Hard-hitters, gritty stayers and smart cookies: Kiss’s first Wallabies squad is built in his image
원문 보기The Queensland-born league winger has never played rugby union but Australia need something different – and his players have been put on noticeLes Kiss has been waiting patiently in the wings since being announced as Joe Schmidt’s successor for the Wallabies top job in April last year. The diminutive Bundaberg-born league winger for the North Sydney Bears has never played rugby union. But he is now the man with the game’s toughest gig: resurrecting the Wallabies from No 8 in the world to win the World Cup in just 15 months time.Now, as the stardust settles on Schmidt’s final game – a 56-10 shellacking of Italy in Perth on Sunday – the Kiss era has officially begun. A new-look Wallabies squad was unveiled on Thursday by the new head coach and a fresh brains trust charged with leading Australian rugby to the promised land – a World Cup on home soil in 2027. Continue reading...