A role for White, but not as Wallabies head coach

Well said

Aren't Thorn and Wessels Australian citizens - I was lead to believe Australia is a multicultral immigrant nation.

I didn't think I'd ever say this but I actually thought Phipps' passing was a big improvement on Genia's in the England test. I don't think I've ever seen Genia pass so poorly.

That's not true, Double Agent. If you look at Germany's GDP growth figures very closely, they tick up when the Nazi party come into power and starting spending for the war effort (Autobahns and, much more importantly, the rearmament effort). They had to rearm in the years leading up to 1939. People weren't taking out loans to buy houses and renovate when the economy was in deflationary depression (people and firms generally do not take the risk of borrowing when in deflationary recession and certainly not in deflationary depression). Individuals and firms started borrowing privately once the employment rates started improving, once inflationary depression had ended and when the economy started growing. That was a direct result of German Government deficit spending to finance the war effort. The exact same thing happened in all the Western nations in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Economies returned to strong growth once central governments started running huge budget deficits to rearm (when the threat was invasion from an already-remilitarised Germany all the public debates about the danger of deficit spending disappeared and governments spent whatever was required to rearm, thereby boosting aggregate demand and income). I implore you to read into the history of deficit spending of developed nations from 1920s - present (with particular interest being 1920s-1945). Plenty of historians, economic historians and economists. None of this is commenting one way or another as to what current policies would be of most benefit to Australia or any other country, because there are obviously other issues that have to be considered, but I am just pointing out what actually happened historically.

I went to my boys school assembly yesterday (public primary school in WA) and they belted out the national anthem... just a bit of sensationalism from Cookie there I reckon

Agree with Hoy. We could use some fastidious tacticians.

Germany's getting out of depression in the 1930s had nothing to do with spending on the war effort. What war? They were encouraged by low to zero interest loans to buy houses and renovate. At a time when official interest rates were off the dial.

But it took an Australian (Monash) and a Canadian (whose name I can't remember) to win it for them.

It is a disgusting article!! Jake White commanded total respect, was the best coach in the Country by a long shot. he wanted to be the Wallabies Coach, but no, the ARU as it was then, in their wisdom(!!) wouldn’t have him probably for some of the crappy reasons in this article and because of their Tahs bias. RA has not changed, and until they do, we will not move forward

Using a 9 in the defence role that Genia has been thrust into is a recipe for disaster. A 9 is selected primarily on their pass not on their speed. Expecting a 9 to compete in speed against the quickest players in world rugby is just asking for trouble.

Agree completely- throw away the Tahs lucky dips

^^what Fionn said x 2

Yes Will I have often wondered about the aurthur saga . He got the job because he had the best CV in the world of cricket coaches . He was a fairly good cricketer , a successful provincial coach and took the Proteas to nr 1 in both odi and Test cricket. He did not have to prove himself either technically or culturally to the Aussie players or public. Aussie cricket shot itself in both feet . Aurthur now coaches Pakistan and is doing a great job . The cultural divide is far greater between him and the Pakistanis than it was ever between him and Australians. Jake white was incidentally also accused of being out of touch with this mystical Aussie culture while coaching ( successfully I might add ) The Brumbies. His biggest strength is truckloads of common sense. Something Aussie rugby can benefit from right now.

Absolutely it has failed, mate. I wonder if Link takes satisfaction in seeing those that orchestrated his demise leading this mess? Your Rebels are looking pretty great for next year, mate! They'll have a better backline than the Wallabies.

Smith is out because he has said that he would never coach against the AB's. Either Joseph or Robertson would be a good pick-up.

I think the difference is the use of the term "senior players" who became the coaches. I think the same senior players were the mutineers not necessarily all the players. It is then not so much a revolution than a coup. In my opinion. I have doubts on Nucifora as a coach too but I think he is a good manager.

Americas 4% is based on government deficit spending so a self defeating example. 800 billion in 2018 or 17% increase to the deficit. I didn't like T. Abbotts knighthood to Phill the Greek at the time and a lurch to a more monarchy-ism style Australia. Abbotts Australia. That isn't virtue signalling it's just an opinion. I agree that Trump has created far more jingoism as do millions of Americans. That isn't an authors virtue signalling it is an opinion and one hard to argue against. Let's stick to rugby.

Who is Sam Warburton?

I'm interested in when this decision was made to stop singing the anthem in school due to it possibly offending someone . Please elaborate

Joe blow...you are someone who recognises facts when they slap you in the face. Coulnt agree more!