The British and Irish lions have warned Australia that they are contrary to contract if they do not release their test stars for all tour games in which Super Rugby teams are involved.
Head coach Joe Schmidt van Wallabies has the Western Force players Nick Champion De Crespigny, Dylan Pietsch, Tom Robertson, Darcy Swain and Nic White allowed to participate in the first game on Saturday in Perth.
All those of the Reds, Waratahs and Brummbies, including big names such as Joseph-Aukuso Sua’ali’i and Rob Valetini, will not encounter the lions to the downside.
Given the lack of depth of Australia, Schmidt does not want to get injuries, while their warming up against Fiji in Newcastle on July 6, which takes place the day after the tourists meet the Waratahs, is a different obstacle.
Lions Chief Executive Ben Calveley, however, has reminded the hosts of the conditions of the Tour contract, knowing that the men of Andy Farrell want to play the most difficult possible opposition to offer sufficient preparation for the opening test on 19 July.
“We will see a competitive fixture at the weekend and that is what we are looking for. We want to make our boys hardened by the battle when it comes to the test series,” Calveley said.
“The agreement is very clear – it says that test players must be released to play in competitions that lead in that series. That is our expectation.
“We play the game at the weekend and will continue with discussions with (Rugby Australia Chief Executive) Phil Waugh and will take it step by step.
“It is really important that these games are competitive. It is not only from a performance test point, but it is also good for fans, partners and broadcasters, all of whom expect competitive luminaires. That would also be their expectations.”
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Calveley refused to reveal what action the lions could take if Schmidt will not be stimulated of his current policy, but it is clear that the tourists have all the aces given the enormous income they generate for hosting countries.
A sold -out Aviva Stadium turned red for the broadcast on Friday evening in a representation of commercial flow of the elite of British and Irish rugby, who still has a huge draw.
Argentina won an entertaining but Scrappy game 28-24 and since they are three places higher than the wallabies in the global ranking in the fifth, they could be seen as a more credible tour destination than Australia.
There are also calls to France to be added to the current rotation that is completed by South Africa and New Zealand. For the time being, however, matches against other countries will be bolt-ons on existing destinations instead of standing tours.
“There are different teams around the world that we might be interested in the future. Traditionally, that is sent on a pre-tour element, Murrayfield-Dus we will probably concentrate on that,” Calveley said.
“We are also interested when we leave on tour to see if we can bring in other countries such as Japan and Fiji to appear in those games while building the testment.
“We are open and we are flexible, but at the moment there are no plans to change the rotation of the Tour structure.”
Calveley spoke during a ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony, a 20-minute cultural experience in First Nations in Perth’s Kings Park.
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