One thing’s for sure after the Rugby World Cup in France: many fans aren’t going to see their sport in the same light again, thanks to the bunker. No, not the bunker mentality, of the England kind, to eke out wins, but the TMO’s high-tech… Read More »Why World Rugby is calling the fans’ bluff with its bunker mentality
So the latest Rugby World Cup is over and the recriminations are well underway, the Wallabies coach has fallen on his sword, a replacement will be selected in due course and the inevitable ‘independent’ review will soon start. Based upon history, the wider community stakeholders,… Read More »The Wallabies need change now, and it will take a lot more than an independent review to initiate it
When it comes to leadership in the world of sports, we often expect those at the helm to be not only competent but also principled role models. Recent events have put the spotlight on Don Pyke, the former Adelaide Crows senior coach, who is set… Read More »Does new CEO Don Pyke have too much past baggage to lead the Eagles back to glory?
So many predictions, so many expectations. The game’s greatest stage, to be graced by perhaps the greatest golden generations of its two greatest nations. Battle-hardened warriors who knew well how to win rugby’s greatest prize, full of quiet determination to experience that addictive feeling one… Read More »Anything but a snorefest: Revisiting one of the most fascinating RWC finals ever
In 1992, after a year of press scandals and other misfortunes that plagued the royal family, the late Queen Elizabeth II would come to describe that tumultuous year as her annus horribilis (her horrible year for those of us not versed in Latin). Australian rugby… Read More »The (dis)union of Australian rugby: Does it really get any worse than this?