Opinion: Super Rugby isn’t Test rugby – it really isn’t even close. Super Rugby is slower, less physical, far less nuanced tactically and a very long way from Test rugby | paulcullystuff
Super Rugby is slower, less physical, far less nuanced tactically and a very long way from Test rugby.
The man known as ‘Razor’ has been stunningly successful at both the Crusaders and Canterbury, collecting titles at a remarkable rate.Credit:But those days are coming to a close. Robertson has been telling all and sundry that his next job will be at Test level, and it won’t be at the All Blacks if he isn’t wanted by New Zealand Rugby.
The latter point is important. Normally, any hint of ‘Aussie-first’ rhetoric makes me reach for the vomit bag, and I believe Dave Rennie was the right choice for the Wallabies job. Some of what Jones says can be left to go through to the keeper, but I thought his thoughts on rugby’s diminished stature in Australia were accurate - bordering on poignant. Even though he is on the RFU’s payroll, he clearly did his best to elevate the Wallabies-England series with his media appearances. No wonder the. The bloke had been out there batting for Australian rugby for the previous three weeks.
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