Cheika has 'Tahs cap firmly on head

Sydney - Michael Cheika has a dual provincial and international role this season but for 80 minutes in Canberra on Friday it will be all about the Waratahs for the Wallabies coach.

With all but six of the 30 starters in the grudge match against the Brumbies already capped by Australia, there will be players going up against their rivals for the Wallabies shirt all over the park.

But asked whether he would be playing close attention to those match-ups with his Wallabies coach's hat on, Cheika said that sort of analysis could wait.