He has lived a life with a world-famous name that was just another name when he was born. But now the newest Wallaby has earned his own fame.
Western Force winger Harry Potter has, with unfailing good grace, put up with a lifetime of jokes about his name, but the 26-year-old has earned his own slice of deserved fame after being selected for the Wallabies against Scotland on Monday.
“I was pretty shocked, to be honest,” Potter said. “The team has obviously been going really well. There has been some good continuity, so it is a huge honour to hear that in the team meeting. It was a bit of a shock, and I am excited for it.” But after struggling to get a run when COVID-19 hit, Potter took up an opportunity to play under his former Sydney Uni coach Rob Taylor at Leicester in the English premiership.Potter was a big hit at the Tigers and played in their 2021-22 premiership season. Then-England coach Eddie Jones had his eye on the English-qualified Sydney Uni pair at the Tigers – Potter and Guy Porter – and the latter ended up making his Test debut.
Good form early in the 2024 Super Rugby season put Potter on Schmidt’s radar, but injury ruined his season. It was then another overseas moment that proved influential in Potter getting a Wallabies squad call-up for the spring tour, when he impressed for the Force on their off-season tour of South Africa.
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