Is there still a hemisphere gap in rugby?
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It all comes down to coin. The rival codes in Australia are lucrative and far more popular, so talent is lost to other codes. Rennie was doing a decent job with the resources he had. Eddie was dismal with England so why you’d pick him to provide a turnaround is mind boggling
South Africa are as strong as ever because they’ve joined the northern hemisphere competitions. NZ has suffered because they can beat the Aussie teams with their eyes closed which provides a misleading idea of how good you truly are
South Africa are as strong as ever because they’ve joined the northern hemisphere competitions. NZ has suffered because they can beat the Aussie teams with their eyes closed which provides a misleading idea of how good you truly are
deadgerbil · 22-25, M
Why do you think Australia struggled to retain its talent?
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@deadgerbil They are caught between a rock and a hard place.
Rugby league (a similar sport with transferrable skills) is a much bigger in Australia and takes players.
Also, Australia has such an ultra competitive sporting market. Rugby league, Aussie rules and soccer all have pro leagues in a country of twenty two million. On the field, their local rivals are New Zealand and the aussies have a terrible recent record against them, going back years.m
Australian rugby union once pushed well above its weight and won two world cups. However Is multiple pressures and poor administrative leadership has seen it fall behind. Participation is down in terms of players, spectators and TV viewers. So to mez it's seems like a vicious cycle with no obvious easy way to get back to how they were.
Rugby league (a similar sport with transferrable skills) is a much bigger in Australia and takes players.
Also, Australia has such an ultra competitive sporting market. Rugby league, Aussie rules and soccer all have pro leagues in a country of twenty two million. On the field, their local rivals are New Zealand and the aussies have a terrible recent record against them, going back years.m
Australian rugby union once pushed well above its weight and won two world cups. However Is multiple pressures and poor administrative leadership has seen it fall behind. Participation is down in terms of players, spectators and TV viewers. So to mez it's seems like a vicious cycle with no obvious easy way to get back to how they were.
@deadgerbil Union is colloquially for “private” school educated aka rich twats. So less popular maybe. I watched the game this morning and it was embarrassing wales smashed us. League and AFL are way more popular with the common folk.
SkeetSkeet · 100+, F
False
HannahSky · F
@SkeetSkeet wtf is talking about
Tres13 · 51-55, M
Interpretation of the laws are different,the AB's need to change the ways they approach the game
Unquestioned · 70-79, M
All I know is that England is gonna beat the world.
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