The real business of the British and Irish Lions tour has arrived, and the hosts need to worry about more than who’ll wear the No.10 jersey.

British and Irish Lions hooker Dan Sheehan has admitted that "the Wallabies are on everyone's minds" but made clear the next tour game on Saturday needs to be the main focus.

It took a chance encounter on the streets of Brisbane on Friday for James O'Connor to find out he was in the Wallabies

Mystery remains around the Wallabies captaincy just a week out from the first Test against the British & Irish Lions, with coach Joe Schmidt in no rush to anoint a skipper.

Controversial mid-tour replacement Owen Farrell is in the reserves of the British and Irish Lions side playing an AUNZ Invitational XV in Adelaide on Saturday.

Cudahy resident Linda Rowster is fighting to keep her pet wallaby, August, after the city said she either had to surrender the animal or rehome him.

More than a decade after he took on the British and Irish Lions as a rising young star, veteran fly-half James O’Connor is going to get another crack after being recalled to coach Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies squad ahead of the series opener at Suncorp Stadium.

It's been a roller coaster 12 months for one-cap Wallaby Tane Edmed, but there could be one final twist if Wallabies selections go his way.