After missing the Wallabies’ winter campaign to rebuild a broken body, Will Skelton is back and ready to throw his considerable weight around.
It wasn’t framed as a long-term strategy but giant lock Will Skelton hopes a decision to sit out the Rugby Championship this year will help him be fit and firing for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions in 2025.
An injury-plagued season for La Rochelle followed and after effectively playing for two years without break, Skelton spoke with Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt about not returning to Australia for the Test winter, and instead staying in France. “The goal is to be in form and play well. I have to show Joe I am ready to perform and that starts against England, and I have a three-Test window, and hopefully I play good enough and play good enough for club and stay injury-free, and then put my hand up. My motivation to play for Australia never changes.”“When you’re not involved and you’re watching on TV, you always have that itch, and you want to help,” Skelton said.Will Skelton playing for the Waratahs against the Lions in 2013.
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