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Melissa Woods

Australian teams look to break Super Rugby drought

The Brumbies and NSW will get their Super Rugby Pacific seasons underway with a clash in Sydney. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A new Wallabies coach and looming World Cup selection have added another level of intrigue to this year's Super Rugby Pacific, when Australian teams will bid to end an eight-year title drought.

While the bustling Brumbies came within a point of reaching the decider last year, edged by the Blues in the semi-finals 20-19, no Australian team has lifted the trophy in a full-strength competition since the NSW Waratahs in 2014.

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