Australia head coach Michael Cheika attends a news conference after the Rugby World Cup 2019 pool draw at Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, Japan May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A rebooted Australia will hope to kick off the June internationals with a morale-boosting victory over Fiji in Melbourne on Saturday to turn the page on a disappointing 2016 and cut through the gloom of a dreary Super Rugby season.
The much-hyped British and Irish Lions tour in neighbouring New Zealand has threatened to drown out the Australian season-opener but Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has made a splash by dropping captain Stephen Moore and including two debutants in his starting 15.
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