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McDermott appointed Wallabies captain as All Blacks ring changes for second Bledisloe Cup Test

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Scrumhalf Tate McDermott will skipper the Wallabies for the first time in the second Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in what coach Eddie Jones on Thursday called "a new era" for Australian rugby.READ | Bok mentor explains Bongi the communicator as captaincy choice: It's not a left-field choiceThe Queensland Reds back was handed the armband for the Dunedin clash on Saturday, with James Skipper starting from the bench and fellow co-captain Michael Hooper still out injured.Allan Alaalatoa assumed the duties in their 38-7 thrashing by the All Blacks in Melbourne last weekend, but ruptured his Achilles and will be sidelined for months."Tate's got all the attributes to be a great captain of his country and there's no doubt it will be a proud moment for him and his family when he leads the team on Saturday night," Jones said."We started a regeneration as a team last week and now it's about building on that with a new captain and a new era in Australian rugby."On Saturday night in Dunedin we get an opportunity to continue our growth as a team." McDermott's appointment means Nic White is again on the bench alongside experienced halves partner Quade Cooper to finish the game, with Jones keeping faith in rookie flyhalf Carter Gordon despite a nervy performance last weekend.The former England boss has chopped and changed his starting XV since taking over this year as he looks to lock down his best team for the September-October World Cup in France.But it has not gone to plan so far with three straight defeats and the pressure on after what he called a "terrible" defeat in Melbourne, which came on the back of losses to South Africa and Argentina.Jones made three changes to the run-on side for Dunedin with Pone Fa'amausili at

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