Door not closed for Suaalii in NRL as rugby switch looms – NRL News

The Sydney Roosters have revealed Joseph Suaalii has indicated that he will return to the NRL following the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Suaalii will join Rugby Australia in 2025, although there has been some talk that he could make the jump away from the Sydney Roosters early, having signed a mega contract with the 15-man game.

Believed to be worth around $1.6 million per year for three years, Suaalii will become one of the highest-paid domestic sports stars as rugby union prepare for a full blown assault on the British and Irish Lions in 2025, followed by the World Cup on home soil in 2027.

Those two events were believed to be a big part of the reason Suaalii made the switch, with Rugby Australia also targeting…