Suliasi Vunivalu’s star power has rarely been sighted in two years of rugby but there is hope Australia A’s tour of Japan can serve as a launching pad.
The matches will form a crucial part of the Force’s preparations for the coming Super Rugby Pacific season under new coach Simon Cron.
Just a fortnight after Tom Banks’ mega-deal in Japan was revealed,Brumbies and Wallabies teammate Nic White is faced with a similar dilemma.
Sydney footballer Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco was weeks away from playing for the Brave Blossoms at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. But red-tape saw him return home for a crack at the Wallabies instead.
Australia must confront larger issues,including the future of the SANZAAR alliance,if it is to shore up its footing in the global rugby landscape.
The Wallabies have been invited to start their spring tour early,and Rugby Australia could pocket a tidy sum for the extra Test.
Simon Cron was once considered a Waratahs coach-in-waiting but after three years in Japan,the former Norths mentor is headed to Perth to coach the Force instead.
The former NRL star has been sacked by his club without playing a game after police allegedly discovered drugs on him in Tokyo.
Eddie Jones is ushering through a new generation of players,but the Wallabies will need to focus on England’s greybeards when the old enemies meet at Twickenham.
A pitch invader marred Wales’ chances of beating South Africa,while New Zealand thumped Italy,England beat Tonga and Ireland downed Japan.
The former Eels flyer has been quarantining in Japan before he joins the NEC Green Rockets alongside Michael Cheika,the franchise’s new director of coaching,