Phipps stunned by Australia call-up

Surprise Australia call-up Nick Phipps discovered he had been named in the Wallabies party for their spring tour after a night out celebrating the Commonwealth Games silver medal he won as part of his country's Sevens team.

The 21-year-old scrum-half was part of the Australia line-up that finished as runners-up to trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in Delhi on Tuesday, and he has now reached another landmark in his career after beating off Melbourne Rebels team-mate Richard Kingi and Brumbies half-back Josh Valentine for a place on a trip which includes Tests against New Zealand, Wales. England, Italy and France, as well as midweek games against Leicester and Munster.