Whether Quade Cooper, Samu Kerevi and Sean McMahon are a coalition of the unwilling or victims of circumstance, decisive yet prudent action must be taken
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The Wallabies’ spring tour of
Britain has been thrown into disarray after three players – Quade Cooper, Samu Kerevi and Sean McMahon – withdrew from the squad on the eve of departure to re-join their Japanese League One clubs.
Rugby Australia is reportedly furious over the star trio’s apparent choice of club over country – with some justification – and officials now face taking decisive, yet prudent, action to ensure preparation for the 2023
World Cup is not disrupted by uncertainty over the availability of overseas-based players.