Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has thrown his support behind Australia's mix of experience and untested talent as coach Michael Cheika challenges international rookies to step up against England in June.
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But Moore is adamant the excitement of the Test squad being named will not overshadow the importance of the ACT Brumbies' clash against Super Rugby newcomers, the Japan Sunwolves, on Saturday night.
A group of 10 Brumbies got a timely confidence boost on Thursday when Cheika named them in his 39-man squad for a three-Test series against Eddie Jones' England.
Moore will lead the Wallabies, while young scrumhalf Joe Powell has been called into the Australian camp after just seven Super Rugby games.
Cheika has named 10 uncapped players in the squad and Moore said "the time is right" to inject new blood after the Wallabies lost the World Cup final to New Zealand last year.
"There are certainly some older guys who have moved on and aren't involved any more and guys in Europe who aren't playing in this series," Moore said.
"It's a great opportunity for some younger players and some older guys who are in there for the first time to get a taste of the chance. It's up to us as senior players to make sure it's a special feeling for them.
"Any player like Joe [Powell] who gets his first call ... it's a great occasion. I hadn't played a lot of Super Rugby when I got my first chance in a Wallabies environment and it's a great experience.
"This is the start for him, he's got a chance to go into camp and make a big contribution."
The Wallabies squad announcement was a brief distraction from the massive task ahead of the Brumbies as they chase a Super Rugby finals berth.
They are behind the NSW Waratahs on the Australian conference ladder and need to win their remaining four games to force their way into the play-offs.
The three-Test series against England is jammed between the Brumbies' games against the Sunwolves on Saturday and a clash against the Queensland Reds on July 1.
The Brumbies are expected to secure a bonus-point win against the Sunwolves, but the Japanese side has shown it will bite teams who take it lightly.
"It's exciting with all the Wallabies stuff coming up, but we have to make sure we're firmly focused on this week's game. It's very easy, particularly for young players, to fall into that false sense of security and get a bit complacent," Moore said.
"The challenge is to make sure that our preparation is at a really high standard and that we go into the game knowing that we've got to play really well."
Powell, prop Allan Alaalatoa and lock Rory Arnold will all be chasing their first Wallabies caps when they go into camp in Queensland on Sunday.
Powell, 22, has been picked despite never starting in a Super Rugby match and he will patiently wait on the bench again against the Sunwolves after Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham promoted Michael Dowsett to the No.9 jersey.
Argentina star Tomas Cubelli has been rested, while prop Ben Alexander has also been rotated out of the game-day squad.
"We've seen massive improvement in Joe this year and he certainly deserves his opportunity," Larkham said.
"He's just got all the skills that a good halfback needs, and added to that he's a great tackler. Joe clearly stands out as being one of the top three halfbacks in Australia at the moment looking at the form of the others."
The Brumbies play the Sunwolves, Reds, Auckland Blues and the Western Force in their run to the finals.
Several Brumbies are competing for the same Wallabies positions, including Christian Lealiifano and Tevita Kuridrani as centres, Arnold and Carter as locks and Sio and Alaalatoa as props.
"The guys have to make sure their head is in the game [for the Sunwolves]," Larkham said.
"We want to get to the finals and nothing has changed. We've got four games to go and if we win all four, more than likely we'll be in the finals.
"Every time the guys play is another chance to prove themselves, but we're not running Tevita at [inside centre] or Christian [at inside centre]."
SUPER RUGBY ROUND 14
Saturday: ACT Brumbies v Japan Sunwolves at Canberra Stadium, 7.45pm. Tickets: Available from Ticketek. TV: Live on Fox Sports 2.
Brumbies team: 15. Aidan Toua, 14. Nigel Ah Wong, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 12. Robbie Coleman, 11. James Dargaville, 10. Christian Lealiifano, 9. Michael Dowsett, 8. Jarrad Butler, 7. David Pocock, 6. Scott Fardy, 5. Sam Carter, 4. Rory Arnold, 3. Ruan Smith, 2. Stephen Moore, 1. Scott Sio. Reserves: 16. Josh Mann-Rea, 17. Allan Alaalatoa, 18. Leslie Leulua'iali'i-Makin, 19. Tom Staniforth, 20. Jordan Smiler, 21. Joe Powell, 22. Jordan Jackson-Hope, 23. Lausii Taliauli.
Sunwolves team: 15.Yasutaka Asahara, 14. Mifiposeti Paea , 13 Derek Carpenter, 12 Harumichi Tatekawa , 11. Akihito Yamada, 10.Yu Tamura, 9. Yuki Yatomi , 8 Ed Quirk, 7 Andrew Durutalo, 6. Liaki Moli, 5. Fa' Atiga Lemalu, 4.Hitoshi Ono , 3. Takuma Asahara,2. Shota Horie (c), 1 Keita Inagaki. Reserves: 16.Takeshi Kizu, 17.Ziun Gu , 18. Shinnosuke Kakinaga, 19.Yoshiya Hosoda , 20 Taiyo Ando, 21.Daisuke Inoue, 22.Tusi Pisi , 23.Riaan Viljoen
