The Queensland Reds will turn to their second new captain in as many weeks with Ryan Smith stepping up to lead the team against the Western Force in Brisbane.
Fan favourite Tim ‘Junkyard Dog’ Ryan returns to the Queensland Reds’ matchday 23 for Friday’s clash with Ulster in Belfast.
It’s a trip that is allowing the Super Rugby Pacific club’s boss to retrace his steps in a place where he didn’t get to say a proper goodbye seven years ago.
Wallabies captain Harry Wilson and backrower Fraser McReight headline a star-studded 34-man Queensland Reds squad.
Australia U20 representatives Will McCulloch and Trevor King are among the new players in the Queensland Reds’ squad.
Goldsbrough will join the likes of Elton Flatley and Jordan Petaia by playing their first minutes of senior rugby for Queensland at that age.
Former New Zealand Under 20 and Bay of Plenty backrower Kohan Herbert will start for the Queensland Reds on Sunday afternoon.
Before the Australia XV gets their two-match tour underway next month, seven members of that squad will pull on a Queensland Reds jersey.
Wallaby Jock Campbell will become the 127th captain in Queensland history against Wales.
The Reds are up for the challenge of facing the Chiefs in a quarter-final contest in Hamilton, with confidence built from recent notable wins.