Towering twins could wreak havoc for Wallabies

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You cognize what they accidental astir twins. Double the occupation and doubly the fun.

All Blacks large and two-time Rugby World Cup victor Jerome Kaino has seen it first-hand successful France's Top 14.

After 62 games for Toulouse, including winning the past 2 French titles, Kaino is present the team's breakdown coach.

His broadside boasts not 1 but 2 Arnolds – Rory and his duplicate Richie.

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Richie Arnold and duplicate member Rory observe triumph successful the Top 14 final. (Getty)

"The twins, if you saw our games past year, on with Will Skelton they were astir apt the apical 3 locks successful Europe past year," Kaino says.

"Rory and Richie are eventual professionals, they're ever doing extras and they pb our recovery. I've ever thought if the accidental arose they should beryllium astatine planetary level."

Wait. What? Both? We cognize Rory's a star, but Richie? Really?

"Mate, without a doubt. I deliberation Rory's a batch much vocal due to the fact that helium has much of a enactment relation successful our squad but erstwhile you enactment them unneurotic you conscionable spot however they complement each different successful that 2nd row.

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Richie Arnold of Toulouse is tackled by Sean Cronin and Sean O'Brien of Leinster. (Getty)

"They some person akin carnal attributes successful however they play. Their skills are phenomenal. Rory's satellite people but I don't deliberation Richie's that acold behind. They're bully players and large lads."

Rory Arnold is 1 of astatine slightest 3 France based players joining Dave Rennie's squad for the Spring circuit on with Will Skelton and Tolu Latu.

Now, successful an exclusive interrogation with Nine's Wide World of Sports, Kaino says Richie Arnold would beryllium a earthy fit. 208cm identical twins successful the 2nd enactment spells treble the occupation and doubly the confusion.

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Brothers Rory and Richie Arnold of Toulouse. (Getty)

"Their ability, skill-set, mobility - they're conscionable incredible. Both of them would lone complement what the Wallabies person and the mode they're trying to play."

But it's Rory who gets his accidental implicit the adjacent month.

"I ever knew helium was rather an intelligent subordinate and a existent unit astatine the set-piece area. Obviously rather rangy and he's got a spot of state connected him arsenic well. He's a earthy person present successful our team. He controls everything astir the lineout."

Jerome Kaino of Toulouse interacts with the assemblage astatine Twickenham. (Getty)

Kaino keeps coming backmost to cognition and hard work. "Self starter" and "driven" are words helium uses to picture Rory and says Wallaby fans volition similar what they spot successful coming weeks.

"When helium archetypal arrived helium wasn't truly overmuch of an off-loader oregon shot playing benignant 2nd row. Now he's 1 of our main pivots erstwhile we're playing backs disconnected forwards. Rory's bully with shot successful manus into interaction but I deliberation he's added a drawstring to his bow by being that shot subordinate benignant forward. Having idiosyncratic that large with that accomplishment acceptable is unthinkable for america and it works wonders for the mode we privation to play present successful Toulouse," Kaino says.

Kaino, a seasoned of 81 Tests for New Zealand and 137 Super Rugby for the Blues, knows a spot astir gathering winning rugby teams and helium says the Wallabies, nether Dave Rennie, are close connected track.

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"I deliberation the caller additions, oregon the returnees if you like, volition complement what the Wallabies already have. It's a scary thought erstwhile you look astatine that squad connected paper. They look similar an awesome squad. I similar the look of immoderate of the younger players Dave's bringing through. It's looking good."

It's Arnold and Will Skelton who've grabbed headlines since the squad announcement but Kaino believes hooker Tolu Latu volition besides marque a large quality to the Australian side.

"He's been playing truly well. I've been watching him rather intimately due to the fact that I've got a fewer mates astatine Stade Francais. No breakdown is harmless present with Tolu lurking. He's conscionable been a menace," Kaino says.

Tolu Latu during the Rugby World Cup. (Getty)

"Like with Will Skelton, teams person to displacement the mode they privation to play due to the fact that those threats are looming astir the breakdown oregon looming successful the antiaircraft line. Tolu's 1 of those players who demands attraction erstwhile you're readying during the week.

"I cognize that erstwhile we play Stade Francais we walk a batch of clip connected the breakdown due to the fact that Tolu's specified a menace. He's conscionable been awesome."

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