With the Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks heading for marquee matches in the northern hemisphere in the coming weeks, The Roar will be keeping track of what’s making news ahead of the tours. Kiwi late bloomer set for Scotland debut Auckland-born Tom Jordan has just turned 26 but only made his first professional appearance two years ago, a couple of seasons after leaving New Zealand to try his luck in Britain. Since then the flyhalf/inside centre’s rise with Scotland’s Glasgow Warriors has been meteoric and now he’s tipped to come straight into their national team when he qualifies next month.
Jordan, whose career has been shaped by the Covid pandemic, will have satisfied the five-year eligibility rule in time for the Scots’ game against South Africa on November 11 (AEST) with the Wallabies up a week later. After leaving New Zealand and the Hamilton Old Boys (where he was picked for the Waikato Academy) to join Ayrshire Bulls in 2019, he was noticed by then Glasgow and later Wallabies coach Dave Rennie and invited to train with the Scottish giants. He signed pro terms with Glasgow in late 2021 but didn’t debut until current head coach Franco Smith took command of the Warriors in 2022.
Earlier this year, Jordan told the Lads Talking Footy podcast that he initially came to Britain intending a short stay but stuck around due to the Covid pandemic. Tom Jordan of Glasgow Warriors. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) He said playing internationals for Scotland would.