Parramatta Eels forward Tepai Moeroa has confirmed he is leaving the NRL for Super Rugby, signing with the NSW Waratahs on a two-year deal from 2020.

Moeroa has played 102 games for the Eels since making his debut in 2014, but now has his sights set on a different challenge.

The 23-year-old wants to play for the Wallabies, but more importantly, wants to bring the Bledisloe Cup back to Australia.

โ€œFirst off I want to get a game with the Tahs, that would be a nice start, but the end goal is to win a Super Rugby championship, play for the Wallabies, but Iโ€™d like to get the Bledisloe back in Australia,โ€ Moeroa told The Sunday Telegraph.

โ€œThat would be something Iโ€™d be looking to have an influence on and helping make happen.

โ€œIโ€™ve been to a few of the Wallabies versus All Blacks games, just to hear some of the fans and people and their comments about Australian rugby. I burn, because I know that Australian rugby is so much better than what they think it is.

โ€œJust the way they talk about Australian rugby makes me burn. I want to have an influence in helping Australia get back to where they deserve.

โ€œI want to bring the Bledisloe back to where it belongs.โ€

The Wallabies have not held the Bledisloe Cup since 2002, with the All Blacks triumphing every time over the past 16 years.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Ha ha, bringing the Bledisloe Cup back to Australia is far harder than bringing a Premiership to the Eels and that’s a tall order.

  2. No great loss for the Eels. He hasn’t played regular first grade this year, so the change might be good for him.

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