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Elite Focus is Damaging Australian Sport

At the start of last week following the Wallabies second defeat to the All Blacks former Australian international Brett Papworth wrote an article that struck a chord with rugby fans across the country. It was titled “As you Sow, so

Keeping Up With Jones

Eddie Jones has never received the credit he deserves in Australia, although occasionally when he succeeds overseas a nation basks in reflected glory. The reason being he did not win the Rugby World Cup, even though he and his players

Vale Jonah Lomu

He was labelled the first “superstar of rugby.” There are some who will argue that Colin “Pinetree” Meads, Barry John or JPR Williams were superstars before him, but they never received the coverage that Jonah Lomu’s feats did, as in

Finding National Pride

The rugby world cup is now at its halfway stage, and in terms of crowds the tournament has been a success. Yet has it converted people to the code, or have those new to the game simply bought tickets to

Rainbow Nation Not All Black and White

The Springboks dramatic loss to Japan at the Rugby World Cup over the weekend may be great news for Japanese rugby, and also for the competition itself, as the competition needs upsets such as this, but it could be a