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‘You can see the mentality’: The French rugby star who helped shape Suaalii – Sydney Morning Herald
Frederic Michalak played 77 Tests for France as a flamboyant five-eighth. Since relocating to Australia, he’s helped mould the Roosters’ army of talented teens.
After a journey that included a cross-code bidding war, the Roosters one-upping the Rabbitohs and an exemption from the NRL, it should come as little surprise a charismatic French rugby star has also played a role in Joseph Suallii making his first-grade debut.
Frederic Michalak, a 77-Test former five-eighth for France, married an Australian and having settled in Sydney, now works two days a week as a skills and kicking consultant to the Roosters.
Joseph Suaalii will make his long-awaited debut…
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