Lachie Swinton will remain with the Wallabies even if he is suspended from the upcoming series against France because of his “competitive edge”.
But despite his brain explosion at the breakdown against the Chiefs on Saturday which saw him red carded, Wallabies coach Dave Rennie wants his players to play with the same fire Swinton plays with.
“We’ve got good men in our group, who when they cross the chalk we want them to become a different creature; aggressive and competitive,” Rennie told reporters after announcing his 38-man squad.
“I think that’s a big part of defending, wanting to get out to physically dominate to create opportunities for us to attack off, so it needs to be a big part of our DNA.”
Swinton, who was red carded on debut against the All Blacks, was one of three players named in the squad who might be forced out of the series, with uncapped centre Izaia…
