Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has won his battle to be fit for the final Test of 2024 as coach Joe Schmidt promised to try to prevent the Wallabies' last hurrah on their British Isles tour drowning in anti-climax.
Schmidt, up for an emotional match with the team he once led to glory for six years, offered a sobering verdict on Thursday on the Wallabies' progress, admitting: "I feel like I'm paddling hard, but I'm not necessarily going forward - but I think we're keeping our head above water.
"We're trying to build to 80-minute performances and build depth so if we get a ripple like we did last week (in the 27-13 loss to Scotland), we can still try to stay on top of the water."
