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    ROB VALETINI

    Aug 02, 2022 3 minutes
    Words Alan Dymock
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    Age 23 (3 Sept 1998)

    Born Melbourne

    Position Back-row

    Franchise Brumbies

    Height 6ft 4in

    Weight 17st 11lb

    Australia caps 21

    Instagram @robvaletini

    THE LINE from the coach is fittingly route one. In typically laid-back fashion, Brumbies forwards wrangler Laurie Fisher tells Rugby World all about Rob Valetini.

    The veteran coach says of the Wallabies No 8: “He’s a big, powerful man, at about 116 kilos, he runs hard, and he is happy to try and run over guys.

    “He’s not too

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