NSW Waratahs centre Zach Fittler has been named at centre as Chris Whitaker makes six changes to face South Africa U20 on Monday (AEST).
Fittler's inclusion at inside centre comes following a shoulder injury to Queensland Reds standout Frankie Goldsbrough, with Josh Takai brought into the squad to replace him.
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Goldsbrough damaged his shoulder during a frustrating loss to New Zealand, coming off early in the contest.
The son of NRL legend Brad will start along Waratahs teammate Leo Jaques as they take on the hosts
Further change in the backline sees Taione Taka start on the wing after scoring off the bench, replacing Cooper Watters.
Watters was facing a suspension after a red card in the Kiwi defeat, however, has been cleared to play for the rest of the tournament after being handed a warning.
"In this instance, the FPRC determined that the actions constituted reckless foul play; however, did not reach the threshold for a red card, and a Warning was deemed appropriate in this case due to mitigating factors," a statement from SANZAAR read.
"A Warning is relevant only for the purposes of a Player’s disciplinary record going forward and does not affect the decisions of Match Officials during a Match."
There is one change to the starting forward pack as Luca Cleverley replaces Marshall Le Maitre, who drops back to the bench.
Cleverley starts at blindside flanker, pushing skipper Tom Robinson to openside.
Whitaker has named three new faces as part of a 6-2 bench split, with Nick Hill and Toby Brial coming into the replacements.
Chayse Geros also slots in to round out the 23, set to finish the game alongside Jonty Fowler.
Australia U20 team list v South Africa U20:
1. Jacob Job
2. Ewald Kruger
3. Edwin Langi
4. Will Ross
5. Isaac Fonua
6. Luca Cleverley
7. Tom Robinson (c)
8. Eli Langi
9. Angus Grover
10. Finn Mackay
11. Taione Taka
12. Zach Fittler
13. Leo Jaques
14. Riley Whitfeld
15. Louis Fenwicke
Substitutes
16. Tyler Maybery
17. Nick Hill
18. Jonah Rangiwai
19. Kenneth Harris
20. Toby Brial
21. Marshall Le Maitre
22. Jonty Fowler
23. Chayse Geros
