{"id":92957,"date":"2021-06-29T12:21:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T12:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=92957"},"modified":"2021-06-30T00:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T00:58:15","slug":"young-guns-sales-pitch-for-pivotal-wallabies-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=92957","title":{"rendered":"Young gun's sales pitch for pivotal Wallabies job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Noah Lolesio has delivered his sales pitch to be the Wallabies five-eighth for the opening Test against France, arguing he is a much improved player compared with last year's rookie model.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old has been sharing the No.10 role with Reece Hodge at training, as first choice James O'Connor continues his comeback from a neck injury in Super Rugby.<\/p>\n

"I'm not sure where he is at, to be honest," Wallabies halfback Tate McDermott said of O'Connor on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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"He's always in the background somewhere talking to boys like Lenny (Ikitau) and Hunter (Paisami). He's definitely been around a lot and he was running the other day."<\/p>\n

With game one in Brisbane looming fast on July 7, Rugby Heaven's<\/em> Morgan Turinui said Lolesio appealed as the "logical" option to start.<\/p>\n

Turinui also opened the floor for Lolesio to stake his claim on Stan Sport.<\/a><\/p>\n

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"I definitely feel that over the last year I've matured a lot as a footballer," the Brumbies pivot said.<\/p>\n

"Physically I've developed a lot and mentally, more tactical awareness on when to play, when not to play, in your own half and so on. I feel like mentally I'm a lot more engaged and have more tactical leadership behind me. I'm always looking to challenge the line and make defenders make decisions.<\/p>\n

"If it's not on for me then it must be on somewhere else… If I get the call up I'll be very stoked but if not I'll just do my job for the team."<\/p>\n

\"Noah<\/p>\n

Lolesio played two Tests for the Wallabies last year and coach Dave Rennie is a huge fan.<\/p>\n

"He's the logical one, he's been in that environment last year, got a taste of Test footy – obviously his second experience was a lot better than his first," Turinui said.<\/p>\n

"There's guys like Reece Hodge who have been there before, he's coming back from injury himself, he's (Lolesio) definitely in the driver's seat."<\/p>\n

\"Mitchell's<\/p>\n

Rugby Heaven<\/em> colleague Drew Mitchell's ears pricked up when Lolesio revealed he had been rooming with Reds centre Hunter Paisami on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n

"Often the rooming is a little bit of an indication," Mitchell said.<\/p>\n

"There's always things that you want to look into – what bib you get, who you get paired up with, maybe get a bit of a combination with the 10 and the 12, Paisami and Lolesio, off the field as well."<\/p>\n

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