It's time to see what Robbie Deans' resurgent Wallabies are really made of, writes Greg Growden on Rugby Heaven.
"At the weekend came even more confusion over whether, as the RUPA has attempted to claim, the Wallabies actually did feel fearful and intimidated by the ARU.
"The impending Supreme Court action involving Tuqiri and the ARU and NSWRU has caused rumours to continue to fester.
"It's hardly the ideal environment for a Wallabies team to stay attentive heading into a Bledisloe Cup match and it will fully test Deans's coaching capabilities to keep his squad completely attuned to the high demands of an Auckland Test.
"In Deans's favour is that he appears to be developing a squad that can take advantage of an opposition's frailties. While the All Blacks have appreciable weaknesses, in particular struggling to properly overcome the loss of their dynamic five-eighth Daniel Carter, the Wallabies do have self-belief."
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