MELBOURNE : Suliasi Vunivalu's Wallabies experience under former coach Dave Rennie consisted of only a handful of minutes but the Fiji-born rugby league convert is hoping for another chance under new boss Eddie Jones.The Queensland winger's transition from league to union over the past two years has been
MELBOURNE : Suliasi Vunivalu's Wallabies experience under former coach Dave Rennie consisted of only a handful of minutes but the Fiji-born rugby league convert is hoping for another chance under new boss Eddie Jones.
Jones, now coaching Australia for a second time, has long had a soft spot for rugby league converts and told the Australian Associated Press last week that Vunivalu could break into his squad. "I feel good. Heading out this week I just want to focus on my footy. Stay injury-free and play out the whole of Super Rugby Pacific."
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