Slipper out of retirement for Wallabies' Nations Championship campaign (opens in new tab)

Slipper, 37, retired from the international game last October but has been coaxed back after a standout season with the ACT Brumbies. He is currently the third most-capped Test player on 151 and could surpass All Blacks great Sam Whitelock, who earned 153. Welsh lock Alun Wyn Jones is the all-time leader with 170 caps. Fellow loosehead Angus Bell is also back in the frame following a season-long sabbatical with Ulster in Ireland. Slipper's Brumbies teammates Declan Meredith and Lachlan Shaw, ...