With the Wallabies all but confirmed to miss the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals, Australian rugby needs to reassess where it stands at every level of the game if it's to once again return to its glory days, writes Luke Pentony.
Eddie Jones is in the crosshairs and much of the criticism levelled at the veteran coach is justified, following some questionable selections he made with his World Cup squad.
"It's not an excuse but we've got to have a really good look at ourselves and see what we've got to do to improve."It is evident at the domestic level that Australian teams are off the pace and it will take more than a move towards a centralised model of contracting players to turn around their fortunes in Super Rugby Pacific.
Jones has previously suggested it had become too easy for Australian players to reach the professional level and it is a valid argument.The talent is spread too thinly across five teams and this has been an issue going as far back as 2006 when the Western Force were added to the then-Super 14 as Australia's fourth franchise .
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