MELBOURNE : Rugby Australia (RA) will take greater control of the sport's high performance programme in a bid to strengthen the national teams after reaching an agreement with provincial member unions on structural reforms. The 'strategic reset' will push Australia closer to the centralised models of New
MELBOURNE : Rugby Australia will take greater control of the sport's high performance programme in a bid to strengthen the national teams after reaching an agreement with provincial member unions on structural reforms.
"The best example is probably Ireland and New Zealand," RA boss Phil Waugh told reporters on Wednesday of Australia's new set-up. "I think there's enormous benefit we can get if we work closer together across our provincial clubs, for the benefit of the Wallaroos and Wallabies." The twice World Cup-winning Wallabies have slipped to eighth in the world rankings, while no Australian team has won a Super Rugby championship since the New South Wales Waratahs in 2014.
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