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MYSTERIOUS: Lions boss makes call on son wallabies set for opener | Mind Blowing Facts

Nick Champion de Crespigny (right) has come from the clouds to make his Wallabies debut. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Wallabies "psycho" Nick Champion de Crespigny has been thrust into a shock debut in the British & Irish Lions opener as coach Joe Schmidt plots a Brisbane boilover.

The flanker, one of just two uncapped players in the 36-strong squad, surged into calculations after injury to pivotal backrower Rob Valetini and the in-form Langi Gleeson.

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