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The three big reasons rugby is looking up heading into new era – Sydney Morning Herald
It should not only be the hopeless optimists among aficionados of the 15-man code who approach 2021 with a spring in their steps.
																								
												
												
											 Of course, there is a fine line between intelligence and hubris and Australia must guard against that trap.
But ask yourself the last time New Zealand took a look across the ditch and adopted a rugby innovation a year later?
Waratahs captain Jake Gordon with the Super Rugby trophy at the competitions launch earlier this month.Credit:Getty
Thats exactly what has happened with the goal-line dropout introduced by Australia in 2020, and copied by NZ in 2021.
To make matters better for Australia (and… 
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