Australia coach Joe Schmidt has selected rugby league convert Joseph Sua’ali’i in his 34-man squad for the autumn internationals.
The 21-year-old former Sydney Roosters wing or centre is yet to play a professional union game after switching codes in a deal reportedly worth more than £2.6m.
Uncapped former Leicester flyer Harry Potter, now with Western Force, has also been named.
Schmidt said Sua’ali’i needed to be brought in now in preparation for Australia’s series against the Lions next year.
“I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t conscious of the big deal that he’s on and the profile that ...