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<blockquote data-quote="Mikel92" data-source="post: 698546" data-attributes="member: 71857"><p>There must be a reason for it. Aussie rugby hasn't been that bad at the highest club level in recent years. The Brumbies dynasty, the uprising of the Reds, the turnaround of the Warratahs. Yet it hasn't converted anywhere near to Rugby Championship level. I was tempted to say Australia don't have a Curry Cup, or an ITM Cup. I mean, I think they have their own competition, but isn't that relatively recent? They had something called the ARC which went bust a few years back. I do think that while places like Suncorp can be a fortress, Australian rugby immensely struggles when they're in front of a hostile crowd away from home.</p><p></p><p>I do question the player culture they having going there too. Too many fairies like Quade Cooper and Matt Giteau in recent times thinking they run the show. Or in Robbie Deans book how he called a meeting about a test match and strategies, and the only thing the players seemed interested in was who was paying for the taxi fare. </p><p></p><p>But, and I've argued for a long time, a big archilles heel in terms of on the pitch is the forwards. Forget the backs. But unless you can pull of a set piece without getting monstered, and unless you have at least a couple of real brutes who are physical and strike some fear into the opposition, i don't see how you'll beat the big teams consistently. Forwards lay the platform, set the tone, but Australia are way too light in that department and have been for years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikel92, post: 698546, member: 71857"] There must be a reason for it. Aussie rugby hasn't been that bad at the highest club level in recent years. The Brumbies dynasty, the uprising of the Reds, the turnaround of the Warratahs. Yet it hasn't converted anywhere near to Rugby Championship level. I was tempted to say Australia don't have a Curry Cup, or an ITM Cup. I mean, I think they have their own competition, but isn't that relatively recent? They had something called the ARC which went bust a few years back. I do think that while places like Suncorp can be a fortress, Australian rugby immensely struggles when they're in front of a hostile crowd away from home. I do question the player culture they having going there too. Too many fairies like Quade Cooper and Matt Giteau in recent times thinking they run the show. Or in Robbie Deans book how he called a meeting about a test match and strategies, and the only thing the players seemed interested in was who was paying for the taxi fare. But, and I've argued for a long time, a big archilles heel in terms of on the pitch is the forwards. Forget the backs. But unless you can pull of a set piece without getting monstered, and unless you have at least a couple of real brutes who are physical and strike some fear into the opposition, i don't see how you'll beat the big teams consistently. Forwards lay the platform, set the tone, but Australia are way too light in that department and have been for years. [/QUOTE]
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