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The Tens shapes as a key warm-up for Hunt as he tries to return from the groin issues that kept him sidelined for half of the 2016 season. It's also a chance for a dig at Tahs wildcard Lote Tuqiri.
Organisers Duco Events remain confident All Blacks players will take part in the two-day event while Australian headliners like Israel Folau have been confirmed as starters.
Former Wallaby backrower Scott Higginbotham is set to return to Ballymore, with the Reds also set to land Brisbane Broncos winger Lachlan Maranta.
The Wallaby coach says his twin-playmaker combination was a success against the Springboks and there is more to come as they prepare to face the Pumas in Perth.
Call it a one-game winning streak. The Wallabies are finally on the board for 2016 after grinding out a 23-17 victory over South Africa in front of a disappointing crowd at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.
Safety issues, longer seasons, more links with clubs and changes to traditional competitions are all on the table as leading schools and the ARU discuss the future of the game.
The Stade de France halfback is as feisty as ever, laughing off suggestions that returning players are adding little to the Wallaby cause.
With the Wallabies feeling the heat ahead of their must-win clash against the Springboks, Mitchell says it's up to the veterans to show the new faces how to deal with pressure and criticism.
The Wallabies coach could be forced to play one of his stars from the bench as pressure builds on the Hooper-Pocock pairing ahead of Saturday's Test against the Springboks in Brisbane.
The Australians have assembled in Brisbane ahead of their must-win Test against South Africa, while Bernard Foley said he was eager to have another crack at No.12 should he run out next to Quade Cooper at Suncorp Stadium.
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