The Wallabies have confirmed scrum-half Nic White will miss the upcoming series against France with a knee injury.
It has been reported White has returned to Canberra after picking up the injury during their camp on the Sanctuary Cove
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He will miss all three Tests, racing the clock to be fit for the Bledisloe Cup, slated to start on August 7.
His injury opens the door for Reds scrum-half Tate McDermott to make his debut start for the Wallabies after a starring role in the Reds' Super Rugby AU title.
McDermott is joined in the race for the starting spot by Waratah Jake Gordon and White's club team-mate Ryan Lonergan.
Gordon is facing his own injury battle, suffering an MCL injury in their Round Four loss to the Highlanders.
Initially feared to be an ACL, Gordon looks set to make a remarkable recovery as he battles Lonergan for a spot in the 23.
Lonergan, who was initially brought into the squad as injury cover for Gordon, will be pushing alongside brother Lachlan to become the first set of brothers since the Fainga'a's to play for Australia.
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“It’s a privilege to play alongside each other and do it for most of our career. We never thought we’d get this far,” Ryan told reporters on Tuesday
“(Wallabies) has always been a goal. It was a goal just to play Brumbies and it would be awesome to do the same for the Wallabies,” his brother Lachlan added.
“There’s still a long road ahead for both of us. We still need to prove ourselves and that we belong to wear the jersey but if we do get the chance, it’d be awesome.”
