There has been progress in 2024, but the Wallabies remain a work in progress as a Lions tour nears.
Despite the multiple hurdles ahead of them, it was reassuring to hear Tane Edmed and Joseph Suaalii talk with a degree of measured confidence this week before the Wallabies’ end-of-year tour.
That remark stood out, and while the clock is ticking rapidly before the British and Irish Lions arrive next year, Schmidt was indicating an open mind to some form of change for the Tests against England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. For example, the Australia XV game against England A doesn’t occur until the weekend after the Wallabies play England at Twickenham, and on the same day the Wallabies are playing Wales in Cardiff.Splitting the squads, therefore, will be a necessity and the time that Suaalii spends with Australia A will invariably cut into the time he spends with the Wallabies.
Edmed is starting behind the other No.10s in Wallabies contention after missing out on the Rugby Championship squad: that is a material consideration to factor in regardless of how you view his individual ability. Williams made his debut in 2010 - coincidentally against England in the first Test of a grand slam tour - but the All Blacks went back to Ma’a Nonu and Conrad Smith in 2011.
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