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Is it time for Wallabies to give new generation their chance?
Should we take the hit, give younger players their chance and wear the pain of losing in order to grow, or do we keep going back to our overseas exports?
Should we take the hit, give younger players their chance and wear the pain of losing in order to grow, or do we keep going back to our overseas exports?
All you ask for in a game is for an even playing field; a fair rub of the green so both teams can have a fair crack.
When Matt Giteau hobbled off the field in the opening Bledisloe Cup clash, the whole crowd were thinking the same thing: please don't let it end like that.
There have been plenty of memorable moments at the Rio Olympic Games, and you don't have to be a rugby supporter to have been swept up in the euphoria of the Australian women's sevens team picking up a gold medal.
Here is my team, with a few changes from the June Test series against England, for Saturday's Bledisloe Cup opener at the Olympic Stadium.
Do we need to once again address a universal season to align the stars and rid the schedule of inconsistencies?
Most of our boys will have had a four-week mid-season "pre-season" to get ready for the All Blacks and an opening game of the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney that really is all-or-nothing for the Wallabies.
Jarryd Hayne's worth is his reputation, but what is that value in a game he has never played? We can all see he is shopping himself around. Surely ARU boss Bill Pulver can't fall into the trap of being a pawn in the negotiations.
The emphasis for the Wallabies between now and August 20 has to be reclaiming that belief from the World Cup, which seems to have gone missing.
Coaches face the same merry-go-round selection process that players do. They are subject to the same scrutiny of form and talent to reach the top.
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