However, this deal is more in line with a talented and valued player getting a ‘sabbatical’, as opposed to an outright loss of talent for Rugby Australia.
Wallabies winger Dylan Pietsch will return home to Australia after suffering a calf injury in the thrilling win over England.
Omitted from the November squads, the Leicester Tiger underscores why the Wallabies must broaden their selection horizons.
Marika Koroibete's Wallabies future has been plunged into further doubt, with coach Joe Schmidt refusing to guarantee the winger would return to the Australian team.
Joe Schmidt needs time - and patience - to mould and tutor his shiny new rugby league recruit.
The nucleus of Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies is firming-up and it must continue to do so as there’s only four more Wallaby games ahead of next year’s British and Irish Lions tour.
La Rochelle enforcer Will Skelton hopes to be selected to play under Joe Schmidt during the Wallabies’ upcoming Spring Tour.
The Wallabies finished The Rugby Championship in last place after winning just one of their six Tests.
Following the Wallabies’ last-placed finish in The Rugby Championship, Stephen Hoiles and Michael Hooper discussed the current team’s approach to selection.
Dylan Pietsch has drawn a comparison to Marika Koroibete after the winger's first start for the Wallabies last Saturday.