Quade Cooper has been left out of Australia’s squad for this weekend’s Sydney leg of rugby’s Sevens World Series despite flying in from France.

Former Wallabies playmaker Cooper, who is attached to French club Toulon, arrived in Sydney on Wednesday, three days before the tournament, but misses the chance to make his national sevens debut with no place found for him in the 12-man squad.

“Due to circumstances which were beyond Quade’s control and our control, he just couldn’t get enough work in this week with the team,” new Australian Sevens head coach Andy Friend said.