Scott Sio keen to force his way into contention for Wallabies

A hamstring injury forced Sio out of Australia's three-Test series against France, with the ACT Brumbies star returning to Canberra to begin rehabilitation.

The 29-year-old is determined to give himself the best chance of a return to the Test arena for The Rugby Championship which begins in mid-August.

"I didn't think I could get faster, the older I get. Apparently I found my hamstrings and unfortunately they didn't last long," Sio joked.

"It's been good to be back here in Canberra, a place I'm familiar with obviously, to be able to just focus on my rehab, get right and put myself, physically and mentally, in the right spot so if I do get the opportunity to rejoin the squad later in the year I'm good to go.

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"Everything is tracking really well at the moment, hopefully we stay on track, but I've just got to be diligent with it."

Sio joined a raft of his Brumbies teammates at Duntroon's Portsea Oval at the southern states junior championships this week.

"It's unreal, it brings back a lot of memories from when I was a junior growing up," Sio said.

"These are the days you look forward to, there are a lot of kids here representing their regions and getting their first taste of representative footy as well.

"It's just been a great atmosphere, a lot of parents here who have probably driven their kids a long way and sacrificed a lot of time to hopefully help their kids achieve their dreams."

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