Skelton boosts Wallabies for All Blacks re-match after Bledisloe absence

Wallabies' record-breaking prop Slipper to retire after All Blacks test

KING JAMES: Wallaby veteran James Slipper before his 150th game against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland. Pic: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images.

WILL Skelton's return to the Australia camp has come a week too late for Wallabies fans but the France-based lock hopes to convert Bledisloe pain into Rugby Championship joy against New Zealand in Perth on Saturday.

Skelton missed the 33-24 defeat by the All Blacks at Eden Park last Saturday, having committed to a Top 14 match between La Rochelle and Toulon that ended up being cancelled when the stadium was flooded by heavy rain.