(Reuters) – Injury-hit Australia have called up loose forward Ben Mowen for the June tests against Scotland and Wales after number eight Ben McCalman suffered a shoulder problem.
Despite the injury, Western Force backrow forward McCalman was likely to stay on with the squad to continue his rehabilitation, the Wallabies said in a statement on Saturday.
Uncapped Brumbies skipper Mowen, 27, joins a squad depleted by the losses of captain James Horwill (hamstring), fullback-turned-flyhalf Kurtley Beale (shoulder) and utility back James O’Connor (liver).
Tri-Nations champions Australia meet Scotland on Tuesday in Newcastle before taking on Six Nations champions Wales in a three-test series starting on June 9.
The Wallabies will name their team to face Scotland on Sunday.
(Reporting by Patrick Johnston in Singapore; Editing by John O’Brien)
