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.
Wallaby Harry Wilson will lead Queensland in a Super Rugby Pacific match when the Reds take on the Highlanders under the roof in Dunedin.
After snapping a 25-year drought with a win in Christchurch last season, the Queensland Reds will look to repeat history when they take on the Crusaders.
Liam Wright is in line to play a competitive professional rugby match for the first time since captaining Australia against Wales last July.
Coach Les Kiss has named a star-studded side to take on Moana Pasifika at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
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.
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.
Former Australia Under-20s prop Massimo De Lutiis will remain with the Reds for an extra season.