Overview

• Joe Schmidt warned that limited preparation time leaves the Wallabies racing to fix handling, defensive and set-piece errors before the Lions series.
• Andy Farrell named a near-full-strength Lions side to face the ACT Brumbies on July 9, signalling his likely first-choice Test combination.
• Les Kiss unveiled an Australia-New Zealand Invitational XV of 18 internationals for the Adelaide clash on July 12, the first trans-Tasman combined team in 36 years.
• Stephen Larkham’s Brumbies, stripped of seven Wallabies from the Fiji match, have recalled Tom Hooper and view the Lions fixture in Canberra as a rare opportunity.
• These two dress-rehearsals close out preparations ahead of the three-Test series between the British & Irish Lions and Australia kicking off in Brisbane on July 19.