Australia hand debut to rugby league convert Suaalii for England Test

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Australia hand debut to rugby league convert Suaalii for England Test
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Wallabies’ head coach Joe Schmidt brings 21-year-old straight into starting XV

Suaalii has been signed by the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby from next season, but has yet to play a game of union having been long pursued by Rugby Australia to make the switch of codes.in their woeful Rugby Championship campaign where they lost five of their six games, including a 67-27 defeat by Argentina.

Suaalii has previously played rugby league for Samoa and is part of the rebuild of the Australia side under coach Fullback Tom Wright forms part of a back three with wings ⁠Andrew Kellaway and Dylan Pietsch, while Jake Gordon gets the nod at scrumhalf alongside Lolesio.

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