The Wallabies have had to make late adjustments to their training plans ahead of Sunday’s Test against Scotland due to icy weather in Edinburgh.
Sione Tuipulotu was named as Scotland captain last month and,unlike the last Australian to hold the role,he’s been widely embraced.
The Wallabies are not engaging in talk of matching the 1984 Wallabies’ success. But one omen suggests some stars could be aligning.
Wallabies players and coaches were playing catch-up on news they could be targeted to join a lucrative new global franchise competition.
Here’s five things we learnt from the weekend’s international matches ahead of the Wallabies grand slam tour of the UK and Ireland.
Forty years after the historic 1984 Wallabies’ tour of the UK and Ireland,Mark Ella and teammates recount how he scored a try in every Test win - and then shocked the world by retiring.
Former Junior Wallabies star Sione Tuipulotu has been named skipper of the Scottish rugby team,and his little brother Mosese won a call-up too. The pair qualify through a Scottish grandmother.
David Nucifora is credited as turning Ireland into one of the world’s strongest sides and is set to briefly job share between Scotland and Australia in November.
George Turner became first elite male player to be taken off for an HIA after his “smart mouthguard” detected an impact of more than 70G against France.
Scottish fans were fuming when they crossed the line to beat France in the final play,only to be denied by the match officials.
Australia still top Pool C but their upcoming clash with Fiji now looms as crucial to both sides’ chances of reaching the quarter-finals.