Veteran flyer Rod Davies has signed a two-year deal with the Australian men’s sevens squad as they push to qualify for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Davies played for Australia in the 2018-2019 Sevens World Series where he appeared at the Canada Sevens, before returning for duties with the Western Force.
Head coach Tim Walsh said 30-year-old Davies would add maturity and speed to the line-up.
“Rod has a professional maturity and ruthless edge in the way he applies his trade,” Walsh said.
“An experienced rugby player, he will bolster our depth in speed and mental toughness as we continue to build ahead of our Olympic qualification.”
Davies won the Super Rugby title with Queensland in 2011 while he’s also played in the French Top 14 with Biarritz.
A one-Test Wallabies winger in 2011, Davies said the qualifying for the Olympics was his goal.
“It’s a young team, although I am inexperienced with sevens, I have been around rugby for a long time so I can bring some experience to the squad,” he said.
“One of my goals is to help this team qualify for the Olympics and to put on a jersey at an Olympic Games would be very special for me.”