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Michael Hooper of the Waratahs is tackled at Allianz Stadium.
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Waratahs big guns blow Rebels off the park

A STRIPPED back game plan and big guns firing. That’s the blueprint the Waratahs believe can build a serious charge at the finals after both factors combined brilliantly to steamroll the Rebels.

**FILE** A Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 image reissued Monday, April 10, 2017 of Super Rugby captains (L to R) Sam Carter of the Brumbies, Michael Hooper of the Waratahs, Nic Stirzaker of the Rebels, James Slipper of the Reds and Tatafu Polota-Nau (sitting in for Matt Hodgson) of the Western Force posing for a photograph with the competition's trophy during the 2017 Super Rugby Media Launch event in Brisbane. The Western Force and Melbourne Rebels will learn within three days which of them is to be axed, Australian Rugby Union chairman Cameron Clyne says. It's part of a broader restructure of an unwieldy and unpopular Super Rugby competition format, which is to be slashed from 18 teams to 15 after this season, with two South African sides also to go. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING
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Should Australian rugby go solo?

COULD the radical solution to Australia’s rugby woes be an exit from Super Rugby and the creation of a National Rugby Union competition? It’s worth a look.

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