If there’s one lesson from Australia’s poor results,it’s that a change of coach was not going to reverse the Wallabies’ fortunes.
Rugby officials confirmed the new competition between tier one nations from the northern and southern hemisphere to add a competitive edge to the July and November international windows.
Australia coach Eddie Jones needs to get off to a winning start. There are no free hits,because that would undermine the entire rationale for getting him on board.
The world champions ran in eight tries and dominated every aspect of play in a 50-0 thrashing of Australia in Brisbane on Thursday night.
The All Blacks used to wait until after the Rugby World Cup to sink into coaching turmoil. This year they’ve started early.
In a seismic shift,Alan Gilpin,the chief executive of the game’s global governing body,has confirmed the organisation plans to follow the lead of England’s RFU.
The All Blacks and Black Ferns will go head-to-head in internationals this weekend - a result that has led to a backlash.
They have the talent and the attitude,but a lack of head office support has the Wallaroos on the back foot.
Rugby Australia is working with the Rugby Union Players Association on a new player payment structure alongside plans to help Super W clubs.
Rugby has spent the past two decades becoming more brutal and more unsafe. The time has come for someone to hit the pause button.
The Wallabies probably won’t beat the All Blacks on Thursday – but there is one path to victory for the men in gold.