France head coach Fabien Galthie has made five changes to the starting line up for the second Test to be played against Australia in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Australia head coach Dave Rennie has made a solitary change to the starting line up for the upcoming second Test against France at AAMI Park on Tuesday.
Former Australia international Israel Folau will make a return to rugby union after signing a contract with Japanese club NTT Communications Shining Arcs.
The opening Test between Australia and France has been shifted to Brisbane following a two-week lockdown announced in Sydney due to rise in Covid-19 cases.
Rugby Australia chief executive Andy Marinos expressed confidence on the future of Australian rugby despite a poor start in the ongoing Super Rugby Trans Tasman campaign.
The Scottish Rugby Union has confirmed that Japan will be the third opponent in the autumn series fixtures of Scotland scheduled to be played in November this year.
Australia international Dane Haylett-Petty's chances of returning to playing has taken another major setback with his concussion symptoms returning ahead of the Trans-Tasman series.
Wallabies back-row Rob Valetini has committed his immediate future with Rugby Australia and Melbourne Rebels after signing a new deal at least until the end of 2023.
As he and his Union Bordeaux Bègles teammates prepare for a Champions Cup quarter-final against Racing 92, former Wallaby Scott Higginbotham spoke to TRU’s Joe Harvey.