Reds head coach Les Kiss and fly-half Carter Gordon expect new Western Force flyer Zac Lomax to make a successful transition from the NRL to rugby union.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Lomax made the switch to the 15-a-side code after signing a two-year contract with Rugby Australia and the Force.<\/p>\n
The former Australia Kangaroos and New South Wales State of Origin representative was expected to make his union debut in the Force\u2018s clash with the Chiefs last week, but that did not happen.<\/p>\n
However, the Perth-based outfit\u2019s head coach, Simon Cron, has now included Lomax<\/a> on his replacements bench for Saturday\u2019s derby with the Reds in Brisbane.<\/p>\n Gordon and Kiss not strangers to rugby league<\/p>\n Gordon<\/a> and Kiss<\/a> are no strangers to rugby league with the Wallabies playmaker making the switch to the 13-a-side game when he joined NRL outfit the Gold Coast Titans in 2024.<\/p>\n A spinal injury limited Gordon\u2019s time to just one appearance at the end of the season before he made his union return by joining the Reds ahead of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific<\/a> campaign.<\/p>\n Gordon is curious to see how Lomax utilises his rugby league skills with the Force.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a great player, you\u2019ve seen what he\u2019s done in NRL and [State of] Origins, so it\u2019s going to be exciting to see him out there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure [how he\u2019s game will translate], it\u2019ll be a working process for him. \u201cHow quickly he can pick up the game is going to be determined on how hard he works on it.<\/p>\n Super Rugby Pacific Team Tracker: Zac Lomax set to make long-awaited debut while All Blacks star hits 150<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019ll definitely be up for it\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say the contact level is too crazy different. [Zac] Lomax is quite a big body, so he\u2019ll definitely be up for it.\u201d<\/p>\n