Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has given a reprieve to Europe-bound centre Rob Horne, calling him in for the injured Queensland Reds skipper Samu Kerevi in the June Test squad.
Kerevi went down with an ankle injury in the Reds’ loss to the Blues on Friday night, paving the way for Horne to come into the squad despite being one of a number of experienced players overlooked in Cheika’s initial 34-man group to face Fiji, Scotland and Italy.
Cheika told ABC TV’s Offsiders program halfback Nick Phipps, who also has an ankle injury, will be replaced by Waratahs teammate Jake Gordon who becomes the ninth uncapped player in the squad.