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The Kiss Wallabies 'flex': don't call it an experiment

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The Kiss Wallabies 'flex': don't call it an experiment

Les Kiss will continue to test the limits of his Wallabies unit in Argentina, adamant its more flexible than even the players think.

A squad for the two-Test tour - their first game is in San Salvador on August 29 - is likely to be named on Wednesday.

It's understood Max Jorgensen, who limped off with sore ribs after a collision in the side's big Townsville win over Japan on Saturday, will be fit to travel.

Centres Len Ikitau (ankle) and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (hamstring) are also firming for returns, giving their coach more welcome headaches after casting the net wide in his first two games in charge.

Kiss left his seasoned props on the bench in Osaka then rested key trio Rob Valetini, Allan Alaalatoa and Josh Canham in the Japan rematch.

With Suaalii - whose best position has become a constant talking point -out he gave Isaac Henry a shot in the No.13.

He, alongside the likes of Lachlan Shaw, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Massimo De Lutiis that were given an opportunity, delivered.

Kiss also shifted No.8 Harry Wilson into the second row to finish the Townsville game, allowing pilferers Carlo Tizzano and Fraser McReight time in tandem.

Tom Hooper (shoulder) was also available to play in North Queensland but was unused, highlighting the smorgasbord of options available to Kiss against the world No.7 Pumas.

The coach, with next year's World Cup in mind, has been bold at the selection table despite the must-win nature of his first two Tests in charge.

"Are they experiments? I think there's a lot of good men in that team that know they can flex into different positions, so I like to think that it's more than just experimentation," he said.

"It's just having a real trust and faith that they can do this in different ways, and that we don't lose momentum about what we are and what we do.

"So I'm not rebutting the word, but I'm just saying I think it's more that we trust that we have a different way that we can use our resources. That's what I'm trying to make sure we understand."

The world No.8 side have won three-straight Tests, scoring more than 50 points in two of those victories, since a six-Test losing run either side of the calendar year.

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