Huxley heads to Darwin

EXCLUSIVE: FORMER Wallaby Julian Huxley will be in Darwin playing rugby over the Australia Day long weekend.

FORMER Wallaby Julian Huxley will be in Darwin playing rugby over the Australia Day long weekend.

The Country King Browns have secured Huxley's services to complete their 12-man squad for next weekend's Heineken Hottest 7s at Rugby Park, Marrara. Huxley made his Super Rugby debut for the Queensland Reds in 2003.

Julian Huxley

His Reds season was successful and he won the Pilecki Medal as player of the year.

At the end of 2004 he went to New Zealand to play for Northland. He returned to Super Rugby in 2005, and subsequently played every match of the season.

After the Reds' 2006 season, Huxley joined the Brumbies.

On March 4, 2008, the Brumbies announced Huxley to be suffering from a benign brain tumour. He had surgery which was successful and in March 2010, Huxley gained medical clearance to resume playing.

Huxley then signed with the Melbourne Rebels in May 2010.

Rebels head coach Rod Macqueen said at the time: "Julian has shown great form since his return.

"He brings with him a fantastic attitude to life and the game we can all learn from.

"He is an intelligent player who will make a significant contribution to the Rebels.

"Huxley's reported motivation to move to Melbourne is to start a 'new chapter' in his life."

"He told a Herald Sun journalist that, 'Everything about Melbourne - the culture, the lifestyle and, of course the excitement around the Rebels - makes this a great move for me.' "

In an effort to regain his fitness, Huxley played in just one Rebels pre-season trial (against the Crusaders), running on with his former team mate Stirling Mortlock.

In July 2012, he left the Rebels and moved to France to play for Narbonne in the Rugby Pro D2 competition.