They're the NRL converts set to give the Wallabies explosive power on the wings and ACT Brumbies' flyer Joseph Tomane is ready to rekindle his schoolboy partnership with Israel Folau to take on the British and Irish Lions.
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Tomane has backed code-hopper Folau to be a Wallabies great and hopes the ''freak'' NSW Waratahs back commits to a long-term stint in rugby union.
The former Marsden State High and Melbourne Storm rugby league teammates are hitting peak form at the right time of the year as Wallabies selectors search for big wingers to combat the Lions' back-line size in a three-Test series in June and July.
The Lions boast four outside backs who weigh 108 kilograms or more and believe they can monster the Wallabies out wide.
But Folau (193 centimetres and 103 kilograms) and Tomane (190 centimetres and 102 kilograms) are the perfect answer to give the Wallabies a dangerous punch in attack and defence.
They share just 33 Super Rugby caps. But having played together in their school years and teamed up at the Storm, Tomane says they will be ready to step up if called on by Wallabies coach Robbie Deans.
''It would be cool if we got the chance to play together again, but we can't get ahead of ourselves,'' Tomane said.
''I'd love to play with Israel again, especially in national colours. He was a freak at high school.
''I'd love to see him stay in rugby, but it's up to him. I think he could become one of the greats if he sticks around.''
Tomane and Folau have taken different paths to be on the cusp of Wallabies selection.
Folau was with the Storm and Brisbane Broncos and a star of the game before he moved to the AFL with the GWS Giants.
He lasted two of the four years on his contract and decided he wanted to go back to the NRL.
When that deal fell over, the Waratahs swooped and he's emerging as a rugby powerhouse.
Tomane was a schoolboy rugby star but decided to play in the NRL when the Storm signed him.
He played 18 games before moving to the Gold Coast Titans. With his NRL career at the crossroads in 2010, he signed with the new-generation Brumbies. Despite declaring his first Super Rugby season a learning experience, Tomane played so well he earned his first Test cap last year. ''My [rugby] career has been so fast-tracked that it's crazy,'' he said.