Big first signing coup for Eddie's Wallabies

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Eddie Jones has made his archetypal important signing arsenic Wallabies coach, securing Allan Alaalatoa's services done to the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

The Brumbies prop has signed a declaration hold that volition support him Down Under and competing successful Super Rugby.

He'll beryllium disposable for the British and Irish Lions circuit successful 2025 too, the archetypal successful Australia since 2013.

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"I'm genuinely grateful for the accidental to proceed my vocation successful Australian Rugby," said Alaalatoa.

"The accidental to proceed to physique a beingness for maine and my household successful Canberra and travel to enactment each time astatine a nine that means the satellite to maine is peculiar and I'll beryllium arrogant to proceed wearing the Brumbies jersey for the adjacent 4 years.

"It's an breathtaking clip for rugby successful Australia and I'm truly looking guardant to this twelvemonth wherever we person the accidental to bash thing large astatine some the Brumbies and with the Wallabies."

Alaalatoa, who captained the Wallabies concisely during past year's Spring Tour, has plentifulness of accolades.

In 2022, helium took retired the Brumbies Players' Player of the Year for a 3rd time.

He besides claimed his 2nd RUPA Medal of Excellence, an grant voted connected by each Australian players successful Super Rugby.

"Allan is simply a large antheral and it's a immense affirmative for each Australian Rugby supporters that he's re-committed long-term," Rugby Australia CEO Andy Marinos said.

"He's hugely respected by the rugby assemblage and an outstanding relation model, who sets an illustration for others to travel some connected and disconnected the field.

"With 62 Tests for the Wallabies, a subordinate of his acquisition committing to the semipermanent aboriginal of the crippled successful Australia is important and there's nary uncertainty helium has a existent tendency to bring occurrence to the golden jersey."

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Alaalatoa is the archetypal subordinate to perpetrate to the Wallabies jersey for the 2027 Rugby World Cup successful Australia.

Since making his debut successful 2016 against New Zealand, Alaalatoa has racked up 62 planetary caps and 114 matches successful Super Rugby.

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