The decision to chose rugby over cricket has proven the right one for Harry Wilson.
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The former Gunnedah junior looked far from out of his depth in his Super Rugby debut on Friday night.
The 20-year old was one of the Queensland Reds' best in their three-point loss to the Brumbies, scoring a try, making some good metres, showing some good touches and earning big wraps from the likes of former Wallabies Tim Horan and Rod Kafer.
Speaking post-match on the Fox Sports coverage, Horan described Wilson as "a great find" at number eight and his debut as "very good".
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In searing temperatures (it was 39 degrees at kick-off) Wilson had the most run metres of any of the Reds forwards, making 77 metres (according to the Fox Sports stats) with four tackle busts and one line break.
Reds coach Brad Thorn kept him on for the full 80 minutes as they went down 27-24 in a see-sawing tussle.
After being on the back foot early, the Reds fought back to lead by 10 at half-time.
But the home side stampeded their way back into the lead scoring 20 unanswered points to lead 27-17 into the final 10 minutes.
Enter Wilson. After a great run from James O'Connor to have the Brumbies defence on the back foot, a phase later Wilson ran a great line and bulldozed his way over from a five metres out to, with the conversion, make it a three point game with four minutes to go.
"Doesn't he deserve a try?" Horan commented.
Wilson also got a couple of nice offloads away and was right in the thick of the action early in the second half. Plucking an intercept he bumped off the first defender but couldn't link up with his support, the Hail Mary pass going to Brumbies skipper Joe Powell,
A short time later, Wilson showed some good soccer skills to toe threw a loose ball, which almost resulted in a try to Tate McDermott.
It seems Wilson was also a cricketer of some pedigree during his school days, with Horan making reference during the commentary to Wilson scoring the fastest recorded Queensland GPS 1st XI century, smacking 100 off 35 balls for St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace in a game against Ipswich Grammar School.
