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The future of Australian rugby is in Queensland’s hands

Simon PoidevinFormer Wallaby

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Regrettably Australia’s final pool game against Portugal at Saint-Etienne will be a sideshow to the global debate rolling on regarding Eddie Jones’s future as Wallabies coach and the tenure of Hamish McLennan as chairman of Rugby Australia. The board of Rugby Australia is also not immune to widespread calls for change.

“Burn RA to the ground and rebuild,” one grieving fan wrote on Monday. Australian rugby supporters are passionate and hurting big time – we all are.

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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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