Wallabies name 40-player training squad for January camp

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has named a 40-player squad to assemble in Sydney ahead of the 2026 season.

The start-of-year camp will see the group come together before returning to their Super Rugby Pacific clubs following a gruelling Test schedule.

Queensland Reds prop Massimo De Lutiis is the lone uncapped player, coming off the back of a disrupted 2025 season with injury.

Fellow prop Isaac Kailea has also been called in, along with the likes of Darcy Swain and Brandon Paenga-Amosa, who didn't feature on the Spring Tour.

Flyhalves Tom Lynagh and Ben Donaldson are among four flyhalves named, with Lynagh missing the second half of the season due to injury.

Fullback Tom Wright has been named, continuing his recovery from a long-term knee injury, with scrumhalf Tate McDermott also making his way back from a hamstring injury.

The camp will not include any players who are based overseas, with players such as Angus Bell, Taniela Tupou, James O'Connor, Will Skelton and Len Ikitau currently in action in Europe.

“The couple of days we have together in early January will provide a final opportunity to look back on, and to learn from, a demanding 2025 Test campaign," Schmidt said in a statement.

“It also provides a chance to complete some national testing and check in with the players from a medical perspective before they return to their Super Rugby Pacific clubs ahead of the 2026 season.”

The Wallabies will not assemble again until after the conclusion of Super Rugby Pacific, with the men in gold set to play 14 Tests across the 2026 international season.

They will open their season against Ireland in Sydney on July 4 as part of the new Nations Championship.

This will be followed by matches against France and Italy, the final two in charge for Schmidt.

Allan Alaalatoa (#896, ACT Brumbies, West Harbour Juniors)

Josh Canham (#987, Queensland Reds, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club)

Nick Champion de Crespigny (#991, Western Force, Canberra Grammar School)

Massimo De Lutiis (uncapped, Queensland Reds, Surfers Paradise Dolphins)

Matt Faessler (#969, Queensland Reds, USQ Saints)

Nick Frost (#953, ACT Brumbies, Hornsby Lions)

Isaac Kailea (#975, NSW Waratahs, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club)

Fraser McReight (#937, Queensland Reds, Albany Creek Brumbies)

Josh Nasser (#979, Queensland Reds, Easts (Brisbane))

Zane Nonggorr (#966, Queensland Reds, Gold Coast Eagles)

Brandon Paenga-Amosa (#918, Western Force, Southern Districts)

Billy Pollard (#958, ACT Brumbies, Lindfield Junior Rugby Club)

Tom Robertson (#898, Western Force, Dubbo Kangaroos)

Aidan Ross (#994, Queensland Reds, Bond University)

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (#914, Queensland Reds, Randwick)

Pete Samu (#920, NSW Waratahs, Moorabbin Rams)

Darcy Swain (#941, Western Force, JCU Mariners)

Carlo Tizzano (#982, Western Force, University of Western Australia)

Rob Valetini (#929, ACT Brumbies, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club)

Jeremy Williams (#973, Western Force, Wahroonga Tigers)

Harry Wilson (#933, Queensland Reds, Gunnedah Red Devils)

Filipo Daugunu (#931, Queensland Reds, Wests Bulldogs)

Ben Donaldson (#962, Western Force, Clovelly Eagles)

Tane Edmed (990, ACT Brumbies, West Harbour Juniors)

Josh Flook (#972, Queensland Reds, Brothers Rugby)

Carter Gordon (#967, Queensland Reds, Sunshine Coast Grammar School)

Jake Gordon (#925, NSW Waratahs, Canterbury Juniors)

Max Jorgensen (#984, NSW Waratahs, Balmain Wolves)

Andrew Kellaway (#943, NSW Waratahs, Hunters Hill Rugby Club)

Ryan Lonergan (#993, ACT Brumbies, Tuggeranong Vikings)

Tom Lynagh (#977, Queensland Reds, University of Queensland)

Tate McDermott (#936, Queensland Reds, Flinders Rugby Club)

Hunter Paisami (#932, Queensland Reds, Harlequin Junior Rugby Club)

Dylan Pietsch (#978, Western Force, Leeton Phantoms)

Harry Potter (#989, NSW Waratahs, Moorabbin Rams)

Hamish Stewart (#986, Western Force, Toowoomba Bears)

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (#988, NSW Waratahs, The Kings School)

Kalani Thomas (#995, Queensland Reds, Springfield Hawks)

Corey Toole (#992, ACT Brumbies, Wagga Crows)

Tom Wright (#939, ACT Brumbies, Clovelly Eagles)