The three-horse race to win a place in Eddie Jones’s first squad is hotting up ahead of Australia’s Rugby World Cup campaign
Rugby is a tough game played by hard athletes but its true powerbase isn’t muscle. Rather it is twinkling toes and magic hands that puts points on the scoreboard and gets bums on seats. It’s why the heart of every great team is a playmaker – someone who makes things happen, a creative genius who can execute basic skills brilliantly and also conjure the extraordinary.
A cut-out ball that hits a player on the fly, the popped pass to a raging bull on a crazy angle, a flick or feint, a dummy or double-pump. Hands, eyes, imagination in a harmony of havoc. Such moments ignite teams, electrify a crowd and create an alchemy that leads to success. It’s what Eddie Jones is searching for.
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