Two months after walking out on the Wallaby team, winger Andrew Walker has done it again, endangering his international rugby union career.
Coach Eddie Jones suspended Walker from the squad today and said his place on the imminent European tour was in doubt after he disappeared from the Wallabies's training camp in northern New South Wales.
Walker failed to turn up to a training session today and it was later found he and his family had checked out their room at the coastal resort.
"We've suspended him from the team and until we can actually talk to Andrew and find out what's going on, he'll remain suspended from the team," Jones said.
Walker had been in camp with the squad since Tuesday night, preparing for the four-Test European tour, which remains on track despite the global security concerns.
"Andrew has been suspended from the team and it's unlikely he will go on tour unless he comes up with a pretty good explanation for missing training and leaving camp without permission," said Jones.
Walker disappeared last August while in transit at Sydney when the Wallabies were flying from New Zealand, following their historic Test win in Dunedin, to Perth for their Tri Nations Test with South Africa.
Jones spoke with Walker about team discipline on that occasion and was confident that the former rugby league back had heeded the lesson.
-AFP