Brumbies' Tom Banks backs Dave Rennie to transform Wallabies

Banks is primed to relaunch his bid for Wallabies selection in round one of the new-look Super Rugby AU next month, having nursed a stress fracture during the coronavirus-enforced shutdown.

The competition's return will coincide with Rennie's arrival in Australia, but the incoming coach has already done some preparatory work for his new job.

Rennie has spoken with his "players of national interest" squad during the shutdown, cutting and sending them videos to work from.

He'll be able to asses the form of Wallabies aspirants when the five-team domestic competition launches on July 3.

"I think he's going to do a whole lot of good for Australian rugby," Banks said.

"He's been really vocal in what he wants to see from the players and the skills he wants us to work on.

"We had a Zoom call and he showed us a few videos and whatnot, a few things of that nature. The whole Wallabies staff have been really good, the forwards and backs coaches have been doing a lot."

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Rennie's first game in charge is expected to be delayed by about three months after World Rugby suspended all Tests scheduled for July.

Australia plans to play four Bledisloe Cup Tests against the All Blacks later this year, pending on whether a travel bubble opens between the two nations.

After a disruptive six months of bushfires, smoke, hail and now the coronavirus, Banks hopes some sort of international rugby can be played for both players and fans.

"I think any sort of Tests would be good to have. If we can have those trans-Tasman Tests locked in, I think it would be really good to have after a tough year," Banks said.

"A lot of people would look forward to that. I saw rugby league is getting supporters back this weekend, so hopefully that'll allow us to filter them back slowly as well."

Banks is managing a stress fracture in his foot and the Brumbies have tinkered his training load to make sure he's ready to go for round one.

The Brumbies are slated to restart the season against the Melbourne Rebels in Canberra, but the competition is yet to be approved by broadcasters Fox Sports.

Officials are considering a number of law variations for the competition's restart, including a golden-point rule to settle draws and a scrum shot clock.

New Zealand Rugby has implemented the golden-point tiebreaker and could be the first to test it, with their domestic Super Rugby competition set to kick-off this weekend.

"As a player, I think it's good to come away with a win. It's pretty tough when you get the whole way and it's a draw, so it's exciting," Banks said.

"I think it's going to make things pretty tough for the forwards having to play some extra minutes and you can't really switch off, so you really have to avoid that as best as you can.

"If you find yourself in that situation, you can still have a chance to win which is good.

"As for the shot clock, I don't know how the forwards feel about that. As a back, it will speed up the game a little which I think would be good for the fans."