Liam Wright will lead the Wallabies out against Wales on Saturday as Australia’s least experienced Test skipper since Ken Catchpole in 1961 having not played a Test in four years.
Liam Wright says it was a complete surprise to be named Wallabies captain for Saturday’s opening Test against Wales but concedes it might not be a long-term appointment.
Schmidt’s predecessor, Eddie Jones, sprung no shortage of surprises during his brief stint in charge and the trend has continued into the new year, with Wright confirmed as the least experienced Wallabies captain since Ken Catchpole in 1961. “It was a full surprise,” Wright told reporters. “I was pretty nervous on Tuesday morning ... hopefully in the 23. I was very privileged to be able to start. Joe didn’t give me any little heads up or anything like that. That’s the way he likes to play a bit, keeping his cards close to his chest.The first person Wright called was his partner - “to make sure I was in the good books there” - before his parents ahead of a training session on Tuesday.
It hasn’t been a smooth path back to the national team for Wright, who has suffered hamstring, shoulder and hand injuries in recent years.Some don’t believe Wright is even in Australia’s best starting XV. Now the Queensland skipper has another ‘c’ next to his name.
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