Wallabies rookie Uelese ready to step into 'old man pants'


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 29 May 2018

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - With long-serving Wallabies hookers Stephen Moore and Tatafu Polota-Nau out of the selection frame for the first time in years, rookie Jordan Uelese believes it is his time to wear the "old man pants" and front up to Ireland in the June test series.

The 21-year-old Melbourne Rebels front-rower has made only two Wallabies appearances off the bench, but has been thrust into a potential starting role against the Six Nations champions, with Moore having retired and Polota-Nau rested.

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