Nonu helps Paia'aua earn Wallabies 解任する
Former Queensland Reds playmaker Duncan Paia'aua says the help of former All 黒人／ボイコットs 星／主役にする Ma'a Nonu has played a 重要な 役割 in helping him earn a shock Wallabies 解任する.
Paia'aua was a surprise when Australia's squad was 発表するd on Sunday for 近づいている Bledisloe Cup and Rugby 選手権 matches.
The 26-year-old has only featured for the Wallabies once before - against the Barbarians in 2017.
He played for the Reds for five seasons before moving to French club Toulon in 2019.
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie used the Giteau 法律 tweak - which 許すs him to 選ぶ two overseas players without the 委任統治（領）d 60 Wallabies caps - to 含む Paia'aua in the squad.
Paia'aua believes he has grown as a player in his time at Toulon, with the help of bustling centre Nonu 証明するing 決定的な.
"存在 a centre, Ma'a Nonu has been a 大規模な 影響（力） on me the last year that he's been there," Paia'aua said of the 103-実験（する） All 黒人／ボイコットs 星／主役にする.
"He's one of the best 12s to ever play the game. I try to copy him, what he does during the week.
"He's been really good to me.
"Every time we're on the field he pulls me aside and helps me with my 技術s and kicking game.
"He's one of the most 影響力のある players that I've come across."
Paia'aua still has one more year to run on his Toulon 取引，協定 and says Rennie has been in his ear for some months now trying to 納得させる him to return to 最高の Rugby.
"He's told me a couple of times while I was over in フラン," Paia'aua said.
"But I've still got another year left on my 契約 in Toulon, so I 港／避難所't discussed anything about my 未来 yet. If it happens, it happens.
"I've been in (the Wallabies) （軍の）野営地，陣営 now, I can see what the 始める，決める up is like up の近くに and 本人自身で.
"I'll see how I go, and I'll make a 決定／判定勝ち（する） from there."
Paia'aua said he was stunned when told of his Wallabies 選択.
"I was 現実に ready to leave 支援する to フラン to go t o Toulon on Saturday," he said.
"But Rennie rang me on Thursday asking if I could stay behind for this （軍の）野営地，陣営.
"It was a shock to me.
"I jumped at the chance, and I want to take that 適切な時期 and hopefully go 井戸／弁護士席."
As for his memories of his one and only 外見 for the Wallabies?
"I thought I played 井戸／弁護士席 in that game against the Barbarians, but I didn't 結局最後にはーなる getting anything from the old coaches. But 全体にわたる I enjoyed my experience," he said.
The Wallabies will 飛行機で行く to NZ on Friday before the Bledisloe series opener against the All 黒人／ボイコットs in Auckland on August 7.
