Hamish McLennan: How Rugby Union fell apart in Australia (Podcast)

Hamish McLennan’s reign had been over by two minutes when the first text message appeared on his phone.
It capped an extraordinary 48 hours, a coup at the top of Australian rugby led by six aggrieved state unions - four considered minor rugby states - which led to an intervention of Australia’s richest man, Andrew Forrest, Nicola Forrest, former prime minister John Howard and Olympic boss John Coates. After five meetings over 48 hours, Herbert was put forward by the rest of the board as a candidate. Rugby Australia confirmed to The Australian all but McLennan voted for Herbert to take over.
It had followed a wave of negative publicity around McLennan, with allegations in the Australian Financial Review that he had been “partying in Paris” during the World Cup - which he emphatically denied - and bore the brunt of Australia’s worst-ever World Cup result where the Wallabies failed to make the quarter-finals.
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Пікірлер: 13

  • @jackmacfakie1387
    @jackmacfakie13876 ай бұрын

    In 1991 New Zealand were the defending RWC champions. England were the hosts. I guess one statement out of every two correct is all you can expect from Murdoch these days.

  • @rhyslawrence58

    @rhyslawrence58

    6 ай бұрын

    Pravda don’t hire on journalistic talent. Absolute hacks.

  • @User-mj9hv
    @User-mj9hv6 ай бұрын

    Those subtitles are terribly inaccurate.

  • @samueltaylor9078
    @samueltaylor90786 ай бұрын

    Terribly inaccurate video - appalling research.

  • @alanhamford2538
    @alanhamford25386 ай бұрын

    Question: during play, what is the action called when players form a sort of 'running scrum' to push the ball carrier forward (usually over the try line)?

  • @lambofbodom5610

    @lambofbodom5610

    6 ай бұрын

    Maul

  • @MrAhuapai

    @MrAhuapai

    22 күн бұрын

    Rolling maul

  • @MrAhuapai
    @MrAhuapai22 күн бұрын

    Its rare for any team to win 2 out of 3 world cups as the Aussies did in the nineties. Australia played the RWC final in 2003 , 20015 and made the semifinals in 2011 only to be put out by world no 1 and eventual champions NZ. So its hardly a disaster . Ireland, no 1 side in the world currently, have never got past the the RWC Qfs . Scotland have never beaten NZ in their history.Although the Australians havent won the Bledisloe since 2003 the real drop off came post 2015 where we saw the Wallabies struggle and the Australian franchisees became relative easy beats at Super Rugby.

  • @user-qj3fw6dd2s
    @user-qj3fw6dd2s6 ай бұрын

    probably need to fact check a little more before posting a video. quite few errors in this one

  • @User-mj9hv
    @User-mj9hv6 ай бұрын

    Absolutely bizarre logic. Cricket pays its women players more than rugby pays its women players there cricket is doing better than rugby. Utterly ridiculous.

  • @user-sl3wv9jm9z
    @user-sl3wv9jm9z6 ай бұрын

    And it will keep on falling

  • @expressoevangelism80
    @expressoevangelism8026 күн бұрын

    I don’t think the core of Union was strengthened when it started employing League advisors into the high levels of coaching. They certainly introduced a few good tactics, but looking back to those wonderful days in the 70’s and 80’s when France and Wales would play a sparkling inspirational game, it is sorely missed. The kick everything No 10, such as Farrell has dogged much of the England game, and that will take a while to shake off. Listening to what Johnny Wilkinson had to say, however it seems as though Woodward was a great encourager of that tactic. The over zealous administration of the Woke agenda as far as red and yellow cards is horrible, along with the undermining of the ref is always right policy, with the introduction of a team of faceless wonders in a box far far away who hold everything back for long term consideration, as the game gets cold. The stupid messing about of the props between themselves, to try to enforce penalties, as a result of a petty infringement is a stupid waste of time. That has seemed to be the props only purpose in life, which is a pity, as no-one wants to watch a game decided by meaningless penalties. The dramatic cost of match tickets, and the overall cost of a day or weekend away to watch a game, which could be ruined by some peculiar refereeing judgement, by sending a player off, and unbalancing the game. See last women’s World Cup final for an obvious example. Those I believe are the main areas of fault for the spoiling of a great game, but I could go on. Removing Rugby Special from main line TV could be argued as limiting the game away from the view of a potential learning audience. 5 minutes of highlights is not showing the heart of a game. Eddie Jones……. Need I say more?

  • @apizone1
    @apizone18 күн бұрын

    Murdoch destroyed rugby league .. yet one of his journos fantasises that they really helped it .. cause its still ahead of union .. as it always was ... Without even giving us a the curtisy of a disclaimers..... truly sad