Stephen Larkham wasn't sure of the league convert's best position, but the ACT full-back is now a potent Wallabies weapon.
The now 58-year-old ex-Test midfielder spotted a clip online on the APSM Rugby Channel from the 1995 Five Nations game in London versus Scotland.
The 25-year-old pivot had become a key contributor to Scotland over the last two Six Nations campaigns, firstly stepping up to guide the side as the starter when regular starter Finn Russell had a falling out with Townsend.
Russell is back in Gregor Townsend’s squad after playing less than an hour of Test rugby during 2020.
Wright was speaking after both Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors made losing starts to their Heineken Champions Cup campaigns.
June 11 marks the 25th anniversary of when the last Scotland team of the old amateur era faced Jonah Lomu’s New Zealand in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Finn Russell has been told it is down to him to salvage his Scotland career after he was stood down for the Guinness Six Nations opener with Ireland following a late-night drinking session.
Who is currently impressing and who will be in good shape to compete for a spot on the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 2021? RugbyPass picks its XV.
With so many high-profile names absent from this year's World Cup, RugbyPass presents the World Cup Omissions XV, made up of the best players around the globe who won't board the plane to Japan.
