Former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans dismissed suggestions Australia had failed in its development of five-eighths by congesting the talent, believing a looming Queensland logjam will foster the nation’s next long-term No.10.

Deans, now the director of rugby at Saitama Wild Knights, watched 18-year-old Queenslander Finn Mackay lay on four tries last month in the Reds’ 59-19 triumph over the Japanese club , adding his name to the club’s list of chief playmakers.

“He’s a very young man, but if you’re good, you’re good,” Deans said.

“They’ll manage his physical entry, and the good thing is he’s going into an established group, which makes a big difference.”

As the Wallabies struggle to lock down a successor for Noah Lolesio following the Gold Coast product’s defection to Japanese rugby,

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