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ONLY 18 months ago, no one would have imagined a Nic White-Bernard Foley-Matt Toomua formation as the playmaking core of the Wallabies backline.
The Wallabies looked impressively cohesive in thought and action in last weekend's first Test in Brisbane and rose way above a lazy French side that played with pride for about 30 minutes.
The new 9-10-12 combo showed the way for the Wallabies.
White is a passing and kicking halfback, Foley is a running and passing flyhalf and Toomua is a kicking and running inside centre, so there is good balance there.
The Wallabies can show off that variety in attack again tonight in Melbourne.
The only missing component is the ability to attack off the halfback. Will Genia is a world class half who gives the Wallabies greater attacking options but the Reds' poor attacking form has destroyed his game. He will be back.
At the moment the Wallabies do not have great ball-carriers in the forwards and the strength of the attack is definitely wider, where Israel Folau is devastating.
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He reminds me of a much bigger version of another league convert, Jason Robinson, who would hover behind the front line of attack looking for the off-load or mismatch to exploit.
Robinson was instrumental in the Poms winning the 2003 World Cup.
Folau has elevated the Wallabies to another level with his ability to find the tryline. No wonder Toulon will pay him €1 million to ply his trade in the south of France.
Toulon have a yearly budget of approximately $A25 million compare to the $5 million of the NSW Waratahs, so Izzy's allegiance will be tested post-World Cup.
Historically, when there is a player revolt the French team finds cohesion and clarity. It was so at the 1999 and 2011 World Cups when the coaches were largely sidelined and the players led the charge by finding energy in division.
There are no signs of that in this French touring squad despite the mass changes to the line-up so I'm tipping a big Wallabies win tonight.
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The All Blacks, who stumbled to a win over the improving English a week ago, boasted more than 900 Test caps.
It's an indication of experience but also that a few of the great All Blacks are perhaps past their peak.
Great players like Richie McCaw will still play well but will lack that high quality consistency that the All Blacks have had.
I expect the All Blacks to retain their world No.1 ranking but defeats will become frequent over the next two seasons, culminating in a semi-final exit at next year's World Cup.
The Aussies are on the rise, the Kiwis on the wane and England are buzzing with discipline and endeavour but minus top-level attacking edge.
England will test the All Blacks more today in Dunedin than the French will the Wallabies.
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