'Rugby Australia should be mortgaging the bank and the house to get David Nucifora back from Ireland'

“He’s been a part of the most successful transformation of recent times of a national side.”

Wed, 05 Dec, 2018 - 17:02

Stephen Barry

Former Wallaby star Brendan Cannon has said that Rugby Australia should be "mortgaging the bank and the house" to secure Ireland's High Performance Director David Nucifora.

Nucifora, also a former Australia international hooker, has been employed by the IRFU since 2014 to oversee the elite game in Ireland.

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