{"id":22182,"date":"2025-10-06T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=22182"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:04:00","slug":"australia-name-squad-for-rugby-league-ashes-against-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=22182","title":{"rendered":"Australia name squad for rugby league Ashes against England"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Dazzling fullback Reece Walsh was one of seven debutants named Monday in Australia&#8217;s 24-man squad to face England in the first rugby league Ashes series since 2003.<\/p>\n<p>World champions Australia face England in a three-match series starting at Wembley on October 25.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh from starring in an NRL grand final win for the Brisbane Broncos, 23-year-old Walsh is poised to earn his first Kangaroos cap alongside rugby union convert Mark Nawaqanitawase.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be one of the most anticipated Kangaroo tours in recent memory,&#8221; Australian Rugby League Commission boss Peter V&#8217;landys said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The return of the Ashes after 22 years is not just a sporting event &#8212; it&#8217;s a celebration of rugby league&#8217;s rich heritage and enduring rivalry between two countries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The contest takes its name from the famed biennial Ashes cricket series played between Australia and England.<\/p>\n<p>Australia will be captained by Penrith Panthers forward Isaah Yeo, the 2024 International Rugby League Golden Boot winner.<\/p>\n<p>Cronulla Sharks hooker Blayke Brailey, Canterbury Bulldogs second-rower Jacob Preston, South Sydney Rabbitohs forward Keaon Koloamatangi, Broncos centre Gehamat Shibasaki and Canberra Raiders back Ethan Strange are the other fresh faces.<\/p>\n<p>Former Wallaby Nawaqanitawase was included despite recently announcing he would return to rival code rugby union in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>England have not faced Australia since the 2017 World Cup final, which the Kangaroos won 6-0.<\/p>\n<p>Australia squad:<\/p>\n<p>Forwards: Blayke Brailey, Patrick Carrigan, Lindsay Collins, Reuben Cotter, Angus Crichton, Tino Fa&#8217;asuamaleaui, Harry Grant, Keaon Koloamatangi, Jacob Preston, Lindsay Smith, Isaah Yeo, Hudson Young<\/p>\n<p>Backs: Nathan Cleary, Xavier Coates, Tom Dearden, Dylan Edwards, Zac Lomax, Mitchell Moses, Cameron Munster, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Gehamat Shibasaki, Kotoni Staggs, Ethan Strange, Reece Walsh<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dazzling fullback Reece Walsh was one of seven debutants named Monday in Australia&#8217;s 24-man squad to face England in the first rugby league Ashes series since 2003. World champions Australia face England in a three-match series starting at Wembley on October 25. Fresh from starring in an NRL grand final win for the Brisbane Broncos, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}