Samu set for Australia return with an eye on 2027 World Cup

Loose forward Pete Samu will return to Australia at the end of the French season with Bordeaux-Begles determined to finally play for the Wallabies at a World Cup in two years’ time.

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Samu, who has signed a two-year deal with Rugby Australia (RA) and the New South Wales Waratahs, could yet get a call-up for the British & Irish Lions series in July and August.

The 33-year-old, however, said the 2027 World Cup in Australia was the main focus of his test ambitions after he was omitted from the Wallabies squad for the 2019 and 2023 editions.

"Missing out on a couple of World Cups, that’s the big motivator for me, and I'm hoping to get one back at home," Samu, who won 33 caps before he moved to France in 2023, told reporters on Wednesday.