Ex-Wallabies bruiser set to play for Scotland

Former Wallabies backrower Jack Dempsey is successful enactment to play against Australia this period aft the 28-year-old switched his planetary allegiances to Scotland.

Dempsey played 14 Tests for the Wallabies betwixt 2017-19 and featured nether Michael Cheika astatine the past Rugby World Cup.

But the past Waratahs escaped guardant did not diagnostic for Australia nether Dave Rennie and took up a accidental with Glasgow Warriors - Rennie's erstwhile nine - successful 2021.

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Jack Dempsey of Australia is tackled during the 2019 Rugby World Cup. (Getty)

Dempsey's grandfather emigrated to Australia from Scotland and World Rugby's caller eligibility laws let players to correspond different state if much than 3 years person passed since their past headdress and determination is "a adjacent and credible nexus via birthright."

"My mum is evidently the 1 who's connected the Scottish side, truthful I'll prime her encephalon astir a fewer antithetic things and what she's thinking, due to the fact that I cognize my dada doesn't privation maine to bloody play for Scotland!" Dempsey told The Scotsman successful May.

"I addressed the summertime arsenic a large thinking, brainstorming operation. I went backmost to my roots, my parents were implicit here, and I got to conscionable my extended family, the Scottish side. But I was besides keeping an oculus connected some camps. There was the Argentina bid (against Scotland) and past Australia person been playing recently.

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Jack Dempsey of the Glasgow Warriors is tackled by Curwin Bosch of the Sharks. (Getty)

"Both teams person been playing promising rugby but successful presumption of my ain concern I person beauteous overmuch made my caput up."

The Wallabies play Scotland successful Edinburgh connected October 30 (AEDT) successful the archetypal of their 5 outpouring circuit Tests.

As good arsenic naming Dempsey for the archetypal clip connected Thursday, Scotland manager Gregor Townsend dropped 2 enactment bombshells by omitting prima five-eighth Finn Russell and replacing Stuart Hogg arsenic skipper with Jamie Ritchie.

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Scotland squad

Forwards: Ewan Ashman (Sale), Josh Bayliss (Bath), Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow), Dave Cherry (Edinburgh), Andy Christie (Saracens), Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh), Scott Cummings (Glasgow), Jack Dempsey (Glasgow), Matt Fagerson (Glasgow), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Jonny Gray (Exeter), Richie Gray (Glasgow), Nick Haining (Edinburgh), WP Nel (Edinburgh), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh, capt), Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh), Sam Skinner (Edinburgh), Rory Sutherland (Ulster), George Turner (Glasgow), Murphy Walker (Glasgow), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh)

Backs: Mark Bennett (Edinburgh), Darcy Graham (Edinburgh), Chris Harris (Gloucester), Adam Hastings (Gloucester), Stuart Hogg (Exeter), George Horne (Glasgow), Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh), Stafford McDowall (Glasgow), Rufus McLean (Glasgow), Ali Price (Glasgow), Cameron Redpath (Bath), Ollie Smith (Glasgow), Kyle Steyn (Glasgow), Ross Thompson (Glasgow), Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow), Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh), Ben White (London Irish)

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