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Australian Rugby must prioritise developing big loose forwards – The Roar
Playing dual openside flankers in Australian rugby is a practice dating back to at least as early as when George Smith and Phil Waugh played together under Eddie…
Playing dual openside flankers in Australian rugby is a practice dating back to at least as early as when George Smith and Phil Waugh played together under Eddie Jones, coinciding with when Australia stopped winning Bledisloe and the Rugby World Cup.
This has been long enough to demonstrate that the practice can never be more than a short-term fix for a team lacking in other aspects of their game, which ultimately comes unstuck against the best teams.
The short-term fix that dual opensides can achieve…
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