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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jo Khan with Australian Associated Press

NRL star Joseph Suaalii to switch codes for three-year contract with Rugby Australia

Joseph Suaalii
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has signed a deal to leave the NRL at the end of his Sydney Roosters contract in October and move to rugby union. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Joseph Suaalii will depart the Sydney Roosters, and the NRL, at the end of his current contract for a three-year deal with Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs.

The code switch will allow Suaalii to play for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions in 2025, with a World Cup ahead in 2027.

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