The Tests in July against Wales are so important for brightening the national mood that they are in the must-win category.
This is a global tale, not just an Australian one, and although Rugby Australia has not been blameless along the way, many national unions are currently like small boats bobbing along rather helplessly in rough seas.
Every time you think a rugby competition is in trouble, someone else pops up and says, “hold my beer”. The three Tests in July – two against Wales and one against Georgia – are now so important for brightening the national mood that they are in the must-win category.The two Tests against Wales, in particular, are enormously important for both countries as the Welsh search for their own crumbs of comfort after a horrible Six Nations and a woeful United Rugby Championship in which their highest-placed team, Ospreys, currently languish in 11th out of 16 teams.
As the WRU annual report also states, “a total of 65% of the group’s income was derived from staging international matches”. The Wallabies drive a similar if not greater percentage of Rugby Australia’s revenues. With that in mind, the Wallabies cannot afford to be too choosy with selections. Acquaintances have posited that the Wallabies should tell Mark Nawaqanitawase to get stuffed because he won’t be around to face the British and Irish Lions next year.
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