Honey Badger Cummins back in Wallabies World Cup reckoning


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 23 Dec 2014

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Winger and cult figure Nick Cummins is back in the reckoning for Australia's 2015 World Cup campaign after being released by his Japanese club to play in Super Rugby for the Western Force next season.

The 27-year-old, whose neat line in Australian slang has made him a favourite with rugby fans Down Under, was released from his Force contract at the end of last season on compassionate grounds to take up a lucrative deal in Japan.

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