Wallabies name rookie scrumhalf Teddy Wilson for European tour

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

Coach Les Kiss has named rookie scrumhalf Teddy Wilson in a 33-man Wallabies squad for end-of-year Tests in Europe.

Wallabies coach Les Kiss has named a 33-man squad for an end-of-year European tour featuring Tests next month against England, Scotland, Wales and another opponent in the maiden Nations Championship finals weekend.

New faces in the squad include NSW scrumhalf Teddy Wilson and prop Tom Lambert, alongside some international reinforcements. Wilson, a former Australian under-20s captain, is the son of Wallabies great David Wilson, who won the 1999 World Cup as a flanker. Wilson was in superb form as Easts won Sydney's Shute Shield competition and has pledged to back his running game if given a chance at Test level.

Wilson quoted his father's advice: 'just work hard' and recounted how his father would make him and his siblings do extras at the oval when they were slacking off. He has replaced Kalani Thomas as the third scrumhalf, with Thomas playing for Australia A against the United States this weekend. Wilson will push fellow tourist Tate McDermott in the battle to support established number nine Ryan Lonergan.

The tour comes after the Wallabies suffered back-to-back Bledisloe Cup defeats, having previously gone six Tests undefeated under Kiss. The squad welcomes back Taniela Tupou and Tom Hooper, who play club rugby in France and England respectively and performed crucial bench roles in the Wallabies' defeat of back-to-back World Cup champions South Africa.

How it is being reported

• Wallabies pack their Teddy for end-of-year TestsWallabies coach Les Kiss has included a rookie scrumhalf and beefed up the forwards with some international flavour for the side's end-of-year European tour.Perth Now · 23 Oct, 06:44
• Wallabies pack their Teddy for end-of-year TestsWallabies coach Les Kiss has included a rookie scrumhalf and beefed up the forwards with some international flavour for the side's end-of-year European tour.The West Australian · 23 Oct, 06:10

In this story: Les Kiss · Teddy Wilson · David Wilson · Australia · England · Scotland · Wales

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