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A Waratah this year: How rugby could win Suaalii against the odds – Sydney Morning Herald
The imminent signing of the teen sensation should be cause for celebration in rugby circles but, as usual, things are a bit more complicated than that.
Sources indicated most of rugby’s offer could be funded by third-party donors to the Australian Rugby Foundation, in the style of David Paradice’s contribution to David Pocock’s final contract and the Salteri family’s backing – later withdrawn – of Israel Folau.
But the use of RA’s so-called ’emerging Wallabies’ fund to table an offer to the Australian Schools winger did not spare director of rugby Scott Johnson the wrath of sections of the playing group, players’ union and player agents on Wed…
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