The Wallabies are at a crucial juncture, arguably the most crucial moment in the history of the code in Australia. A massive 2025 starts with this grand slam tour.
The melodrama of sport is too often overstated, but there can be very little doubt there has never been more at stake for Australian rugby.
But no matter the personnel, the Lions that will come to Australia next winter will do so with slaughter on their minds. Australia was not invincible on that 18-match tour, losing matches to Cardiff, Ulster, Llanelli and South of Scotland, while also drawing with South and South West Division in Exeter.
"The World Cup hurt everyone involved … But I look at it as an awesome opportunity. We can really push up in the rankings and win every game that we can," he said. "You just don't have enough time to let Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii find his feet in rugby and slowly come through," he said."It's just huge and the more footy he plays with those Wallabies teammates, the easier it's got to be."
That being said, Suaalii's size and speed make him a dead-ringer for Israel Folau, a man whose Wallabies career started with a try against the Lions in Brisbane in 2013."Even as a 21-year-old, he reminds you, in bits and pieces, of Izzy," Samu Kerevi told AAP earlier this week."His attention to detail is really good, because he wants to learn the game more, know his role really well and execute it, especially under Test lights.
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