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CORRECTED VERSION - BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 25: Michael Cheika directs his players during a Wallabies training session at Ballymore Stadium on July 25, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Five things Wallabies must fix

Taking chances, gaining dominance at the breakdown and finding the right position for James O’Connor. Some of the five things the Wallabies must sort out ahead of the World Cup.

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Christian Lealiifano to make Wallabies comeback in Brisbane on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium. Photo: Stuart Walmsley, Rugby Aust Media.

Lealiifano back on top after cancer battle

A moment to rival any of the great Australian sporting comebacks will unfold when Christian Lealiifano caps his inspiring return from leukaemia in the Wallabies’ Test against Argentina.

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Tatafu Polota-Nau poses for a photograph after Wallabies training at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Australia are playing Argentina in their Rugby Championship match on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Wallabies star: ‘I’ll donate my brain’

With the effects of concussion on footballers becoming the subject of intense focus, a senior Wallaby who has suffered seven serious head knocks is the latest player to pledge to help the research effort.

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Australia's Marika Koroibete scores a try during the Third Test rugby match between Australia and Ireland at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Saturday, June 23, 2018. (AAP Image/David Moir) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

No more winging it for new dad Koroibete

A desperate Wallabies side needs unpolished diamond Marika Koroibete to finally deliver on his enormous potential – and the birth of the winger’s second son could be the catalyst for that change.

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