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EXPLAINED: Wallabies make call on new fly half for argentina test | Vintage Vibes

Tane Edmed has been given a chance to shine in the injury-enforced absence of Tom Lynagh. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt wants Tane Edmed to feel comfortable in the "pressure cooker" of Test match rugby after handing the playmaker the Australian No. 10 jersey for the first time.

Rather than turn to the more experienced hand of James O'Connor, Schmidt has brought two-cap international Edmed in to replace Tom Lynagh as one of four changes to the starting side for Saturday's meeting with Argentina in Sydney. 

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