\u201cHe had 10 touches against the Reds and less against Fiji. We had some opportunities to play against Fiji and we didn\u2019t take them. So it\u2019s not just on Joseph, it\u2019s around others around him as well. We understand we have an attacking threat there that we want to use.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause of who he is, everyone expects him to make half a dozen line breaks and score three or four tries. That\u2019s probably not going to happen. But the core foundation of his game is in really good shape now. He\u2019s not the only back to have been a little bit short on possession in one game. That\u2019s the challenge moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if Suaalii playing No.13 at the Wallabies was a factor in keeping him there, McKellar said he was in constant dialogue with national coach Joe Schmidt and was prepared to do what was best for the Wallabies.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to be pig-headed about that, but there hasn\u2019t been that conversation,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s around what\u2019s best for the individual. At the moment, he\u2019s playing 13 and we\u2019ve got to coach him hard. He\u2019s been in the game 12 months.\u201d<\/p>\n
In other changes, Folau Faingaa has returned from a concussion and will start at hooker, with Ethan Dobbins rotated out. Leafi Talataina has also been named to start at No.6, with Clem Halaholo back on the bench. Sid Harvey could make a Super Rugby debut from the bench.<\/p>\n
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The Waratahs haven\u2019t beaten the Hurricanes since 2015, losing eight straight games against the Kiwis. Last year McKellar\u2019s Tahs were flying at 4-1 and had just beaten the Brumbies when they were thumped 57-12 in Wellington.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re a good side, there\u2019s no denying that,\u201d McKellar said. \u201cAnd like any good team, you\u2019ve got to perform well and front up physically.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s a challenge that I think we\u2019re ready for. The reality is they\u2019re dangerous off turnover ball and counter-attack. So you need to kick well and you need to make sure that you reduce their opportunity from turnover.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cHe had 10 touches against the Reds and less against Fiji. We had some opportunities to play against…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":517814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-517813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}