Former Wallabies centre Perese signs with Reds, eyes World Cup spot

MELBOURNE, July 20 : Former Australian centre Izaia Perese will look to reboot his test career and earn a spot on Les Kiss's World Cup squad after signing a two-year deal for the Queensland Reds.Perese, 29, will return to his home state Queensland, after departing English side Leicester at the end of the 2025/26 season.It will be his second stint at the Reds, having made his Super Rugby debut with the provincial side in 2016 and he played three seasons with them before a brief diversion to rugby league with the Brisbane Broncos.A powerful centre renowned for his physicality and defensive work, Perese earned the last of his seven test caps during Australia's ill-fated 2023 World Cup in France before linking up with Leicester. He said in a statement on Monday that he thought he would finish