Rugby-Schmidt departure pushed flyhalf Lolesio to ditch Australia


FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - Ireland v Australia - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - November 30, 2024 Australia's Noah Lolesio in action REUTERS/Lorraine O'sullivan/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Joe Schmidt's looming departure as Wallabies head coach was a big reason for Noah Lolesio to ditch Australian rugby and play in Japan, the flyhalf said on Monday.

Lolesio confirmed last week he would leave the Canberra-based ACT Brumbies at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season to take up a club contract overseas, a move that all but ends his chances of playing for the Wallabies again under Schmidt.

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