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Sydney University Football Club could have another capped Wallaby on Saturday night with the selection of Tom Robertson on the bench for clash with Argentina.

Robertson, a specialist tighthead prop, has been selected in the 24-man squad (one bench player is to be omitted) for the Rugby Championship match at NIB Stadium, Perth.

The 22-year-old, who is studying medicine full-time at Sydney University, made his Waratah debut this year and has been training with the Wallaby squad since the end of the Super Rugby season.

He is one of four SUFC players in the squad for Saturday’s Test, with blindside flanker Dean Mumm, inside-centre Bernard Foley and fullback Israel Folau in the starting line-up and halfback Nick Phipps on the bench.

The squad includes:

1. Scott Sio (21 Tests)

2. Stephen Moore (c) (108 Tests)

3. Sekope Kepu (69 Tests)

4. Rob Simmons (63 Tests)

5. Adam Coleman (3 Tests)

6. Dean Mumm (49 Tests)

7. Michael Hooper (57 Tests)

8. David Pocock (59 Tests)

9. Will Genia (69 Tests)

10. Quade Cooper (60 Tests)

11. Reece Hodge (2 Tests)

12. Bernard Foley (33 Tests)

13. Samu Kerevi (4 Tests)

14. Dane Haylett-Petty (6 Tests)

15. Israel Folau (44 Tests)

Reserves (one to be omitted)

Tatafu Polota-Nau (67 Tests)

James Slipper (80 Tests)

Tom Robertson

Rory Arnold (3 Tests)

Lopeti Timani

Sean McMahon (10 Tests)

Nick Phipps (44 Tests)

Tevita Kuridrani (37 Tests)

Henry Speight (5 Tests)

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