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Darren Walton and Melissa Woods

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Finding best wallabies side will take time schmidt | History Defined

Joe Schmidt's reign as Wallabies coach gets under way when Wales head to Sydney on July 6. (Max Mason-Hubers/AAP PHOTOS)

Coach Joe Schmidt admits he probably won't know his best Wallabies starting side until the end of the spring tour in December, as he builds towards next year's British and Irish Lions series.

Schmidt said while he'd love to break New Zealand's 21-year stranglehold on the Bledisloe Cup this year, he's playing the long game - with 2025's incoming series the target.

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