French captain Maxime Lucu has vowed to torment the Wallabies' fledgling halves as the scrumhalf pulls the strings and fills the void of superstar countryman Antoine Dupont.
Toulouse champion and Olympic sevens gold medallist Dupont defied a calf injury on the way to a sixth Top 14 title in seven seasons, his absence again denying the southern hemisphere crowds a chance to see arguably the world's best player in the flesh.