Sonny Bill Williams is confident Joseph Suaalii will have no problems changing his tackling technique in time for the Wallabies’ spring tour in November.
As with that of Suaalii, Williams’ sending off changed the game completely and the Lions won the Test 24-21, squaring the series. Sonny Bill Williams, who became the first All Black to be sent off in 50 years, empathises with Joseph Suaalii but believes the Origin rookie will come back stronger in rugby.“I sprint down, I chase a bomb with intention, just to assert my authority in this space – and that’s all Joseph was doing because he’s a very aggressive player,” Williams said. “Yeah, it went wrong and that’s what happened with Joseph.
“Technique wise, maybe it’s just a little bit of a mindset thing that will help him, but purely going and tackling the bag 100 times a week in that different way, in a lower way, nah,” Williams said. Like Williams, former Wallaby and Queensland Origin representative Mat Rogers understands the significant challenges of switching between the two codes, and remembers his own struggles with defensive adjustments after returning to the NRL from his stint in rugby.
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