ARU high-performance director David Nucifora has declared the Wallabies will treat the coming spring tour as a shadow World Cup and pick their strongest side for every Test, according to the Sydney Morning Herald's Josh Rakic.
"The Wallabies will return to camp tomorrow and then depart for Hong Kong where they will take on the All Blacks, before starting their spring tour of Europe where they will take on Wales, England, Italy and France.
Coach Robbie Deans has declared the time for experimentation is over and Nucifora said the tournament was as good as a World Cup trial for every player - even the once untouchable superstars.
Advertisement: Story continues below ''It's certainly the intention to pick our strongest 22 we possibly can for every Test match,'' Nucifora told The Sun-Herald. ''That's not to say we'll stick with the same 22 the whole tour - that depends on the players. We'll be picking the best team on form, not the best team on paper. These blokes have their opportunity now, some blokes have missed out and it's what they do from here that counts now.''
He said the team had come along in the past year and there was enough depth to have rid the squad of complacency - something he said has been an issue in the past."
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