MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The ACT Brumbies' rapid exit from the playoffs capped a season of gloom for Australia's Super Rugby teams but has offered a silver lining for the Wallabies as they race to get fit for stiff tests against the All Blacks.
While three New Zealand sides battle in the Super semi-finals this week, Australia coach Michael Cheika has gathered a bumper 38-man squad for a punishing training camp in the New South Wales port city of Newcastle ahead of their Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks in Sydney on Aug. 19.
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