Rob Valetini made history at the Rugby Australia Awards this week, becoming just the third player ever to win back-to-back John Eales Medals.
WXV 2 2024 will get underway at DHL Stadium this weekend. Get all the team news from Cape Town here.
Wales and Australia each head to Rodney Parade on Friday night in desperate need of a victory to generate some momentum going into WXV 2 in South Africa.
Ten minutes of ill discipline at the opening of the second half could have spelled the end for Australia, but instead it lit a fire under the Wallaroos who closed out their WXV 1 campaign with a ferocious rolling maul defence and a 25-19 win.
The final round of WXV1 kicked off in Auckland with a confident Australian team facing a Welsh side hungry for their first win of the tournament.
Head coach Jay Tregonning has made one change to his starting XV from last week's victory over France as the Wallaroos prepare to face Wales in Auckland.
The Australians open their campaign in Wellington against England on Friday night, followed by matches against France and Wales.
Converted athletics talent Briana Dascombe has helped the Queensland Reds hurdle the Brumbies 20-10 in a Super W game that was paused for 30 minutes due to lightning strikes.