bledisloe Cup game against Rugby Championship winners New Zealand in Dunedin on the 19th. Having won just two of their six games in the Southern Hemisphere tournament, McKenzie will be desperate for the Wallabies to have a productive tour in Europe.

The big names like James Horwill, Ben Mowen, Will Genia and Quade Cooper have all been selected to travel, while the magnificent Israel Folau should provide thrills at Lansdowne Road against Ireland. The likes of Kurtley Beale, Kyle Godwin, Jesse Mogg and Wycliff Palu were not considered for the trip to Europe due to ongoing injury struggles.

Australia’s schedule sees them face England at Twickenham on the 2nd of November, Italy in Turin a week later and then the visit to Dublin on the 16th. A week after that they make the trek to Edinburgh to face Scotland before finishing at the Millenium Stadium against Wales on the 30th.

Australia squad: Ben Alexander, Sekope Kepu, Benn Robinson, Paddy Ryan, James Slipper, Saia Fainga’a, Stephen Moore, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Kane Douglas, James Horwill (captain), Rob Simmons, Sitaleki Timani, Dave Dennis, Scott Fardy, Liam Gill, Michael Hooper, Ben McCalman, Ben Mowen.

Will Genia, Nick Phipps, Nic White, Quade Cooper, Matt Toomua, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Mike Harris, Tevita Kuridrani, Christian Leali’ifano, Nick Cummins, Chris Feauai-Sautia, Joe Tomane, Israel Folau, Bernard Foley.

How beatable is this Australia squad? Will Ireland pick up a win against the Wallabies in November?

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