With the Lions tour fast approaching, several Australians are putting their hands up for the various fixtures.
It comes with the European and Japanese leagues start to reach their final rounds of the regular season.
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Samu Kerevi continues to send a message to selectors with another barnstorming performance in Rugby League One.
Kerevi scored for the fifth straight week and his ninth try in the past eight games in a heavy defeat to Brave Lupus.
The centre had five tackle busts and a line break assist as they went down 61-19.
Meanwhile, Bernard Foley had a nice haul in Kubota’s win over Tom Banks’ Honda Heat.
Foley scored the opener and contributed 14 points to the 39-20 win.
Banks continues to rack up the tackle busts in Japan with five in the defeat.
In other results, Isaac Lucas was a standout for BlackRams Tokyo in their 27-21 defeat to Saitama Wild Knights.
The former Red set up a try and two line breaks to go with six tackle busts in his first start since early January.
Alex Newsome came up big for Clermont as they secured a vital 39-31 win over Lyon.
Newsome was everywhere in the win, running for 138 metres and recording two line breaks and seven tackle busts.
Fellow Aussie Rob Simmons started in the second-row whilst Folau Fainga’a and Irae Simone came off the bench as the victory solidifies their playoff hopes.
Will Skelton had a similar effect for La Rochelle as they took down Bordeaux 21-10.
Skelton was unstoppable with three offloads to win the battle of the Australians against Pete Samu.
In other results, prop Malachi Hawkes got his maiden start for Stade Francais as they went down to Feleti Kaitu’u and Racing 92 49-24.
In Division Two, Ryan McCauley scored for Valence in their 69-21 win over USO Nevers.
It was another mixed round for the Australians in the Premiership as the fight for the finals heats up.
Northampton’s Australian contingent were in fine form as they defeated Bristol 48-31.
Fullback James Ramm set up a try and three line breaks in a composed performance as Josh Kemeny had three tackle busts and a turnover.
Angus Scott-Young came off the bench in the final ten minutes, with the win pushing the Saints into seventh.
However, it was a rough day for Scott Sio and Exeter, thumped 79-17 by Gloucester.
Sio started but was unable to stop the onslaught as the Chiefs sit in ninth on the ladder.
Following the loss, the club suspended coaches Rob Hunter and Ali Hephe for the rest of the season.
