Overview
- McDermott, who spoke Tuesday at a Reds–Dolphins ticket event, said he has rejoined team training but still cannot give a match date.
- He is targeting a game before the Super Rugby Pacific regular season finishes, with five rounds left for the sixth-placed Reds and a home clash against the Brumbies on Saturday at Suncorp Stadium.
- The Wallabies No. 9 tore his hamstring off the pelvis in September in Auckland and needed it surgically reattached, then faced setbacks as he learned to run again.
- He reported stronger gym metrics and improving fitness after six months of rehab, though any Wallabies role against Ireland on July 4 depends on him returning fully fit.
- Reds five-eighth Tom Lynagh has also been limited to one game by hamstring trouble, illness and a calf issue, leaving the first-choice halves pairing short on time together.