In Joseph Suaalii Australian rugby has something it so desperately needs


Rugby Australia has bought a supremely marketable, freakishly talented player who will also be a powerful bargaining chip

Joseph Suaalii will not begin playing for the Wallabies until 2025 but make no mistake: he started working for Rugby Australia the moment news broke of his signing.

Suaalii will become the standard bearer for rugby’s new golden age, Australia’s poster boy for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, for leading the women’s game to professionalism and for restoring growth at the grassroots across the nation.

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