Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp would love to leave Wellington with Australia's first win over New Zealand as the Australian women's side continues to show improvement.
Melissa Woods
Fiji are hoping to make amends against Scotland on Saturday after going down narrowly to the Wallabies.
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The coach of a combined Australian and New Zealand invitational team wants to put a proverbial spanner in the works of the British and Irish Lions.
Steve Larkin
Another teenager in 17-year-old Waiaria Ellis will make her Wallaroos rugby debut in a daunting Test match against New Zealand, who Australia have never beaten.
Ardie Savea will captain the All Blacks, who have made three changes to the line-up ahead of the second Test against the touring French side in Wellington.
Joe Schmidt will take plenty of positives after a Brumbies side missing key players put up a good fight but ultimately fell 36-24 to the star-studded Lions.
Jacob Shteyman
While disappointed injured Noah Lolesio will miss facing the Lions, Test great Matt Giteau says another Wallabies playmaker is ready to take his opportunity.
The ACT Brumbies and a resurgent Wallabies side pose a serious threat to the British and Irish Lions as they enter the pointy end of their Australian tour.
A much-changed South Africa XV against Italy this weekend will include Willie le Roux at fullback, with the veteran winning his 100th cap.
In a huge blow for the Wallabies, playmaker Noah Lolesio will miss taking on the touring Lions after undergoing surgery following an injury against Fiji.
Rugby Australia have confirmed Harry Potter’s departure from Western Force, with the Wallabies winger officially signing for the Waratahs.
Ben Smith
Waratahs flyhalf Tane Edmed says he's soaking up a rare chance to link with New Zealand players to face the Lions, as the trans-Tasman foes look to build bonds.
Old Canberra schoolboys teammates Ryan Lonergan and Mack Hansen will line up on opposing sides when the ACT Brumbies take on the British and Irish Lions.
An ankle injury means All Blacks captain Scott Barrett will miss the final two matches of New Zealand's three-Test series against France.
Lions coach Andy Farrell is treating the clash with the Brumbies as a dry run for the series opener against the Wallabies, with Test places up for grabs.
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A former Brumby will reunite with some old friends while a pair of brothers will play together professionally for the first time when the Lions visit Canberra.
Having already impressed against the British and Irish Lions, a pair of Western Force starters — and their coach — will get a chance at an encore in Adelaide this week.
A host of Wallabies hopefuls have been added to the final 30-man, trans-Tasman squad to tackle the Lions in Adelaide.
Murray Wenzel
Veteran halfback Nic White concedes the Wallabies' performance isn't where it needs to be heading into the Lions after they conjured a late try to down Fiji.
After almost toppling the Wallabies again, Fiji coach Mick Byrne says he wants to take on the Australians in Suva, where they haven't squared off since 1984.
Coach Joe Schmidt says the Wallabies have plenty to work on after defeating Fiji, but feels they can still build belief ahead of their first Lions Test.
While Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou waits to see if he makes the cut to face the Lions, the Waratahs feel they've shown how the Wallabies can tame the tourists.
Melissa Woods and Darren Walton
England without 13 British and Irish Lions players stunned Argentina in the first Test of their two-match series.
The blowout expected from world champions South Africa didn't happen as they were forced to scratch out a 42-24 win over Italy in Pretoria.
