Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has recovered from a minor injury and will start at outside centre for the Wallabies in their final Test against Ireland, providing a significant boost ahead of facing the world's second-ranked team.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has proven his fitness and will start at outside centre for the Wallabies against Ireland in their final Test of the year.and left the field after just 30 minutes but has trained fully this week in Dublin and provides a considerable boost to the Wallabies ahead of facing the World Rugby ’s number two ranked team.
“But at the same time, we know we’ve got to build some depth in preparation for the British and Irish Lions next year.” Alongside Len Ikitau, Suaalii will be tasked with shutting down one of world rugby’s strongest centre pairings, in Ireland’s Bundee Aki and Robbie Henshaw.Waratahs five-eighth Tane Edmed is also due to become the 19th Wallabies debutant of the season, capping an impressive year after starring for North Harbour in New Zealand’s National Provincial Competition.
“Again, for us, having Len Ikitau outside of Jake Gordon, there’s good experience there and Tate McDermott...and I think one of the things for us is that...amongst the coaches, we were pretty committed to making sure that everyone who was originally selected in that tour squad was going to take the field.”
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