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Alan Jones AO is one of Australia’s most prominent and influential broadcasters. He is a former successful radio figure and coach of the Australian National Rugby Union team, the Wallabies. He has also been a Rugby League coach and administrator, with senior roles in the Australian Sports Commission, the Institute of Sport and the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust. Alan Jones is a former Senior Advisor and Speechwriter to the former Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser.

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Fiji's centre Semi Radradra (C) is tackled during the international rugby union match between Scotland and Fiji at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on November 10, 2018. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)

Fijians would be a real handful at full strength

The structure of international rugby must be changed to allow the smaller nations to fulfil their potential.

Alan Jones

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No strings coaches are best

We need to be careful about who is allowed to get a foothold in the game they play in heaven.

Alan Jones

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Rugby’s shambolic failure

Here we are, on the eve of a World Cup, and the game in Australia still lacks direction.

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Why give jobs to Kiwis?

All these Kiwi coaches are only working here because they’re not good enough for NZ.

Alan Jones

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James O'Connor (left) and Adam Ashleigh-Cooper of the Wallabies react following the Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, August 17, 2019. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

We’re sixth for a reason

On matters administration, coaching and playing, Australian rugby is simply not good enough.

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James O'Connor (left) and Kurtley Beale of the Wallabies are seen during the team's training session at Gosch's Paddock, Melbourne, Thursday, August 15, 2019. The Wallabies will take on New Zealand in the second test of the Bledisloe Cup at Eden Park, Auckland this Saturday. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Wallabies must double down

A shift in tactics has given the Wallabies a realistic chance of reclaiming the Bledisloe Cup.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 05: Kurtley Beale of the Wallabies looks on during a Wallabies training session at the WACA on August 05, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

How the Wallabies can win

Put simply, this weekend’s Bledisloe Cup game is more important than either side will let on.

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Folau crisis deepens

The Folau case has taken another turn. The Federal Circuit Court will be working overtime.

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Kurtley Beale is seen during Wallabies training at Ballymore in Brisbane, Thursday, July 25, 2019. Australia are playing Argentina in their Rugby Championship match on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Pick our best Wallabies

The first role of a selector, in any sport, is to select the best team. This is simply not happening.

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 09: Rassie Erasmus, the South Africa head coach looks on during the first test match between South Africa and England at Elllis Park on June 9, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Rotten RA ignores reading

Sameness of rugby administration leads us further into a hole while the voiceless want to be heard.

Alan Jones

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