MELBOURNE (Reuters) -After making his New Zealand debut in 2022, prop Aidan Ross had to wait more than three years and swap nations to earn a second test cap but finally broke the drought when he ran out for Australia against Japan last Saturday.

There was much to celebrate for the former Waikato Chiefs stalwart as the Wallabies held off Japan for a 19-15 win in Tokyo on the day of his 30th birthday.