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Melissa Woods

Veteran says injury a blessing for young Reds bull

Massimo De Lutiis has been named to start for the Queensland Reds when they take on the Crusaders. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Returning from his own injury-enforced stint on the sidelines, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen says the delayed Super Rugby Pacific debut of fellow Queensland front-rower Massimo De Lutiis has been the best thing for the youngster's career.

Toomaga-Allen has been named on the bench for the Reds' Sunday clash with the Crusaders, looking to repeat last year's heroics when they snapped a 25-year drought with victory in Christchurch.

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