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NSW Waratahs to end horror year with external review
After arguably their most turbulent Super Rugby season ever, the NSW Waratahs have initiated an external review.
Tom Decent is a journalist with Fairfax Media.
After arguably their most turbulent Super Rugby season ever, the NSW Waratahs have initiated an external review.
The former Wallabies coach will lead a Barbarians side against the Wallabies in October.
Quade Cooper has been dropped from an extended Wallabies squad.
Wallabies star Kurtley Beale was overcome with emotion and said it was a special feeling to unveil a special Indigenous jersey in Redfern on Monday.
Daryl Gibson is still refusing to blame Waratahs players for a forgettable season by shouldering all responsibility for the woes at NSW.
Kurtley Beale says he is eyeing off a Wallabies No.12 jersey ahead of the international season and wants to help the NSW Waratahs turn their fortunes around after a torrid year.
Western Force chief executive Mark Sinderberry says having the backing of billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest will be a valuable weapon as the club continues to fight for Super Rugby survival.
Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says it was incredibly disappointing to finish the season off on such a sour note and refuted the suggestion NSW had put the white flag up since finals slipped beyond their grasp.
The NSW Waratahs' season from hell has ended in excruciating circumstances after they were thumped 40-11 by the Western Force to bring a close to one of their worst years on record.
Alan Jones is set to make a shock return to coaching by taking charge of a Barbarians team that will play the Wallabies in October.
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