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WHEN Robbie Deans became Test coach in 2008, rugby fans were teased that some mystical summit would one day arrive for the Wallabies.

Patience we were urged. The consistent glory days will come when new players gain experience and learn to win the decisive moments of Tests.

Deans started a transfusion of young, skilful players for the process.

It has gone without comment that the Wallabies have hit another cycle of replenishment and nurturing of new players.

Scott Fardy, Ben Mowen, Christian Lealiifano, Nick Cummins, Israel Folau, Scott Sio, Jake Schatz, Jesse Mogg, Matt Toomua and Nic White are in the 23-man squad to face the Springboks on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium.

All have played less than 10 Tests.

Judging them at the next level, bringing them into the system … it’s regeneration-speak all over again.
The nirvana of big trophies, five-Test winning streaks and Bledisloe Cup triumphs is still teasing us.

Deans blooded 49 new players in Test rugby in six seasons. That is an extraordinary number.

It shows how the face of a Test team is ever changing just as we see it in the Wallabies side Saturday night under new boss Ewen McKenzie.

Hooker Stephen Moore has suddenly become the veteran face, a 2005 debutant of 81 Tests. He seemed to have hair just a blink ago.

Deans was big on saying every Test has its own history. He gave us Bloemfontein in 2010, Paris the same year, Brisbane in 2011 and others. All were worth trumpeting proudly but nothing was worth a street parade.

McKenzie’s Wallabies have a tricky one to win on Saturday night because no James Horwill in the pack is a massive blow.

Step up James Slipper, Rob Simmons, Nick Cummins, Ben Mowen. This is your stage.

It’s overdue that fans see a flicker of a bold, brighter, Folau-er-ing future. The McKenzie era needs to get rolling.