After a 97-Test career for Wales, Jamie Roberts played his 18th and last season for the Waratahs. He knows enough about Australia’s next-gen talent to be wary of the Wallabies in Lyon.
in a successful 2022 season, and got a first-hand look at some of Australia’s emerging talent.
“When he first came in for a training session, I was like f---ing hell, who is this guy. From an athletic perspective, is one of the best rugby athletes I have seen play the game. George North is the only other one.“His pace, how power, his size, his balance, he is a humble lad and a fast learner. He is a listener, he is a very impressive young man and a great, great rugby player. I expect Mark, he is on the pathway to becoming an icon in Australian rugby, dare I say that as such a young age.
Australia held the upper hand for a long time, winning 14 of 15 between 2007 and 2018 – including wins at each World Cup – but Wales have won three of the last four, including a crucial 2019 pool game in Tokyo.
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