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James Tedesco will play for Australia against Fiji and "make a headache" for Kevin Walters, Reece Walsh thinks. Walsh says Walters isn't "sold on anyone's position" and offered him hooker; he declined, saying Blayke Brailey "is good to get a game there".

Reece Walsh says "the body's a bit sore" after his first game back for Australia from a long layoff. Kevin Walters checked his ankle and promised him a chance once it was right. Walsh doesn't know his role against Fiji but will play wherever Walters needs him.

Changes to England's 17 for France after the Tonga loss? "It's never a no," Brian McDermott said. "I didn't wake up thinking that team needs to change." He will look at it over the next 72 hours, and expects a "stronger" France after their loss to Samoa.

Jacob Saifiti is back with Fiji after years away, his four-week suspension served. Mick Potter didn't see it coming: "It was fantastic. It was unexpected, but yeah, he's a great acquisition."

Valentine Holmes, who missed the Cook Islands' loss to Fiji coming back from a syndesmosis injury, has been cleared by the Dragons, Karmichael Hunt said: "he'll be on the plane with us to Christchurch and he'll be able to be selected." Next up: New Zealand.

Marata Niukore, the Cook Islands co-captain, missed the loss to Fiji with the groin and hip problem he has been managing. Karmichael Hunt said: "to not have him available to come into camp, just from a pure presence point of view, it definitely hurt us."

Esan Marsters came into the Cook Islands camp with a partially ruptured Achilles, Karmichael Hunt said, and is still a few games from his best. Taking him off around the 55th minute against Fiji "was really just about getting some fresher legs on there." New Zealand is next.

Tonga lost Latu Fainu early against England, forcing a bench rethink. Kristian Woolf: "I'm not sure how bad that is just yet." Demitric Vaimauga passed his HIA but stayed off with a split. Woolf will "see how we go"; recovery comes first on the short turnaround to Lebanon.