V'Landys takes swipe at rugby after Suaalii deal

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ARLC Commission president Peter V'landys has taken a swipe astatine rugby national portion predicting Joseph Suaalii volition instrumentality to the NRL aft quality emerged of his power to rugby connected Saturday.

Suaalii has reportedly signed a woody with the 15-man crippled for $1.6 cardinal a twelvemonth and volition permission the Roosters astatine the extremity of adjacent play to instrumentality up a three-year, multimillion-dollar declaration with the NSW Waratahs and RA.

But V'landys believes the 19-year-old volition get "terribly bored" successful the rival codification and volition instrumentality to the NRL successful the future.

"It's hard to blasted Joseph for going to rugby and considering it arsenic his aboriginal erstwhile helium is going to beryllium paid doubly the wealth for doing fractional the work," V'landys told the Sydney Morning Herald.

"In rugby they play astir 33 minutes per match, but successful league the shot is successful play for 57 minutes, truthful it would beryllium a batch easier to gain your money.

"Besides, I truly deliberation that aft Joseph plays rugby for a small portion helium volition get terribly bored and instrumentality to rugby league. That's what the bulk of the players who power codes do."

Rugby Australia brag Hamish McLennan issued a connection to observe the news: "Welcome backmost to rugby, Joseph."

The woody volition spot the young prima with the Wallabies done the British and Irish Lions 2025 circuit and the 2027 Rugby World Cup, and is reportedly 1 of the richest deals successful Australian rugby history.

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