The Wallabies have admitted they will see out further clarification from the referees surrounding France's controversial ruck tactics ahead of the third Test.
The French have dominated the hosts at ruck time, earning six turnovers during their second Test victory.
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Meanwhile, the Wallabies have struggled to establish a presence over the ball, with captain Michael Hooper responsible for their two turnovers in that game.
However, there have been questions surrounding the legality of the visitors' actions, with Wallabies coach Dave Rennie pushing for a no-tolerance approach surronding tacklers rolling away in the decider on Saturday.
“Our attitude to that is we want really quick ball, I’m sure most teams want that so we’re happy for the refs to be tough on both sides about tackler out and rolling away and have a zero-tolerance mindset around that,” Rennie told reporters on Thursday.
“We’re not talking about this to influence the referee because they probably don’t read the papers but we’ll certainly be sharing our views and we want them to be tough around that area because it’s massive for us."
The Wallabies coach hinted he will have discussions with referee Ben O'Keefe surrounding how they roll away from the ruck, suggesting the issue was already raised by Brendon Pickerill after the first Test.
"We’ve talked about post-tackle and they are very strong there,” Rennie said. “I’m not saying it’s always legal and we’ll get clarification over some things there. We’ve got to be mindful we’ve got to win races and be brutal around that area. We cleaned out really well for a chunk of the game but we lost key moments and that hurt us
“We spoke about it after the first test. If you get caught, you’ve got to roll east or west but they tend to get on their hands or knees. Other than our nine or ten tripping over to milk a penalty, they have no right to be there.
“Brendon Pickeril lin that first Test in his notes said they need to be strong there and we felt like they were able to slow our ball down.
“We’ll certainly be taking on Ben O’Keefe about that.”
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Halfback Tate McDermott, who is set for his first international start, believes whilst their tactics have been frustrating, they need to be quicker to the ball if they wish to control the third Test.
“It’s an absolute nightmare when teams are doing that intentionally and it’s a really good strategy to slow down the ball,” McDermott admitted on Friday. “Whether that’s legal or not, that’s another question and out of my hand.
“I think the biggest thing for me is arriving at that ruck a little bit earlier so I’m getting on my bike post-pass so I’m not waiting to hurdle over players.
“That’ll definitely be a talking point when we go to see the referees before the game so hopefully it’s adjudicated but we’ll see what happens on that front.
“That all comes from our carry and clean. If that’s not done correctly then we’re on the back foot and we have people lying on their back. We’ve all got a job to play there and hopefully, it’ll be a little better this week.
