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For Eddie Jones, Wallaby salvation will come from ‘on-the-run’ rugby

Jones is trying to build a team that plays more intuitively, as teams did so successfully in the ’80s and ’90s.

Simon Poidevin
Simon PoidevinFormer Wallaby
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This is the first in a series of commentaries and analyses that former Wallaby captain Simon Poidevin will write for the Financial Review during the Rugby World Cup in France.

Buckle up, Eddie Jones is charging into his fifth Rugby World Cup campaign with the most inexperienced squad Australia has ever fielded in the four-yearly tournament.

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Simon Poidevin played 59 Test Matches for the Wallabies between 1980 and 1991, captaining the team on four occasions. Simon is one of only four Australians to have won rugby union's World Cup, Grand Slam, Bledisloe Cup and Hong Kong Sevens.
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