The real problem with Australian rugby and the Wallabies – Stuff.co.nz

Brumbies coach Dan McKellar has hit out at the instant-star syndrome enveloping Australian rugby, saying the best Wallabies players will earn their stripes the hard way.
McKellar described as “madness” the hype around teenage rugby league player Joseph Suaalii, who is being courted by both Rugby Australia and NRL club South Sydney.
It summarised a disease he says has crept into the 15-man code in which pundits push the cause of young players when they show bare glimmers of talent.
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