With declines on and off the field, Australian rugby powerbrokers have agreed to work towards a centralised high-performance system to re-boot success.
Rugby Australia could take ownership of struggling Super Rugby franchises and the contracting of all players and head coaches as part of a “strategic reset” that has the support of the state unions to pursue a centralised system like those in Ireland and New Zealand.
“We have had a whole lot of independent reviews. Every review has in some shape or form recommended this structure. In terms of timing, we are going into this World Cup seventh or eighth in the world, we haven’t had a team in the Super Rugby final ... since 2014 and there has been an overall decline in performance. So, the time is right.
Waugh said Rugby Australia had studied the centralisation system in New Zealand – where NZR contract players in privately owned franchises – and Ireland, where former Australian high-performance boss David Nucifora runs a more top-down model in the same role for the IRFU. “Clearly the level of frustration has been aired, and it’s our role to ensure we are listening to our players and to respond appropriately, and in line with that more strategic thinking on the women’s game,” he said.Nikki Short
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