Australian rugby player Harry Potter will represent his country for the first time Sunday against Scotland, fittingly in Edinburgh β the city where the famous books about his fantasy namesake first came to life.
Before you start with the puns (stop giggling up the back) heβs heard them all before.
The 26-year-old was added to theΒ Wallabies last month for their end-of-year European tour and said he had landed the nickname βWizardβ by a teammate β in reference to the eponymous character in J.K. Rowlingβs much-loved fantasy novels.
Rowling has said she wrote most of the tomes in the Scottish capital.
Before running out for the Australian team, Potter has made it known he has issued a test for the rugby media.
βItβs a good challenge for journalists to see if they can think of a unique or original Harry Potter pun,β Potter said, AP reports.
βItβs been 26…