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Eddie Jones believes the feud between rugby league and rugby union in the wake of Joseph Suaalii's move to the Wallabies is 'fantastic' for both sports.
The rivalry between the codes was reignited last week, when the Sydney Roosters star agreed a three-year deal worth $1.6million-a-year with Rugby Australia from 2025.
Rated one of the NRL's best young talents, Suaalii's move has been the subject of extensive public and media attention.
Canterbury supremo Phil Gould has suggested now that the rugby deal was done, Suaalii would be better off making an immediate move, while Roosters teammate Brandon Smith claimed the 19-year-old's defection to union won't move the dial for the Wallabies.
NRL boss Peter V'Landys accused Suaalii of chasing 'easy money', with Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan returning fire by branding the NRL 'cry babies'.
Eddie Jones believes the feud between the NRL and Rugby Australia is 'fantastic'
Joseph Suaalii confirmed last week that he will join the Wallabies at the end of 2024
And Jones believes the public spat should be embraced by both codes.
'Whenever a player jumps code from one to the other, it's really big news,' the Wallabies coach told David Pembroke on the Eddie podcast.
'In Australia, we do have this fight between rugby and rugby league.
'There's still a bit of that going on, you know, the old rugby league versus rugby union leather patches
