His comments come as a number of countries have fielded depleted Test teams in the lead up to September's World Cup. O'Neill said, Test matches are rugby's point of difference and if they are turned into friendlies, they will become far less valuable in terms of sponsorship, TV rights and ticket revenues.
O'Neill says the ARU has obligations to broadcasters and sponsors and they will not sit back and take products or content that is not meeting the standards they expect.
