Tickets to the Wallabies 2026 home Tests are available to purchase here<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe 28-year-old Wiradjuri man, who joined the Force in 2025, has become a cornerstone of the club\u2019s backline and a regular in the national group.<\/p>\n
Born in Narrandera in NSW\u2019s central Riverina region, Pietsch began his Rugby journey as a Leeton Phantoms junior before moving to Sydney to be educated at The King\u2019s School.<\/p>\n
It was there his Rugby flourished, selected in the 2016 Australian Schools Barbarians squad – alongside fellow future Wallabies Nick Frost, Tate McDermott, Jordan Petaia, Matt Faessler and Harry Wilson.<\/p>\n
Initially a back rower, Pietsch discovered his love for space and pace when he linked up with the Australia Sevens program out of school, debuting at aged 19 during the 2016\/17 season.<\/p>\n
Pietsch was selected in the Australian Sevens team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and upon his return was signed by the NSW Waratahs \u2013 making his Super Rugby Pacific debut in 2022.<\/p>\n
A year later, the physical outside back was named in his first Wallabies squad but he would need to wait until 2024 to make his Test debut \u2013 becoming the 15th known Indigenous Wallaby and Wallaby number 978 when he took to the field against Wales in Sydney.<\/p>\n
Later that year, Pietsch made the move to Perth, joining the Western Force on a two-year contract where he made an immediate impression in their 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n
Not just a talent on the field, the 28-year-old combined his love of indigenous art and rugby when he was commissioned to help design the Wallabies jersey for the 2025 British & Irish Lions Series, as well as the Force and Waratahs strips for their matches.<\/p>\n
This extension ensures Pietsch joins a long list of key Wallabies who have re-committed to Australian Rugby for major upcoming milestones, including the 2027 Rugby World Cup on home soil.<\/p>\n
Wallaby number 978, the 15th Indigenous Wallaby and Western Force winger, Dylan Pietsch said: “I\u2019m incredibly stoked to be staying with the Force and Australian Rugby for another two years.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerth is home for my wife Ella and I, so it\u2019s hard to imagine being anywhere else. I have so much belief in the direction of this club and where we are heading. Force and the fans have given me so much and I hope I can return the favour.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing in the position to represent my family, culture and country is something I take a lot of pride in, and it drives me to work as hard as I can to hopefully wear the gold jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rugby Australia\u2019s Director of High Performance, Peter Horne said: “Dylan is a fantastic ambassador for our game and another example of the wider Australian rugby pathways producing Wallabies.<\/p>\n
“His physicality for a winger is a point of difference and we look forward to watching him continue to work hard with the Western Force and grow his game.”<\/p>\n
Western Force head coach Simon Cron said: \u201cWe\u2019re really happy to have Pietschy re-commit to the Club. We know he loves it at the Force.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s constantly engaged with our group. He\u2019s had a bit of a tough run of it with injury, so it\u2019s great having him back on the park.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a player, he adds power and speed. He\u2019s built a great combination with the guys we have on the wings, like Darby Lancaster and Zac Lomax.<\/p>\n
\u201cPietschy is really close to a lot of boys in the squad too, so it\u2019s important we keep as many of the guys here as possible for cohesion.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a great man. Him and his wife Ella love being here too. It\u2019s important we keep driving him forward to give him his best opportunity at Wallabies level too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dylan Pietsch<\/p>\n
Position: Winger<\/p>\n
Height: 187cm<\/p>\n
Weight: 99kg<\/p>\n
Born: 23\/04\/1998<\/p>\n
Place of birth: Narrandera, New South Wales<\/p>\n
Test debut: 2024 v Wales in Sydney<\/p>\n
Wallaby number: 978<\/p>\n
Test caps: 9<\/p>\n
Super Rugby Pacific Club: Western Force<\/p>\n
Super Rugby Pacific debut: 2022 v Fijian Drua in Sydney (playing for the NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
Super Rugby Pacific caps: 49 \u2013 11 (Western Force); 38 (NSW Waratahs)<\/p>\n
First Rugby Club: Leeton Phantoms<\/p>\n
2026 Wallabies Fixtures<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Ireland, 8:00pm AEST on Saturday July 4 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs France, 5:30pm AEST on Saturday July 11 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Italy, 6:00pm AWST on Saturday July 18 at HBF Park, Perth<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Japan, Saturday August 8 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Japan, 3:00pm AEST on Saturday August 15 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Argentina 5:00am AEST on Sunday August 30 at Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Argentina, 5:00am AEST on Sunday September 6 at Est\u00e1dio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs South Africa, 5:30pm AWST on Sunday September 27 at Optus Stadium, Perth<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs New Zealand, 3:10pm AEST on Saturday October 10 at Eden Park, Auckland<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs New Zealand, 3:45pm AEST on Saturday October 17 at Accor Stadium, Sydney<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs England, 2:10am AEDT on Monday November 9 at Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Scotland, 2:10am AEDT on Monday November 16 at Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh<\/p>\n
Wallabies vs Wales, 7:10am AEDT on Sunday November 22, Principality Stadium, Cardiff<\/p>\n
Nations Championships Finals Weekend, Weekend starting November 27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rugby Australia and the Western Force are pleased to announce that Wallabies winger Dylan Pietsch has signed a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":650046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,57075,44,2500,11229],"class_list":["post-650045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-dylan-pietsch","tag-news","tag-wallabies","tag-western-force"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/650046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}