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A Distant 4th , with historical issues Meaning that a lot of people who play Gaelic sports don’t play rugby and same with soccer Also The competing codes are not as transferable skills wise as union and league are here

Don’t agree rugby is a distant 4th in ireland, also a private school game Financially the country is no where near here to invest in facilities etc, The systems are broken Nucifora was Part of fixing it in ireland ARU need him back ASAP

They never once say it how it is cos they have the rights , compare against bbc rte Bskyb and it’s chslk and cheese They may as well be a bunch of fans or paid promotional girls on that panel

Correct I’m Irish , the style we play is awful to watch by and large, but no one cares once it’s winning rugby The wallabies due to being 4th code fox sports hype etc etc are under pressure not just to win but to entertain Hooper even reference it in last week post game interview

Ya I love the stuff he can do as well, it’s a pity that seeing as a 10 who also kicks he is so flaky with his core duties I think 60 odd caps is a huge haul for 10 who is so flaky and poor with game management That said when he’s on , it’s sinply great to watch

Was at Souths and gps, Quade Cooper was simply awful . On that performance Brad thorn is 100% right

True but they are the exception . Heaps of reasons why , we the rest the chasing pack need to make sure everything feeds into our nationals teams , and super rugby as it is is hindering the wallabies Maybe that's a one off game and I'm over reacting My opinion only

Yes they have improved some what , but the longer term trend Fox sports have to hype everything, can't say anything critical That game just shows what a joke the super Comp has become It used be the worldwide benchmark There is no where near enough must win games , test rugby is must win and...

You know what I mean And your smart enough to see the trend Your telling me that abolsute waste of time rubbish is a proving ground for wallabies The Comp is a farce, it's dud. It's no longer fit for purpose And if something isn't done the wallabies decline will continue

Absolute joke shop of a Comp super rugby now is It's killing The wallabies 10yrs time , the wallabies won't be able compete with European team if this isnt changed

Good point , australia float between 2nd and 5/6th in the world , it's not all doom and gloom Rugby in ireland is Similar in that it's the 4th code and a niche sport well maybe a bit more popular in the last 5 years but historically always a niche sport David Nucifora is credited with building...

Apologies I didn't get the sarcasm but the gist of my point is that the decline in super rugby is linked or the decline in the wallabies fortunes , likewise the improvement in champions cup is linked to ireland improvement I'm a huge fan of Australian rugby drawn in by the 84 and 91 teams and...

That's not the point, the point was that you rely on a out dated stero type when dismissing the quality of European rugby and that super rugby is still up on a pedestal . It's not times are a changing and fast. secondly as a fan of Australian rugby (obviously other than when playing ireland )...

I think as an outsider a problem with Australian rugby is the expectation that they should not only win but entertain in doing so. Clearly the heritage of enterinaing teams is part of Australian rugby culture , the 84 team, the 91 team and so on. I'd suggest australia have far more naturally...

Typo but my point remains , rugby union popularity is growing hugely in Europe And growing in areas of the traditional countries where it was never popular And there is no talk about "product" and "entertainment" and the stadiums byand large don't force feed you the "atmosphere" thru the PA...