Rooster swoop is ruffling feathers

CHRIS HEWETT

RELATIONS between the two rugby codes in faraway Australia are never especially cordial, so the decision of the new Wallaby coach – Eddie something-or-other – to lure the much talked-about Joseph Sua’ali’i away from the Sydney Roosters and into the arms of the Waratahs provoked quite a reaction.
“Go now,” remarked the broadcaster and former New South Wales coach Phil Gould, referring to the fact that the superstar back will stick with 13-a-side game until his current deal expires towards the end of next year. “Don’t ...

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