Australia’s Sean McMahon says playing in Japan helped extend career by at least one year

Australia backrower Sean McMahon has credited his transfer to Japan with prolonging his profession as he prepares to return to the Wallabies for the primary time in nearly 4 years.

McMahon picked up the latest of his 26 caps towards Scotland at Murrayfield in November 2017 earlier than transferring to play for the Suntory Sungoliath and getting into into Wallabies exile.

The 27-year-old has been recalled by coach Dave Rennie for the rest of The Rugby Championship and he’s relishing his return.

“One of many mitigating elements to it was to attempt to let the physique get better a bit,” McMahon mentioned of his transfer to the Prime League.

“The physique had copped a good hiding by the point I bought to 2017 and Japan’s accomplished wonders for me, my physique.

(It’s) positively prolonged my profession by a 12 months or two and now I’m enjoying, I’m contemporary and it’s been good for me up in Japan.

“I’m trying ahead to the contact facet of issues at worldwide degree, to see if I’m nonetheless able to that. Standing up with the massive canines.”

McMahon returns to an Australia staff at present on an uptick in type following back-to-back wins over world champion South Africa in Queensland.

Rennie’s facet subsequent faces Argentina in Townsville on Saturday within the first of two video games towards the Pumas because the Wallabies shut out their Rugby Championship marketing campaign for 2021.

“There have been occasions, particularly once you’re watching a World Cup — and it’s in Japan — that you just assume to your self: It might be good to be on the market with your folks and be again below the massive lights in such an enormous atmosphere,” McMahon advised reporters.

“Being again now and having the chance to attempt (to) help each time I can, whether or not that be simply at coaching, to assist the boys proceed this success they’re at present having is what I’m trying ahead to.”