The ACT Brumbies will get a chance to bury Super Rugby demons in a pre-season tournament next year when the club's new-look squad faces off against their 2016 destroyers at the Brisbane Global Tens.

​Officials from World Rugby are discussing the results of a wide-ranging investigation into head injuries with one probable outcome being an experimental change in the laws surrounding the tackle.

Wallabies winger Dane Haylett-Petty says he would take the opportunity to start at fullback against France this weekend with both hands – provided Michael Cheika does not rest him.

The Wallabies could field a completely new front row this weekend against France but regular tight-head prop Sekope Kepu believes Australia has the depth to match it with a French pack who pride themselves at scrum-time.

Liam Gill says he thinks about how he would have gone in a Wallabies jersey if he got more of an opportunity but is happy he made the decision to come to Toulon and try his luck there.

Michael Cheika says a number of the new players who recently arrived in Wallabies camp will feature against France as he mulls over how much to reconfigure his team for game three of the spring tour.

While Wallabies forwards Sean McMahon and Scott Sio are planning a man-date on top of the Eiffel Tower, they both have things to accomplish on the field this week against France.

Rob Simmons says he's ready to take over Wallabies lineout calling duties and believes he and the "angry guy" that is Rory Arnold can form a mean pairing in the second-row if required.

Aussie sevens couple Lewis Holland and Charlotte Caslick have had mixed fortunes of late, highlighting the fickle nature of sport.

ACT Brumbies acting chief executive Phil Thomson says the club is looking into playing a trial game in China next year, either in the pre-season or during the June Test window.

ACT Brumbies flanker Jarrad Butler grew up with "little shocks every now and then", but he was thankful nothing as big as what hit his home town of Wellington on Monday.

Australian Olympic champion Charlotte Caslick has been named the world women's rugby sevens player of the year and she says rugby is in pole position in the race for the country's best female talent.

David Pocock has described the mood within the Wallabies camp as one of relief after their nail-biting 23-22 win over Scotland, but assures they won't let their guard down against France this weekend.

Eight fresh faces have joined the Wallabies touring party with Jono Lance, Toby Smith, Andrew Ready, Paddy Ryan, Sam Carter, Nic Stirzaker, Luke Morahan and Taqele Naiyaravoro all in Paris now after making their way from Barbarians duties.

The 23-22 scoreline will bring back memories of last year's World Cup quarter-final, but do not buy any Scottish hard-luck stories. It was one-way traffic for the last 20 minutes.

When Michael Cheika glanced across at Tevita Kuridrani at half-time in the Wallabies' sheds at Murrayfield, he noticed he was doing something a little out of the ordinary.

Wallabies second-rower Adam Coleman will almost certainly miss Australia's next match against France because of a knee injury.

Michael Cheika says the Wallabies were not 100 per cent switched on from the get-go against Scotland but he was relieved to see them be up for the "scrap" and grind out a one-point win to keep their grand slam hopes alive.

The Wallabies have broken Scottish hearts once again in thrilling circumstances, with Tevita Kuridrani's 75th-minute try sealing a second consecutive one-point win between the two sides that keeps Australia's grand slam dream well and truly alive.