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Wallabies coach Les Kiss meets Kangaroos captain Isaah Yeo at training
Wallabies coach Les Kiss visited the Kangaroos’ training session at Sydney Olympic Park on Monday.
He spoke with Australia captain Isaah Yeo, whom he had followed since coaching Yeo’s father, Justin, in junior rugby league.
Yeo is playing through a ruptured pectoral muscle and is due to have surgery after the World Cup.
The Kangaroos are preparing to play New Zealand in the tournament opener at Allianz Stadium on Thursday.
Coach Kevin Walters is expected to choose between Reece Walsh and James Tedesco at fullback.
Kiss and Yeo said both players bring different strengths to the position.
Kiss said the Wallabies would try to attend Thursday’s match before facing the All Blacks on Saturday.
Wallabies coach Les Kiss met Kangaroos captain Isaah Yeo after the team trained at Sydney Olympic Park on Monday.
Kiss said he had followed Yeo’s career because he had coached Yeo’s father, Justin, in the lower grades at North Sydney.
Yeo is playing through a ruptured pectoral muscle and will need surgery after the World Cup.
Kiss and Yeo backed Kevin Walters’ likely decision to start Reece Walsh at fullback against New Zealand.
Kiss said the Wallabies would try to attend Thursday’s Rugby League World Cup opener before playing the All Blacks on Saturday.
- Who
- Wallabies coach Les Kiss met Kangaroos captain Isaah Yeo.
- What
- They spoke after the Kangaroos trained.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Sydney Olympic Park.
- Why
- Kiss had followed Yeo’s career after coaching his father, Justin, in the lower grades at North Sydney.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
He’s quality on every level. His game craft is unbelievable, but also his leadership
Both players are Clive Churchill Medal winners, they’ve both won grand finals and are elite, and they both bring something different.
And Reece Walsh won [Brisbane] a grand final last year.
Reece has that speed out the back and his decision-making puts people under pressure on an edge.
The Kangaroos trained at Sydney Olympic Park, where Kiss met Yeo after the session.
The Kangaroos are due to play New Zealand in the Rugby League World Cup opener at Allianz Stadium.
The Wallabies are due to play the All Blacks.
- Meeting place
- Sydney Olympic Park
- Kangaroos captain
- Isaah Yeo
- Yeo’s father
- Justin Yeo
- Yeo’s injury
- Ruptured pec; surgery is required after the World Cup
- World Cup opener
- Kangaroos vs New Zealand, Thursday at Allianz Stadium
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