Massimo De Lutiis of the Reds runs the ball during the round 11 Super Rugby Pacific match between Queensland Reds and Blues at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty ImagesA few weeks before he was called into Joe Schmidt’s January Wallabies’ two-day training camp, 22-year-old Australian tighthead Massimo De Lutiis, long-touted as an international star, detailed his quietly determined optimism to shed recent injury travails and take a giant leap forward in 2026. “I really want to get a Wallabies cap this year,” he told anticipating Aussie supporters less than two years out from their home World Cup. Whether that happens or not, it’s not really in my control. I can only put my best foot forward.”

Source: Irish Independent March 31, 2026 06:31 UTC