Kiwi rugby convert Joseph Manu is set for a debut in his new code on Sunday – and he already has one thing in common with former teammate and Wallabies sensation Joseph Suaalii.
Manu joined Suaalii in swapping the NRL Roosters rugby league team for the XV-man game. In contrast to Suaalii, who was thrust straight into the limelight in a Wallabies jersey, Manu has opted to play his first games in Japan with ex-All Blacks coaches Steve Hansen and Ian Foster at Toyota Verblitz. He is set to debut against Bernard Foley’s Koubota Spears on Sunday.
Foster, speaking on the DSPN podcast with Martin Devlin this week, revealed Manu has already taken a similar path to Suaalii in terms of his playing position.
Suaalii was expected to…
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