Jones is expected to name \ufeffhis Wallabies squad on June 25, the day after the Super Rugby Pacific final – but won't necessarily reveal his captain or captains then.<\/p>\n
Watch the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific finals on the home of rugby, Stan Sport.<\/strong><\/em> All matches streaming ad free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Jones told Wide World of Sports in April<\/a> that he was considering naming multiple captains.\ufeff<\/p>\n "Oh, it's hard, I reckon. I reckon Eddie will go a captain and probably two vice captains," Horan, a former Wallabies selector under Jones, said on Stan Sport's Rugby Heaven<\/em>.<\/p>\n "I think, realistically, do you make it James Slipper because he's going to be picked in the front row to start? Or do you pick someone like a Nic White?<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Moment that 'scared' Joey as Origin nightmare returns<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Smith injury rocks Aussie camp on eve of Ashes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Storm star lifts lid on 'toughest' battle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "I mean, in my opinion, I think Nic White would be a great captain. And then you have a couple of vice captains to support that."<\/p>\n White will again captain the Brumbies on Saturday in the second Super Rugby Pacific semi-final against the Chiefs in Hamilton.<\/p>\n The fiesty halfback is leading the team in the absence of injured skipper Allan Alaalatoa.\ufeff<\/p>\n NEW PODCAST! Sean Maloney, Stephen Hoiles and Justin Harrison are backing the Brumbies against the Chiefs and reflect on the Waratahs and Reds bowing out of the Super Rugby Pacific finals<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/between-two-posts-1\/quarter-classics-the-final-four\/embed?style=Cover<\/a><\/p>\n Slipper took on the Wallabies captaincy during last year's Rugby Championship when long-time skipper Michael Hooper withdrew to prioritise his mental health.<\/p>\n Hooper returned to the Test team for the tour of the northern hemisphere but Slipper remained captain.\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n "The initial leadership group looked to be (Andrew) Kellaway, (Jed) Holloway, Slipper, Alaalatoa, White and Hooper in that first camp, and obviously that squad is evolving as well," Morgan Turinui said on Rugby Heaven<\/em>.<\/p>\n "The Quade Coopers and Bernard Foley are coming with experience and there are young leaders coming through as well.<\/p>\n "You know, James Slipper, would you think would be the obvious one? Because there's automatic selection there as well."<\/p>\n Horan added that Hooper may no longer be an automatic selection at No.7 if Jones opted for the bigger frame of Pete Samu at openside flanker.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportRugby\/status\/1669223071193104384?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n "If that's the way he goes with the big back row, you can't have Michael Hooper as captain," Horan said.<\/p>\n Former Wallabies lock Justin Harrison agreed the role would be shared and argued that \ufeffHooper's experience could not be discounted.<\/p>\n "You're not going to have the same captain every Test match for a start as well," Harrison said on Rugby Heaven<\/em>.<\/p>\n "I don't think you're going to have a captain that's never captained before as the captain of the Wallabies. So then you're starting to sharpen the pencil there.<\/p>\n "You're starting to think about Slipper, Hooper. Why not? Why not Michael Hooper?"<\/p>\n Jones dropped a major bombshell in 2016 by naming New Zealand-born firebrand Dylan Hartley as captain to replace Chris Robshaw.<\/p>\n England went on to win the grand slam and back-to-back Six Nations titles.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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