Paris: Eight fresh faces have joined the Wallabies touring party with Toby Smith, Andrew Ready, Paddy Ryan, Sam Carter, Nic Stirzaker, Luke Morahan and Taqele Naiyaravoro now all in Paris after making their way from Barbarians duties, as well as the Western Force's Jono Lance.
A handful of these players stand a chance of playing against France in order to give some other Wallabies a rest on a long tour at the end of a tough year.
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Lance, Ready and Stirzaker are outsiders to make their Test debuts while the other five players have accumulated 24 Tests between them.
Lance is the only new player who did not feature for the Barbarians in their three games across Europe against South Africa Czech Republic and Fiji.
Nonetheless, all eight are expected to feature in the Thursday mid-week game against the French Barbarians to be played on November 24, five days after the France match.
Poor scheduling has meant the Wallabies main squad will be in Dublin when Australia plays the Barbarians in Bordeaux; a far from ideal scenario for all concerned.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika said: "We had always planned to bring in these players for the France week after the seven lads wrapped up with the Barbarians.
"Five of the players have Test experience for the Wallabies and while it's good to bolster our numbers ahead of the Wallaby XV game against the French Barbarians, we may consider them for selection against France this weekend."
A knee injury to Adam Coleman could open up an opportunity for Sam Carter who has featured for the Wallabies this year while Luke Morahan, a regular within the squad this year, could be an option out wide.
New Wallaby squad members
Sam Carter (ACT Brumbies), Jono Lance (Western Force), Luke Morahan (Western Force), Taqele Naiyaravoro (NSW Waratahs), Andrew Ready (Queensland Reds), Paddy Ryan (NSW Waratahs), Toby Smith (Melbourne Rebels), Nic Stirzaker (Melbourne Rebels).
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