He may have been a World Cup winning Kangaroo but now he has his sites firmly set on being a Wallaby.

And Mat Rogers will be on Barbarians duty barely two months after switching codes when he lines up against Australia at the Millennium Stadium.

Rogers and fellow high-profile union convert Wendell Sailor are expected to challenge for Australia Test honours ahead of their world title defence in 2003.

The 25-year-old, though, does not expect any favours when he appears off the Barbarian's bench in the Millennium Stadium some time tomorrow evening.

The match will also bring Australia's disappointing European tour to an end, and although coach Eddie Jones will cast a keen eye on Rogers' contribution, a morale-boosting win is far more important.

"The Wallabies haven't had a great tour," said Rogers. "But two months ago they'd just beaten the Lions, won the Tri-Nations and were the world's greatest rugby team. They've had a couple of down games since then, but I have got no doubt that they will bounce back.

"I certainly wouldn't be thinking that Wendell and myself would be fast-tracked into a team like the Wallabies. They are a tremendous side, and you have really got to earn your stripes to get into that team."

Rogers had no hesitation in accepting Bob Dwyer's invitation to join a Barbarians squad that includes numerous highly-decorated internationals from several different countries. "I was blown away when I got the invite," he admitted. "Bob Dwyer said did I want to go and ask my wife, but I said no, I am going."

Former Wales captain Rob Howley skippers the Barbarians, their starting line-up including three of the South African side on duty against England on Saturday, together with outstanding French forwards Raphael Ibanez and Olivier Magne. Pat Howard is the only other Australian in the Barbarians line-up.

Meanwhile Jones has pulled off a huge selection surprise by naming brothers Steve and Toutai Kefu in the centres. And he is confident Toutai will handle the task of marking French centre Stephane Glas.

"Kef has played in the centres before, He's got all the skills," Jones said. "He's got the running skills. He's got good passing skills. Flats deserved a run at five-eighth so we wanted to give him a run there and we rested Graham Bond."

Toutai said he was looking forward to a refreshing change. "It's something different, it refreshes the way you play rugby at the end of a long tour," he said. "It's a Baabaas game, so there's not so much pressure on. We grew up playing rugby together, so I kind of know what Stevie does. Stevie's so good with his hands, he offloads the ball very well, so I try to hang off him a bit and try to look for the gap."

BARBARIANS: Percy Montgomery (South Africa), Breyton Paulse (South Africa), Stephane Glas (France), Pat Howard (ACT), Stefan Tereblanche (South Africa), Braam van Straaten (South Africa), Rob Howley (Wales, capt), Darren Morris (Wales), Rafael Ibanez (France), David Young (Wales), Ian Jones (New Zealand), Mark Andrews (South Africa), Corne Krige (South Africa), Olivier Magne (France), Paul Miller (New Zealand). Reserves: Richard Cockerill (England), Craig Dowd (New Zealand), Simon Mayling (New Zealand), Pat Lam (Samoa), Werner Swanepoel (South Africa), Carlos Spencer (New Zealand), Mat Rogers (NSW).

AUSTRALIA: Chris Latham, Ben Tune, Steve Kefu, Toutai Kefu, Scott Staniforth, Elton Flatley, George Gregan (capt), David Lyons, George Smith, Mark Connors, Tom Bowman, Justin Harrison, Rod Moore, Brendan Cannon, Bill Young. Reserves: Michael Foley, Ben Darwin, Owen Finegan, Phil Waugh, Chris Whitaker, Manuel Edmonds, Steve Larkham.