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Wallabies coach Eddie Jones wants Harry Wilson to ‘work harder’
By Finn Morton
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has called on Harry Wilson to “work harder” after the Reds backrower re-signed with the Queensland Rugby Union and Rugby Australia through 2025.
With this year’s Rugby World Cup just around the corner, and the British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia nigh on the horizon as well, Wilson knocked back “interest from overseas clubs.”
As the Wallabies look to build on a golden generation of young talent in Australia, which saw the U20s make the world championship final in 2019, this is a crucial signing.
Wilson is widely considered to be a star of the future, although he failed to cement his place in the Wallabies under former coach Dave Rennie.
After making his Test debut against the All Blacks in 2020, Wilson went on to play 12 matches in Wallaby gold.
But after falling out of favour with Rennie, Wilson was also overlooked for Jones’ initial Wallabies squad earlier this month – although was a late callup on the eve of the three-day training camp.
“Harry needs to work harder to fulfil his talent,” Jones said.
“I’m sure he will make the right choice and we are backing him 100 per cent.”
Wilson has starred at just about every level of rugby in Queensland.
Having impressed at schoolboy level with Gregory Terrace in Brisbane, the loose forward went on to don the green and gold during a promising U20 world championships campaign in Argentina.
Wilson was also named the Queensland Premier Rugby player of the year later in 2019, before earning his Reds debut the following season.
“I love playing for Queensland, this is my home,” Wilson said in a statement.
“We’ve got a great group on and off the field at Ballymore and there’s plenty left for us to achieve in the Queensland jersey.
“It’s an exciting time in Australian Rugby with a Lions Tour and World Cup coming up. I’m very motivated to be a part of it over the next few years.”
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No he's just limited in what he can do. Like Scott Robertson.
Go to commentsDont complain too much or start jumping to conclusions.
Here in NZ commentators have been blabbing that our bottom pathway competition the NPC (provincial teams only like Taranaki, Wellington etc)is not fit for purpose ie supplying players to Super rugby level then they started blabbing that our Super Rugby comp (combined provincial unions making up, Crusaders, Hurricanes, etc) wasn't good enough without the South African teams and for the style SA and the northern powers play at test level.
Here is what I reckon, Our comps are good enough for how WE want to play rugby not how Ireland, SA, England etc play. Our comps are high tempo, more rucks, mauls, running plays, kicks in play, returns, in a game than most YES alot of repetition but that builds attacking skillsets and mindsets. I don't want to see world teams all play the same they all have their own identity and style as do England (we were scared with all this kind of talk when they came here) World powerhouse for a reason, losses this year have been by the tiniest of margins and could have gone either way in alot of games. Built around forward power and blitz defence they have got a great attack Wingers are chosen for their Xfactor now not can they chase up and unders all day. Stick to your guns its not far off
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