Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed winger Marika Koroibete is set to miss next week's re-match with Argentina in the Gold Coast.
Koroibete will return back to Melbourne after several months on the road to be with his newborn child after playing an impactful role in their 27-8 victory in Townsville.
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“Marika’s heading home after this Test, he’s been away from a new baby for a long time now so there will be one or two other changes potentially,” he said on Nine’s post-match coverage.
“We want to make sure we’re picking players who have earned the right to play but there’s been some really tight selections recently and some guys deserve an opportunity."
Someone who could be in line for a call-up is back-rower Sean McMahon, with Rennie smirking and saying “Yeah, potentially,” when asked about ending his four-year exile from the Test arena.
The victory saw the return of James O'Connor, who made an instant impact from the bench as he set up the game-sealing try to Andrew Kellaway.
With the Super Rugby AU MVP making his return off the bench, Rennie was coy about where he might feature next week, especially after the strong performances of Quade Cooper and Reece Hodge
“It’s obviously great for Rabs to be back in the Test arena, he’s missed out on every Test this year through injury so he’ll take a bit of confidence out of that," he added.
“His combination with Tate at the Reds was the reason we put them on together at the end.
“…We’ll review (his position) and make some decisions around selections. I know he is just excited to be back in the fold.
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Rennie believes the side still needs to improve their execution, looking to develop a ruthless streak after a number of chances went to waste in his eyes.
“We made a few errors and got punished,” he believes
‘“We were probably lucky to get a couple of penalties turned over which helped us wrestle momentum back.
“The first time we got back down their end in the second half we should have scored [a try] but we only got three points for it.
“I just felt we had a number of line breaks late in the game where we give it to the guy next to us and we score.
“In tight games we’ve got to be clinical and that’s something to look at.”
