For the first time experienced Wallabies playing at foreign clubs will be considered for selection for the Australia Test team effective immediately, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said Wednesday.

The players must have won 60 caps and played for seven years in Super Rugby with an Australian team to qualify for the exemption, the ARU said.

The groundbreaking ­policy change came as the cash-strapped ARU faces a flood of Wallabies heading abroad after this year's World Cup with ­others expected to follow.