Wallabies to play a test against Samoa in Sydney

The Wallabies will play a test against Samoa in western Sydney in September to round out their Rugby World Cup preparations.

The match on September 7 at the new Bankwest Stadium in Paramatta will be Australia's fifth and final clash of their buildup to the World Cup, which starts in Japan later that month.

It will be the first rugby test played at the new western Sydney venue.

Samoa celebrate their famous 2011 triumph over the Wallabies in Sydney [Photo: Fox Sports]

Australia have played 17th‑ranked Samoa five times, winning the first four before being upset 32‑23 in Sydney in their last clash in 2011.

The Wallabies are pooled with the Flying Fijians in the Rugby World Cup in September.

[Photo: Stuff.co.nz]

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