Rugby-League recruit Lomax set for Super Rugby debut off the bench

Rugby-League recruit Lomax set for Super Rugby debut off the bench

The Star Online - Sport·2026-04-01 14:00

SYDNEY, April 1 (Reuters) - Former ⁠Australia rugby league international Zac Lomax is set to ⁠make his Super Rugby Pacific debut off the bench ‌this weekend after being named in the Western Force squad for their match against the Queensland Reds.

Lomax, who last played the 15-man game as a child, ​signed a two-year deal with the Perth-based ⁠Force last month after ⁠the rebel R360 competition was delayed for a year.

The 26-year-old, who ⁠is ‌expected to play winger or centre, was named as a replacement for the outside backs on a bench ⁠also featuring highly experienced former Wallabies flyhalf Kurtley ​Beale.

Irish flanker Jack ‌Daly will start at openside on his debut for ⁠the struggling Force, ​who will be looking for only a second win in their seventh match of the campaign at Brisbane's Lang Park on Saturday.

Wallabies ⁠winger Dylan Pietsch was named to play ​his first match of the season after recovering from a foot problem but fellow test players Jeremy Williams (concussion) and Carlo Tizzano (knee) miss ⁠out because of injury.

The fourth-placed Reds have recalled Australia flyhalf Carter Gordon after he missed last week's 52-14 humbling at the hands of the Wellington Hurricanes with a lower leg injury.

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