'Special' Wallabies enforcer signs huge extension

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Rugby Australia has locked successful a captious piece of its semipermanent jigsaw puzzle by extending Wallabies bruiser Rob Valetini's declaration done to the location 2027 World Cup.

The Brumbies backrower was Australia's Super Rugby Pacific subordinate of the twelvemonth for 2022 and astatine 24-years-old helium should lone just beryllium entering his prime.

Valetini made his Wallabies debut successful 2019 against Samoa and has played 30 Tests.

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"Rob has the imaginable to beryllium an influential subordinate successful Australian rugby and his committedness to Rugby Australia is outstanding," Wallabies manager Eddie Jones said.

"We're looking guardant to seeing his progression astatine Super Rugby level this season."

Valetini has besides committed to the Brumbies done to 2027.

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"It's hard to overstate however important it is for the nine to person Rob sticking around," Brumbies manager Stephen Larkham said.

"I retrieve seeing Bobby arsenic a kid earlier helium came down and you knew past helium had each the tools to beryllium a peculiar player, and that's what he's become. He's satellite class.

"The astonishing happening is he's inactive got country to turn and mature, and I'm conscionable truthful excited to spot however helium progresses from here."

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