Australia U20 representatives Will McCulloch and Trevor King are among the new players in the Queensland Reds’ squad.
Former New Zealand Under 20 and Bay of Plenty backrower Kohan Herbert will start for the Queensland Reds on Sunday afternoon.
Before the Australia XV gets their two-match tour underway next month, seven members of that squad will pull on a Queensland Reds jersey.
Harry McLaughlin-Phillips is expected to play a leading role with the Junior Wallabies at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Cape Town.
Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss is tossing up blooding a teenage debutant at No.10 for the Super Rugby Pacific opener as he grapples with the loss of an injured James O'Connor.
The Queensland Reds have named their 41-man squad for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific campaign which includes 11 Wallabies and a pair of former All Blacks.
After announcing the signing of two All Blacks props, another five Junior Wallabies have committed to the Reds.
New Zealand was ahead 12-8 when Allen departed but conceding a 6-0 penalty count soon saw blindside Malachi Wrampling-Alec sin binned in the 23rd minute following a team warning for persistent infringements.
The Junior Wallabies have made some significant changes to their starting side ahead of their must-win pool clash against England U20s on Tuesday.
Junior Wallabies head coach Nathan Grey has made 10 changes to his side to face Ireland U20s on Thursday in South Africa following their opening-round Junior World Championship win over Fiji last Saturday.
