Wallabies publishes two other players for the tour of the British and Irish lions in the middle of the availability line | Rugby Union News

The Wallabies released the hooker Matt Faessler and the Hunter paisami in the Queensland Reds while the row on the contractual obligation of Australia to release the players of the super rugby teams to face the British and Irish lions continues.

Australian head coach Joe Schmidt had retaliated after the British and Irish lions warned their hosts that they will be out of contract if they had not published their test stars for all touring games involving super rugby teams.

Schmidt allowed the players of Western force Nick, Crespigny champion, Dylan Pietsch, Tom Robertson, Darcy Swain and Nic White to participate in the first match of Saturday in Perth.

Wallabies’ head coach had kept a closing of the rogdy around a basic contingent of his team, with all those of the Reds, Waratahs and Brumbies, including big names such as Joseph-Aaukuso Suaalii and Rob Valetini, does not expect to face the Lions before the test series.

However, the Wallabies published social networks on Wednesday, saying: “Matt Faessler and Hunter Paisami will return to Brisbane today to prepare with the Reds of Queensland before their match against the British and Irish lions on Wednesday, July 2.”

The director general of Lions, Ben Calveley, had reminded the guests of the terms of the tour contract, knowing that Andy Farrell’s men wanted to play the most difficult opposition possible to provide adequate preparation for the opening test on July 19.

Given the lack of depth of Australia, Schmidt wishes to avoid injuring himself, while their warm-up match against the Fiji in Newcastle, in New South Wales, on July 6, the day after the tourist meeting, is another obstacle.

Schmidt had said to Sydney Morning Herald On Tuesday, he would seek to release certain players to Reds and Waratahs, but stressed that the Lions are likely to have a team of “trackers” in the middle of the week to play some of the matches.

Indeed, he says that the agreement indicates that you must have the “best intention” to have the best players available to play, not that you had to release each player.

“There is a serious tingling right now, trying to prepare,” said Schmidt.

“The ambition is that there will be some to return to the Reds and some return to the Waratahs.

“But in reality, the Lions have their team. Will they play their best team every week? It is unlikely. So, are we going to play all the same players every week?

“We play Fiji on a Sunday and the Waratah play a Saturday evening. So, it’s not like you could play on Saturday and Sunday evening against a team like Lions. It would be counterproductive.

“I do not know if Andy was part of this discussion or if it came from the CEO, but I read the tours agreement and he has the best intention to have the highest quality players available and to play.

“It is not as specific as saying that each Wallaby of a State or a club must be available to play each game on which the Lions take place.”

Donaldson de Western Force: The situation is out of our control as players

Western Force’s back and Australia Ben Donaldson told the media …

“Obviously, it’s a bit out of the control of players. We just do what the coaches want, we get the calendar and come to the camp. We are four boys of force that are here (with Australia), five who are still back there.

“There is still a good part which is ready to tear this weekend. They are super excited, just like the other boys on the team who have the opportunity this weekend to play against the Lions.

“It would have been great to play. Any game you can play against a team of lions is pretty cool, but as I said, we are in the camp now in preparation for this Fiji test next week, and really excited to watch the boys of force play this weekend.”

Speaking on Monday, the Lions chief, Calveley, said: “We will see a competitive match on the weekend and that is what we are looking for. We want to make sure that our guys are hardened with regard to the test series.

“The agreement is very clear – he indicates that test players must be released to play in light fixtures leading to this series. This is our expectation.

“We will play the match this weekend and we will continue discussions with (Rugby Australia CEO) Phil Wash and will step by step.

“It is really important that these games are competitive. It is not only from a performance point of view, but this is also good for fans, partners and broadcasters, who all await competitive matches. It would also be their expectations.”

Calveley refused to reveal the action that the Lions could take if Schmidt will not be moved from its current policy, but it is clear that tourists hold all the AS given the vast income they generate for the countries of accommodation.

An Aviva stadium with closed counters has become red for the sending of Friday evening in a demonstration of commercial power of the British and Irish rugby elite, which continues to be a huge draw.

Argentina has won an entertaining 28-24 match but disjointed and since they are positioned three places higher than the Wallabies in the world ranking in fifth, they could be considered a more credible tour of tour than Australia.

There are also calls for France to be added to the current rotation which is completed by South Africa and New Zealand. For the moment, however, the lighting against other nations will be boulonnages to existing destinations rather than autonomous visits.

“There are different teams around the world that we could be interested in playing in the future. Traditionally, this has been recorded in a pre -turn – Dublin, Murrayfield – we will therefore probably focus on this subject,” said Calveley.

“We are also interested when we go on tour to see if we can bring from other countries like Japan and Fiji to appear in these games while we write to the test element.

“We are open and we are flexible, but right now, it is not planned to change the rotation of the tour structure.”

Calveley was expressed during a “welcome to the campaign” ceremony, a 20 -minute first -nations cultural experience held in Kings park in Perth.

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