With Gordon and Tane Edmed the only two No.10s included in coach Joe Schmidt<\/a>‘s 34-man squad, the ex-Gold Coast Titans star will almost certainly feature against Eddie Jones<\/a>‘ Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo on October 25.<\/p>\n ‘If that chance comes, then I’d be stoked to be able to do it again,’ Gordon said.<\/p>\n ‘I’m just taking it day by day at the moment. Obviously I’ve got a lot to work on, a lot to learn.<\/p>\n ‘I’ll keep learning off Joe and Tane and we’ll just take it day by day.’<\/p>\n After joining Leicester in the English premiership, veteran James O’Connor will likely link up with the Wallabies upon their arrival in Europe for Tests against England, Italy<\/a>, Ireland and France<\/a>.<\/p>\n Less than a week after leaving the NRL, code-hopping Carter Gordon insists he’s ready if thrown into the Wallabies’ Test side for the spring tour opener against Japan on October 25\u00a0<\/p>\n With Gordon and Tane Edmed the only two No.10s included in coach Joe Schmidt’s 34-man squad, the ex-Gold Coast Titans star will almost certainly feature against Eddie Jones’ Cherry Blossoms\u00a0<\/p>\n But Gordon and Edmed will be Schmidt’s go-to five-eighths to face Japan.<\/p>\n Ironically, it was Jones who handed Gordon his Test debut two years ago and thrust the young playmaker into the playmaking hot seat in the ill-fated 2023 World Cup campaign in France.<\/p>\n Now the 24-year-old former Melbourne Rebels star will likely be charged with plotting Japan’s downfall as a second-half replacement in the Wallabies’ tour opener.<\/p>\n ‘What struck me about him (when he was playing for the Rebels) is he’s certainly brave enough,’ Schmidt said.<\/p>\n ‘He’s not going to hold back and he’s going to throw himself straight in there.<\/p>\n ‘There’s a pretty good chance that he may be involved (against Japan).<\/p>\n ‘If we don’t invest now, we’re not going to profit in two years’ time when that home World Cup is still a massive, massive opportunity for us to really demonstrate what we can do in the game here in Australia.’<\/p>\n Gordon admitted it was that 2027 World Cup in Australia and ‘unfinished business in union’ that prompted his return to the sport after just one injury-ravaged season with the Titans.<\/p>\n The fly-half felt he ‘left a bit on the table’ after defecting to the NRL and is excited to be back in the Wallabies fold<\/p>\n ‘I was 22 when I last played for the Wallabies and at the World Cup,’ said the man who has played eight Tests.<\/p>\n ‘I felt like I left a bit on the table and that was eating away at me a little bit.<\/p>\n ‘So the opportunity to come back came up and, yeah, I’m very excited to be able to take it and get back on board.’<\/p>\n The Wallabies head overseas ranked as world No.7. They need to climb into the top six by the end of the tour to secure an all-important top-tier seeding for the 2027 World Cup.<\/p>\n If they don’t, the Australians will not be a top-seeded side in their pool at the global showpiece and at risk of facing one of the heavyweights like two-time defending champions South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland or France early in the knockout stages.<\/p>\n Schmidt is acutely aware of the importance of racking up as many wins as possible on the five-Test, five-week tour.<\/p>\n ‘It is certainly in the back of my mind,’ he said.<\/p>\n ‘It’s a tough (rankings) algorithm to work out. All I know is that if you’re playing away from home and you beat a team that’s ranked ahead of you, that’s a good way to improve your ranking.<\/p>\n ‘That said, we’re playing two teams that are ranked below us and that’s a good way to lose ranking points.<\/p>\n ‘So we’ve got to be good against Japan and we’ve got to be good against Italy.’<\/p>\n Share or comment on this article:![\"Less](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103091085-15200857-Less_than_a_week_after_abruptly_leaving_the_NRL_code_hopping_Car-m-14_17607363623.jpeg\")
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