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It’s Gordo mate. Not Gordon. What are you thinking?

'A really even battle': Tahs' No.10 jersey wide open after Donno's departure, Jorgo on track for Super start

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Stick with an Aussie. Aussie problem. Aussie solution.

RA must not fixate on an Aussie coach - why Ronan O'Gara is best choice to lead Wallabies after the Eddie calamity

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Thanks for the article mate. Go the Force!

'Seeing the players as people': How a Western Force meet reminded me of the beauty of grassroots rugby

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I think we need an Australian coach to help fix the Australian problems in Australian rugby. Kiwi coaches have struggled in the Australian system. They simply aren’t a part of the Australian rugby community. Foreign coaches aren’t concerned about what state Australian rugby is in once they leave. They aren’t interested in the long term health of Australian rugby and that is the last thing we need at the moment.

How McLennan departure could help Wallabies land ex-Ireland, All Blacks coach as Eddie's replacement

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Why would you break up the most successful team in Australia? Illogical and bad management.

COMMENT: 'Best interests of the game'? Hamish's dummy spit proves RA was right to cut him loose

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The Brumbies have been our most successful team. Be crazy to cut them

COMMENT: 'Best interests of the game'? Hamish's dummy spit proves RA was right to cut him loose

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I live in Perth. I want the force to stick around. Twiggy has been very supportive to rugby in the west and in Australia in general. Drop the Victorians. No matter how good they are, no one will watch them play there. Adversely you have a big population of south Africans, the home nations and kiwis here. There is some real talent here. Anyone can move from vic to Qld, NSW or ACT and it’s not far from home. WA Is a long way from home if you’re playing on the east coast. Rugby’s expansion into Victoria has failed.

COMMENT: 'Best interests of the game'? Hamish's dummy spit proves RA was right to cut him loose

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I was undecided about how many teams Australia should have in super rugby but now I think at least one should go.

COMMENT: 'Best interests of the game'? Hamish's dummy spit proves RA was right to cut him loose

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Yeah, backing youth was understandable given he wasn’t happy with the players ability but leaving out Hooper and Cooper was a mistake. The Wallabies aren’t up to the task. I think the good ones will be fine and comeback well.

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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I wish him well in France. Maybe they’ll sort out his discipline and we can later be recipients of the improvements.

Exclusive: Rising Wallabies hardman set to leave Australian rugby in warning sign for RA

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Hey Mad Tim. How are you? As soon as I could see EJ going for youth in the second game against the all blacks in the RC, I could see how it was gonna go and the vitriol that would follow. Thought I’d take a break.

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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Jones usually has a positive effect for the first few years. Many coaches are similar. He certainly didn’t have a great affect on the Wallabies.

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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You opinions and views on many subjects are arrogant, ignorant and uninformed. Best not to have opinions on subjects you know little to nothing about. I don’t like that behaviour. For these reasons, your views hold no weight or interest to me.

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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Everyone on the board should be ex rugby players, whether they played at their local club or professionally. Rugby is a sport that does require business aspects but it a sport of the people. The people of the rugby community is who RA are accountable to.

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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Yeah, I think the rugby community is hurting but seem to have become one eyed in their anger and frustration. They just want to vent their anger without selective reasoning.

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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Certainly some positives there. Let’s hope that he can solve some issues and communicate better.

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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The decline is longer than 2 years. The wallabies lack of skills happened in those 2 years? Perhaps the issues are deeper than just 2 years old. Perhaps the system is faulty. Nah, still Herbert’s fault. Everyone on the board is responsible for 20yrs of decline. Off with their heads. Calm down. Give the guy a chance to make a mistake as chairman first.

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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Feels a bit like a mindless horde with pitchforks screaming burn the witch in here somedays. At least people are passionate about rugby

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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Good luck, it’s a difficult job. Glad he didn’t start sprouting election promises. Long road ahead and many changes to implement. I hope the rugby community gets behind him and he saves the game I love in Australia. Feels like a watershed moment

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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I haven’t been active on here much recently because of comments like yours. EJ was a complete failure with the Wallabies in the last year. To call him a loser and hopeless just isn’t true. As England coach he took them from being knocked out at their own WC to a winning streak only equaled by the ABs. Next WC they were finalists. Rennie had a bad win rate and Jones who is a successful, experienced international coach became available. Herbert was one of the many who were behind Jones appointment. It was an appointment that made sense. It didn’t work out that way and EJ is responsible for that, not those that put him in the job. Herbert is talking the talk without saying much but I’d rather that than a politician that gives false hope and says he’s gonna do this and that but delivers nothing. I don’t see the point in getting down on someone who has just stepped up to the role. At least give him a minute to do something before criticising the guy. All to often I see people on here wanting to blame whomever is in power instead of acknowledging where the issues lie. Hamish is gone but he certainly wasn’t all bad and not at fault for all of Australian rugby’s woes. No sugar hits.

New chair says Aussie rugby must end 'sugar hit' approach, 'fears' for game's future if reform doesn't occur quickly

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Well that’s done. Time for Daniel Herbert to get busy fast and get everyone behind him. Time to clean up the sport. Good luck with that.

'What a shame': McLennan GONE as Rugby Australia name World Cup-winner chairman to bookend wild year

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Perhaps but the fact that Larkham brought in Jack debrezeni and played him in front of Lolesio the majority of the time suggests that he has lost faith in him. It’s possible that Lolesio could improve enough to control a game but at this point, I don’t see it. I’m not sure he ever will. Doesn’t seem to me that he has it in him.

Comeback kids: 10 players who can explode back into the Wallabies reckoning in 2024

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Lolesio isn’t of test match standard. He doesn’t command a game and that is his primary function at 10. Unless he does that, he will never be a wallaby again. Struggling to stay in front of debrezeni for a start at the brumbies. Larkham knows this.

Comeback kids: 10 players who can explode back into the Wallabies reckoning in 2024

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Good article, you’ve put some effort into it. Thanks. However I don’t see the love for Darren Coleman being justified at this point. Certainly not when the Waratahs (the greatest team in Australia) so heavily laden with talent had yet another super rugby year to forget. I’m not writing Coleman off due to that but it’s not a good look.

The only way is up, baby - What the next Wallabies coaching setup should look like

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Yes we can. In my view, any appointment of that type should be selected by a qualified panel. Coaches as well.

'Love to be involved': Larkham reacts to links to Wallabies return as Eddie replacement

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