‘A more global game’: Schmidt hints at Suaalii-style NRL raid
Rugby is a more global game that can appeal to young league stars, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says as he suggests Union could attract more code-jumpers like Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.
Rugby is a more global game that can appeal to young league stars, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says as he suggests Union could attract more code-jumpers like Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.
This weekend’s Test against Ireland won’t be the last international the Wallabies play before hosting the Lions. JAMIE PANDARAM and JULIAN LINDEN have the details.
Last week it looked as though Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii had suffered a broken arm. This week he’s made a miracle recovery and is set to start against the best team in the northern hemisphere.
It was feared Australian rugby’s $5m man had broken his wrist in the Wallabies disappointing defeat to Scotland – but Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has received a shock new diagnosis.
Joe Schmidt hopes supporters can see the growth in his team despite another World Rugby dream team snubbing and a disappointing loss to Scotland. Meanwhile Aussie Maddison Levi is celebrated on the world stage.
The Wallabies’ 40-year wait for a Grand Slam continues after a thumping loss to Scotland that was compounded by a serious injury to Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii.
The Wallabies’ turnaround in form comes on the back of a Rugby Australia rebuild that has seen a staggering 28 staff members leave the organisation and fresh blood enter a streamlined system.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is set for a hasty recall to the Wallabies starting side after Samu Kerevi was suspended for the rest of Australia’s Grand Slam campaign.
The Wallabies’ resurgence has fans coming back in droves ahead of next year’s British and Irish Lions tour games, with ticket sales hinting at the biggest Lions series of all time.
Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies entered uncharted territory as they dealt Wales a record-breaking hammering in Cardiff, with two players crossing for hat-tricks.
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