Melbourne — Joseph Suaalii has “world-class” attributes to succeed in rugby sevens, but playing at the Tokyo Olympics would be a big ask of the schoolboy prodigy, says Australia head coach Tim Walsh.
Walsh, who guided Australia’s women to sevens gold at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016, welcomed Suaalii’s Olympic ambitions, while expressing concern about “ridiculous” pressure on the teenager. Suaalii has played junior rugby sevens for Australia, and is a pupil at the King’s School, a rugby union nursery in Sydney. He has been on RA’s radar for years, and was touted as the “next Israel Folau”, in reference to the explosive former Wallabies fullback who also played rugby league for Australia.
“Even then he just had some world-class attributes that were very much suited to sevens. An athlete like him, he could be suited to anything,” said Walsh. “He’s quite unique. You don’t get many 6ft-5, 6ft-6 guys that have great aerial skills, run fast and are powerful. You’ve got your Sonny Bill Williams [comparison], I guess, that kind of mould.
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