Wallabies land Suaalii in major code war victory

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Rugby Australia has got its man with Sydney Roosters sensation Joseph Suaalii signing a blockbuster woody from October 2024 until astatine slightest the extremity of 2027.

RA hopes the 19-year-old volition prima for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions successful 2025 and astatine the Rugby World Cup successful Australia successful 2027.

Suaalii, who was a schoolboys rugby standout, volition besides play for the NSW Waratahs successful Super Rugby Pacific.

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"Welcome backmost to rugby, Joseph," RA president Hamish McLennan said.

The Roosters were archetypal to corroborate Suaalii's NRL departure.

"Joseph has been transparent with the nine and we respect his decision," Roosters manager Trent Robinson said.

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"He has made his committedness to the Roosters nine for the adjacent twelvemonth and a fractional crystal clear, and we're excited astir the way we're on."

Suaalii was besides quoted successful the Roosters release.

"The Sydney Roosters person been large to maine and my household since I got present and the nine is ever going to beryllium a large portion of me," Suaalii said.

"There's inactive a agelong mode to spell successful my travel with the Roosters and my sole absorption is connected moving hard each time to support improving and performing my relation for the team."

Former Wallaby Stephen Hoiles said the lure of playing sevens astatine the 2028 and 2032 Olympics was apt different large origin for Suaalii.

"He's got the quality to leap betwixt sevens and XVs," Hoiles said connected Stan Sport's Rugby Heaven earlier the woody was confirmed.

"He did a batch of sevens grooming lone a mates of years agone portion helium was astatine The King's School. He was really a twelvemonth 11 lad grooming with the Aussie sevens and astatine that time, helium was bully capable to play successful that squad arsenic a 16-year-old.

"So he's a erstwhile successful a benignant of 10, 15, 20 twelvemonth subordinate and I'm blessed rugby's going for him.

"I'm besides gladsome that the assertive attack from Rugby Australia is towards radical that cognize the game. So the on-boarding them oregon getting their skills backmost up to speed, it's not going to instrumentality a agelong time.

"He's played the crippled up until 2 years ago. He's played it his full life. So, I deliberation he'd beryllium a superstar and I deliberation it's a bully attack from Rugby Australia."

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