Australia: Dave Rennie reveals powerful trio as his Giteau’s Law picks

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed that Quade Cooper, Samu Kerevi and Marika Koroibete will be his three Giteau’s Law picks as he looks ahead to the upcoming Test season.

Giteau’s Law is a selection policy that allows the selection of three overseas-based players for the Australian national squad.

Rennie admitted it is not “secret” who his picks were and revealed the three experienced campaigners as his selection for the three-match Test series against England in Australia.

“It’s probably not that secret anyway,” Rennie said to ESPN. “But we’ve certainly got Quade, Samu and Marika all coming back; Quade and Samu are actually here in Sydney today for their medical checks, Marika’s headed straight to Fiji to spend a bit of time with his family and he’ll be back on the weekend.”

The Wallaby coach justified his selection of the three stars by explaining the positive form and influence he expects the players have on the squad.

“It’s exciting, if you saw the [Japan League One] final with Panasonic, Marika was phenomenal and he certainly hasn’t lost any of his physicality or his work ethic so we’re excited to have him back.

“You look at Quade having a massive impact and just a really calming influence, and he was so impressive within the group. I thought he was great with Noah [Lolesio], and even when Noah was playing and Quade wasn’t, his contribution at meetings was great, he sat down on the computer next to Noah and talked through a lot of things, so his contribution was excellent.

“Samu only played a handful of Tests and was nominated for [World Rugby] player of the year, which just highlights the impact that he had and Marika is one of the best wingers in the world. I’m not sure if there is another winger with his