James O'Connor has been selected in the Australia squad for their opening match of the 2025 Rugby Championship.
The experienced #10 is the only change for the side from their final test against the British & Irish Lions.
The Wallabies open their campaign against the Springboks, with South Africa hosting the tournament's curtain raiser this Saturday, September 16 (kick off: 4.10pm BST).
O'Connor possesses a wealth of experience in the test arena, his 64 caps spanning over a decade in the gold jersey.
Having signed for Leicester Tigers over the summer, the fly half was selected in the Wallabies squad for this year's British & Irish Lions tour, although he was unable to build on the three starts he accrued in the Lions previous Australia tour, in 2013.
Wallabies squad to face the Springboks
1. James Slipper (147 Tests)
2. Billy Pollard (10 Tests)
3. Taniela Tupou (59 Tests)
4. Nick Frost (29 Tests)
5. Will Skelton (34 Tests)
6. Tom Hooper (13 Tests)
7. Fraser McReight (29 Tests)
8. Harry Wilson (c) (26 Tests)
9. Nic White (73 Tests)
10. James O’Connor (64 Tests)
11. Dylan Pietsch (6 Tests)
12. Len Ikitau (43 Tests)
13. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (8 Tests)
14. Max Jorgensen (11 Tests)
15. Tom Wright (41 Tests)
Substitutes
16. Brandon Paenga-Amosa (21 Tests)
17. Angus Bell (39 Tests)
18. Zane Nonggorr (12 Tests)
19. Jeremy Williams (14 Tests)
20. Langi Gleeson (17 Tests)
21. Nick Champion de Crespigny (1 Test)
22. Tate McDermott (45 Tests)
23. Andrew Kellaway (41 Tests)
