
The rise of Samoa as international rugby league powerhouses poses a dilemma for Australia, but new coach Kevin Walters is up for the challenge.
Walters will helm the Kangaroos on a three-Test Ashes tour at the end of this season, but it is doubtful star players Payne Haas, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow will be on the plane with him.