Fewer Brumbies, only three Tahs and Suaalii on the bench. The Wallabies team I would pick on form

June 7, 2026 — 4:30pm

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The Brumbies might be the biggest losers from an inconsistent campaign that ended with a record-breaking 66-12 hammering by the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday night.

There is no room for Nick Frost in my Wallabies team for the first Test against Ireland on July 4 (full team below). That Test is fast approaching and too many Brumbies are playing nowhere near the intensity required.

Perhaps fatigue is a factor for some (particularly Rob Valetini and Ryan Lonergan), but the only genuinely Test-level footy from Australian players over the weekend came from the Reds in a brief period against the Chiefs in Hamilton.

The Reds were eventually repelled, but the blokes who were involved in that period of intense combat should have won some brownie points with Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt. Big lock Josh........

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