Wallabies LIVE: Australia take on Fiji in first Test of the year

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Good afternoon to all of you.

The press box in Newcastle for the Wallabies first Test of the year will be some sight, after the weakened Waratahs shocked everyone with a performance for the ages against the best of Britain and Ireland last night. It kept everyone working in the wee small hours and why not?

Lions coach Andy Farrell accused the home side of their own watergate, with Waratahs coach Dan McKellar denying any water cans were used in his team’s preparation in their brave 10-21 defeat.

Charlie Gamble was delivering beer eight years ago around Mascot and playing subbies on Camperdown Oval, he finished his night by completely outplaying 2022 World Rugby player of the year Josh Van der Flier.

It was the perfect entree for today’s contest, the Wallabies almost at full-strength taking on a strong Fiji side in the steel city.

There is no Rob Valetini and Will Skelton who are nursing injuries that we have been told are not said to be serious enough to keep them out of the Lions series.

My decorated partner in the halves and former schoolboy rugby sensation Iain Payten is in Newcastle sending us his expert thoughts. I will be manning the blog, accompanied by my father from Belfast.

Here we go.

James Slipper will start for the Wallabies against Fiji ahead of the Lions Tests

James Slipper will start for the Wallabies against Fiji ahead of the Lions TestsCredit: Getty Images

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