Fullback Israel Folau believes the Wallabies' back line has gelled together nicely throughout the three June Tests.

Waratahs coach says it is difficult for Michael Cheika and Stephen Moore to declare Super Rugby players are not fit enough for Tests.

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Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says he was "going mad" at times during Australia's almighty scare against Italy in which they avoided what would have been their most embarrassing Test defeat.

Captain Stephen Moore said the training intensity must lift at Super Rugby level in a concerning evaluation of fitness levels of Wallaby players ahead of Tests.

Waratahs duo Rob Horne and Jack Dempsey never thought they would get the chance to don a Wallabies jersey this year, for completely different reasons.

Australian scrum coach Mario Ledesma says the Wallabies will be fully prepared if Italy try any sneaky tricks like they did against England this year.

Stephen Moore is back as Wallabies captain and says Saturday's match against Italy cannot come quick enough after a disheartening loss to Scotland.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika had the opening Bledisloe Cup match in the back of his mind when picking a team to face Italy on Saturday but believes the team will be quite different come August 19 at ANZ Stadium.

Bill Pulver will remain chief executive of the Australian Rugby Union, for now, with chairman Cameron Clyne saying his position was not discussed at an emergency general meeting on Tuesday.

Halfback Will Genia has a new lease of life after returning from France, while Bernard Foley says the Wallabies back line can be as dangerous as any in the world.

The Wallabies centre, back in rugby via league and AFL, says the emergence of Angus Crichton and Brodie Croft show the challenges for rugby in securing the best and brightest talents.

Cooper said he respected the rights of fans to vent but wasn't standing for the notion that the team was mailing it in against Scotland, saying it was easy to 'throw barbs' from behind a keyboard.

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Australian rugby needs to batten down the hatches and weather the storm before it can emerge as a world force again.

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Wallabies coach Michael Cheika admits the supporter whose social media critique of the team went viral rose some relevant issues and said he shared the same emotions.

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ARU chief executive Bill Pulver says he will resign immediately from his position at Tuesday's emergency general meeting if everyone agrees he is no longer right for the job.

Wallabies halfback Will Genia has taken responsibility for Australia's shock loss to Scotland and said the team needs to find the urgency required to compete at Test level in its next outing against Italy.

Wallabies great Owen Finegan says Scotland's champion team beat Australia's team of champions.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says there is plenty to improve on from Australia's defeat to Scotland but doesn't think there is anything wrong with the actual football they put on show.

Scotland have got their sweet revenge by beating the Wallabies for just the third time in almost 35 years with a dogged 24-19 win on Saturday afternoon.