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Australia coach Joe Schmidt called up experienced flyhalf James O'Connor into his squad for the three tests against the British & Irish Lions on Friday after losing Noah Lolesio for the series.

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Joe's woes mount as Lolesio blow shortens runway to fix Wallabies

MELBOURNE :Joe Schmidt's preparations for the British & Irish Lions tour appear on shaky ground with the loss of first-choice flyhalf Noah Lolesio deepening the sense of pessimism surrounding the Wallabies following their lacklustre showing against Fiji.

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Wallabies strike late to edge Fiji but lose Lolesio to concussion

NEWCASTLE, Australia :Australia lost starting flyhalf Noah Lolesio to concussion as they came from behind with a late try to beat Fiji 21-18 in their only warm-up for the test series against the British & Irish Lions on Sunday.

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Wallabies Valetini, Skelton omitted from Fiji test

MELBOURNE :Australia loose forward Rob Valetini and lock Will Skelton were omitted from the match-day squad for Sunday's one-off Fiji test in a blow to the Wallabies' preparations for the British & Irish Lions series.

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Suaalii a winner in Super Rugby debut as Waratahs edge Highlanders in thriller

SYDNEY : Joseph Suaalii ended up a winner in his Super Rugby Pacific debut as hooker Siosifa Amone's last-second try gave the New South Wales Waratahs a 37-36 victory over the Otago Highlanders in their season-opener on Friday.