The newest Wallaby squad members were looking forward to some well-earned rest after an "awesome" and "unbelievable" initiation at this week's camp.

Working under new Wallabies coach Robbie Deans on the final day of the first of four weekly camps in Sydney prior to the six-match spring tour proved an eye-opener for the newcomers.

The 34-man squad contains a quartet of uncapped players in forwards David Pocock and Sekope Kepu and backs Quade Cooper and James O'Connor.

Cooper said the senior players had an aura about them, but he found Deans was very relaxed and easy to approach.

"I really enjoyed it, I had a blast over the last few days," Queensland five-eighth Cooper said.

"Just to mingle and mix with the rest of the Wallabies is something I thought about in the back of my mind and dreamt about.

"Actually being out here getting experience, learning from them, that's the biggest thing I've got out of this week."

Cooper and Kepu noticed the step up in intensity from the other levels they have trained at.

"Everyone is bigger and faster, everything has got to be exact," Cooper said.

"Sometimes coming from club rugby, it's a bit slippy-dippy, but you come here and everything is accurate, it's one of the hardest things to get used to, everything being so perfect."

Prop Kepu joked it was "a bit of a shock to the system" not to do any scrums this week, but enjoyed his initiation to the Wallabies' world.

"It's been an awesome experience, it's been unbelievable," Kepu said.

"The training intensity has been really high and really good."

Neither Kepu or Cooper reported being the victim of any pranks perpetrated by the more senior squad members.

"Not so far, I think everyone was too buggered to actually play any tricks on each other," Kepu joked.

The pair were also looking forward to three days rest before entering the second camp next Monday.

"There will definitely be a lot of crashing out and relaxing, the boys are really tired and spent after the last few days, so I'm sure there will be a lot of sleeping," Cooper said.

The Wallabies refrained from any contact work this week.

"(Lock) Mark Chisholm has got guns bigger than my body, so I was pretty scared thinking of doing contact again," Cooper said.

The elusive Reds pivot said he was trying to fully involve himself in the camp, whilst trying to show respect to his more senior colleagues.

Cooper said he sat back observed and learned as much as could and picked his times to speak.

Assistant coach Jim Williams said every player had an equal voice within the squad.

"They are certainly not encouraged to sit back and Robbie wouldn't let `em," Williams said.

"If he asks any questions they've got a chance to voice and say what they like and give an opinion."

He said the quartet of newcomers had been excellent this week.

"Quade and Pocock and these kind of guys have fitted in really well and they've relished the opportunity, they've been working really hard and they are very enthusiastic," Williams said.

"It brings a bit of life into the squad - not that that wasn't there before - but new blood, young guys coming through, there's always a good vibe about the squad."

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