Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson has successfully undergone minor surgery on his right knee.
The arthroscopic surgery was a clean-up related to the knee he damaged last August when leading the Wallabies to their first win at Ellis Park in Johannesburg in 62 years.
Wilson sustained a knee injury during that Test against the Springboks and was forced off after scoring the second of his two tries.
Rugby Australia and the Queensland Reds this week agreed that a clean-up of the knee would guarantee the best longer-term result for a player of such importance.
Wilson is expected to be sidelined for approximately six weeks, having undergone surgery in Brisbane on Friday.
The 36-Test No.8 will miss the Reds’ opening rounds in Super Rugby Pacific which helpfully includes a Round Two bye.
Reds Head Coach Les Kiss said: “It's great news that the surgery has gone well.
"The opportunity now is for our other Reds backrowers to step up and show their wares.
"Joe Brial did so in 2025 with some big performances.
"John Bryant is back with us after his secondment to Benetton Rugby in Treviso gave him the benefit of strong game and training time in Europe in the URC competition before Christmas. That shows the benefit of fostering these partnerships with other clubs.
"Younger backrowers Vaiuta Latu and Tom Robinson made excellent impressions in the Queensland jersey for the first time post-Super Rugby last year when games against Tonga, Japan's Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights and the teams in Super Rugby AUS were underway."
