Vunivalu's checklist to win Wallabies selection

Suliasi Vunivalu will effort to reignite his Rugby World Cup ambitions erstwhile helium lines up connected the close helping for Australia A against a Japan XV successful Tokyo connected Saturday.

The erstwhile NRL prima is 1 of 8 capped Wallabies successful the starting XV arsenic Australia looks to physique important extent astatine the planetary level.

Vunivalu is successful his 2nd play arsenic a highly paid rugby subordinate but has conscionable 1 Test headdress to his sanction aft being strangely utilized arsenic a 77th infinitesimal substitute successful the July nonaccomplishment to England astatine the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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The 26-year-old re-signed with Rugby Australia successful June and Wallabies manager Dave Rennie said that the injury-prone speedster remained firmly successful their plans.

"He's not acold away," Rennie said.

"He needs to person america astatine grooming astir precocious velocity and repetition speed. He's surely got immoderate attributes that we cognize he'd excel astatine at this level, but it's the full package.

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Australia's Suliasi Vunivalu runs astatine England's Owen Farrell. (AP)

"When you look astatine radical like, successful the backfield, (Andrew) Kellaway and Tom Wright, Marika (Koroibete), they person got a monolithic enactment ethic.

"I'm not definite if everyone appreciates the enactment those guys bash disconnected the ball. The determination making astir starting those 3 is beauteous straightforward."

Wallabies skipper James Slipper spoke highly of Vunivalu's enactment down the scenes.

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"He's evidently had rather a fewer injuries, particularly done Super Rugby," Slipper said.

"Not being astatine his nine I wasn't excessively definite what was going connected determination with his hamstrings.

"At the infinitesimal he's truly acceptable and he's grooming well. He'll diagnostic astatine immoderate constituent passim the year. He conscionable needs to get that clip successful the saddle, connected the grooming paddock, and past hopefully get immoderate games connected aboriginal successful the year."

Lonergan's monster game-winner

Australia A manager Jason Gilmore has picked Brumbies halfback Ryan Lonergan arsenic his skipper for the archetypal of 3 games successful Japan.

Players are jostling for spots successful the Wallabies squad to circuit Europe successful October-November.

AUSTRALIA A (15-1): Jock Campbell, Suliasi Vunivalu, Hudson Creighton, Bayley Kuenzle, Filipo Daugunu, Ben Donaldson, Ryan Lonergan (c), Langi Gleeson, Ollie Callan, Ned Hanigan, Cadeyrn Neville, Nick Frost, Tom Robertson, Lachlan Lonergan, Matt Gibbon

Reserves: Billy Pollard, Harry Hoopert, Archer Holz,. Ryan Smith, Brad Wilkin, James Tuttle, Isaac Henry, Mark Nawaqanitawase

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