NSW were torched by Ben Donaldson on Saturday in Perth: a playmaker they released last year. And his improvement speaks volumes about the Tahs.
The extent of Rugby Australia’s future influence over the Waratahs’ high-performance program should be dictated by a simple question: has the current NSW administration done a good enough job for them to maintain control?
Raiwalui would have to be recruited from his World Rugby role, but his current employers would surely be aware of the benefits of a stronger NSW in the leadup to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.Suliasi Vunivalu’s red card against the Drua was one of the strangest in the competition’s history: one blatant trip was bad enough, but to do it again defied belief.
There is so much to like about the Brumbies this season, not least their brilliant counter-attacking and Rob Valetini’s power game, but the big concern remains the scrum. New Wallabies scrum guru Mike Cron will be working overtime on finding solutions at loosehead.The Rebels could get into the finals on the back of six successive defeats, with tough fixtures in Canberra and Lautoka coming in the last two rounds.
There are a handful of blokes in that Rebels team, possibly more, who are in career-best form – and they’ve likely secured their futures elsewhere on the back of their performances.The collapse of the Crusaders would appear to be great news for the Wallabies, with the Christchurch side having provided a steady stream of All Blacks over a long period. However, history shows a more complex picture.
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