Wallabies and Reds playmaker Carter Gordon is looking forward to representing the Brisbane-based outfit even if it means he might have to make a positional switch.<\/p>\n
After an 18-month stint in rugby league with NRL outfit the Gold Coast Titans, Gordon returned to rugby union in October after agreeing terms on a three-year contract with Rugby Australia and the Reds through until 2028.<\/p>\n
Gordon<\/a> was parachuted into Wallabies<\/a> head coach Joe Schmidt\u2019s 34-man squad for their end-of-year tour and made one appearance in the Test against Italy in Udine but sustained an injury in that clash which ruled him out of Australia\u2019s other Autumn Nations Series Tests.<\/p>\n He is on the road to recovery, however, and is ready to give his all to the Reds\u2019 cause in Super Rugby Pacific<\/a> in 2026, but competition for the team\u2019s fly-half position is tough as fellow Wallaby Tom Lynagh, ex-Australia U20 star Harry McLaughlin-Phillips and experienced Fiji playmaker Ben Volavola are also in head coach Les Kiss<\/a>\u2018 squad.<\/p>\n Although Gordon prefers playing in the number 10 jersey, he\u2019s a team player and is willing to shift to a different position in a bid to help the Reds.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m happy to do whatever\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cI love playing No.10, and that\u2019s the position I want to play, but whatever\u2019s best for the team,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll follow Les in, so whatever he wants, then I\u2019m happy to do whatever.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s stacked, and the rest of the team\u2019s stacked as well. Competition\u2019s good regardless of what position you play.<\/p>\n \u201cYou always want to have a couple of boys working hard for that role.<\/p>\n Wallabies: Les Kiss\u2019 verdict on NRL star\u2019s 2027 Rugby World Cup chances if he opts to make code switch<\/a><\/p>\n