SYDNEY (AP) Hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is set to make his return to test rugby in Australia's five-match tour of Europe in November, having been named among a 32-man squad on Friday.
Polota-Nau, a 44-test veteran who is coming off a hamstring injury, is one of three hookers in coach Ewen McKenzie's squad along with Stephen Moore and Saia Faingaa.
The Australian Rugby Union will also use the squad in preparing for the third Bledisloe Cup test against New Zealand on Oct. 19.
Australia plays England at Twickenham on Nov. 2, Italy in Turin on Nov. 9, Ireland in Dublin on Nov. 16, Scotland at Murrayfield on Nov. 23 and will end the tour on Nov. 30 at Cardiff against Wales.
"We recognize we are going over to play some very experienced and talented teams in the U.K. following our test against the All Blacks," McKenzie said. "As a result, we've selected a group that contains a strong mix of veterans but also 10 players, almost a third of the squad, who have only made their test debuts this season."