Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is staying in the same hotel room as last year in London, but this is about the only thing that has remained constant since he helped the Wallabies beat England at Twickenham with a spectacular man-of-the-match performance in his first game of professional rugby.

Last November, Suaalii arrived in England as an unknown curiosity; now he is the main attraction. In the hotel bar, three young English boys whisper to each other, then the bravest goes up shyly to Suaalii. “Are you the Australian rugby player?” the boy asks. Suaalii responds politely that he is indeed a rugby player and happily takes a selfie with each boy before returning to the interview.

Is getting recognised across the world like this ever something he could have imagined as a young boy, dominating e

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