Wallaby Tate McDermott will get his first taste of top-flight rugby since September, as he re-ignites his hopes of reclaiming the Australian halfback jersey.
The Queensland Reds announced the 50-cap Wallaby would return to the Super Rugby Pacific side for Saturday's crunch clash against Moana Pasifika after sustaining a hamstring injury against New Zealand last year.
With the sixth-placed Reds at risk of tumbling out of finals contention, sitting just two points clear of the NSW Waratahs, the addition of McDermott will come as a welcome boost.
But the livewire playmaker will also be looking to prove why he deserves to be in the Wallabies' No.9 jersey, with the Brumbies' Ryan Lonergan, the Waratahs' Jake Gordon and teammate Kalani Thomas looming as options ahead of next year's World Cup.
