A mixed bag for Australian rugby
It has been a week of the good, the bad and the ugly for Australian rugby.
It has been a week of the good, the bad and the ugly for Australian rugby.
The Super Rugby finals format is biased in favour of the South Africa Group teams.
Last weekend was the worst ever for the Australian Super Rugby teams. No worries, though, Mumm's the word.
The good news is that the 2016 Super Rugby tournament picked up seamlessly following the Test break with a series of fantastic matches. The better news is that the Brumbies and the Waratahs enhanced their finals chances with bonus points victories.
Eddie Jones celebrated England's splendid victory over Australia by organising for Andrew Johns to give a master-class to his playmakers. Michael Cheika reacted to the loss by engaging in an irrelevant slanging match with Steve Hansen.
Australia's second Test squad would have been useful at Brisbane. But will England's Australian coaches create a different battle plan at Melbourne?
England will need to play like a southern hemisphere team if they are to defeat the Wallabies.
So the rugby community and the wider Australian community want the Wallabies to beat England. What does Jones expect?
The finals system favours the African Group teams over the Australasian Group teams.
New Zealand rugby is clearly doing something right. What are the secrets behind this ascendancy over Australian rugby?
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