Wallabies captain Harry Wilson will lead Australia in the Bledisloe Cup opener against New Zealand on Saturday. Former Wallaby Scott Higginbotham believes Wilson's offloading game could be key to unlocking a formidable All Blacks defence.
He was vocal about his disappointment when asked around Queensland Reds camp, openly frustrated by the lack of communication he had received in the short-lived the Eddie Jones era about his axing, and salivating at the thought of earning a recall.ended his Super Rugby Pacific season.
But while Wilson will need the entire squad to respond from their recent capitulation, it is a skill set of his own noticed by a former Wallabies star which could prove that momentum swinger. Higginbotham recalls a young Wilson rocking up to training donned in his St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace uniform – far from the 110-kilogram wrecking ball he is today, but clearly equipped with a high rugby IQ.But as Wilson set about evolving his game to become a more enticing Wallabies’ prospect, Higginbotham noticed his former understudy had become more calculated in where he ran, and a lethal offloading game would soon follow – making 13 from 11 games.
“I think that’s something he’s always had, his carrying and his running through holes looking for space and an offload.
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