Suaalii looked like a man on a mission in Perth. But he’s not the form centre in Australia

May 31, 2026 — 1:30pm

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Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii looked like a man on a mission against the Western Force in Perth, running a superb line from a second-half lineout move to crash through multiple defenders.

Only a remarkable defensive intervention from Force halfback Nathan Hastie stopped him; Hastie gave a good impression of Jerome Kaino lifting up Digby Ioane in the 2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final.

Suaalii showed no signs of his hamstring injury and looked like he was getting rid of some pent-up frustration after another disrupted Super Rugby campaign. That will delight Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt, although the Reds’ Josh Flook is the competition’s form Australian centre.

Flook is effectively giving Rugby Australia a two-fingered salute as he delivers a string of excellent performances for the Reds before joining Italian side Benetton.

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