KANGAROOS coach Mal Meninga has urged Cameron Smith and Billy Slater to “talk” out their differences after reports emerged of a rift between the teammates.

Widespread reports have blown the lid off Smith’s reportedly broken relationships with Billy Slater and former teammate Cooper Cronk since the Roosters half-back’s cold handshake with Smith in Adelaide last round.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald’s Danny Weidler, Smith’s wife Barb and Slater’s wife Nicole fell out during the 2017 season before they all went into camp during the 2017 World Cup. This included a retreat at a Fijian resort with all the Kangaroos’ players’ partners. Slater reportedly attempted to smooth over the tension but was shut-out.

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The champion fullback addressed the media on Monday insisting his relationship with Smith was fine and declaring he would not gossip on relationships.

But speaking on Queenslander’s Only Mal Meninga said if there was an issue it needed to be resolved.

Slater insisted he and Smith were fine but Meninga said if there was any issue it needed to be addressed quickly. Source: Getty Images

“We all have tiffs,” Meninga, who coached both players for Queensland and Australia, said.

“I haven’t talked to my brother for a couple of weeks because we had a tiff.

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“From a team’s point of view, if it’s nagging away at the people around them, well address it really quickly.

“Whoever has got the issues, just talk about it. That’s what we do in relationships, don’t we? “Just talk about it”.