The New South Wales Waratahs are waiting for a medical report on Wallabies backrower Ben McCalman's troublesome right shoulder before finalising negotiations with him ahead of the Super Rugby season.
The Waratahs expressed interest in McCalman after his Western Force team was axed last September, but he again injured his shoulder in the Wallabies' record loss to Scotland at Murrayfield last month.
It was the fourth time in two years that the 29‑year‑old veteran of 52 Tests has injured his shoulder.
McCalman was one of two high‑profile Force players the Waratahs showed interest in following the axing of the franchise.
They signed Force and Wallabies centre Curtis Rona and were in deep discussions with McCalman whom they had previously tried to recruit.
McCalman, who has played 92 Super Rugby games for the Force and has appeared at two World Cups for the Wallabies since making his provincial and international debuts in 2010, played some of the best rugby of his career at the end of the year.
