Wallabies 'make a huge move' with multi-million-dollar NRL defector Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii - here's why his new teammates think he's ready
Daily MailThe Wallabies are going to give NRL convert Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii a baptism of fire by selecting him in the starting side for this weekend's Test match against England, it has been reported. The 21-year-old hasn't played a game of rugby union since running out for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2019, but his new Wallabies teammates have no doubt he'll rise to the occasion after dropping the news about his bombshell code switch in 2023. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is being thrust into the starting line-up against England The 21-year-old will be named in the starting side at outside centre Suaalii hasn't played a game of rugby union since he starred for the Australian Schoolboys in 2019. You can watch him debut when the match airs on Stan Sport early on Sunday morning, AEST Parling was in the England team when another rugby league luminary, Sam Burgess, switched codes to play union for his country amid similar hoopla, but he reckons Suaalii is better positioned to make an instant impact.
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