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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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Australia's Quade Cooper (R) runs during the Rugby Championship match against South Africa at Cbus Super Stadium in Gold Coast on September 12, 2021. (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

The benefits of managing genius

When I was asked to coach the Barbarians a couple of years ago, against the Wallabies, the first person I rang was Quade Cooper.

Alan Jones

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Australia's Tate McDermott gets ready to throw a ball during a training session in Perth on September 4, 2021, ahead of their match against New Zealand. (Photo by TREVOR COLLENS / AFP)

Time for Chocolate Soldiers to show some backbone

Based on what Dave Rennie’s Wallabies have dished up so far this year, it would appear we have a Wallaby team with too many “chocolate soldiers”.

Alan Jones

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Laurence Fishburne in a scene from the film

As Morpheus said, let us make them remember

The majority of readers agreed with my view, that the Wallabies should shut up and let their performance do the talking. Well, the day of performance has arrived.

Alan Jones

Rugby Union

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 14: TJ Perenara of the All Blacks performs the haka during The Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park on August 14, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images)

It’s an all-bleak future with NZ

The way New Zealand Rugby behaved in the Perth “no-show” fiasco is unforgivable and highlights why Australian rugby must go it alone.

Alan Jones

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Australia's head coach Dave Rennie gives instructions to the players during the second Bledisloe Cup rugby union match between the New Zealand and Australia at Eden Park in Auckland on August 14, 2021. (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP)

All talk, no action: How Wallabies strutted into ambush

No matter how coach Dave Rennie sugar-coats it, the Wallabies talked trash before the second Bledisloe, and got taught a lesson.

Alan Jones

Rugby Union

Penalty pandemic killing rugby

In the first Bledisloe Cup Test, there were 27 penalties, 23 lineouts and 10 scrums. Are we trying to ruin rugby?

Alan Jones

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Wallabies have the talent but what about belief

The last time the Wallabies beat the All Blacks at Eden Park, I had a front-row seat as the Australian coach.

Alan Jones

Rugby Union

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 24: Owen Farrell of the British & Irish Lions kicks the ball upfield during the 1st Test match between the South Africa Springboks and the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on July 24, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Lions deliver Wallabies a lesson

The Wallabies brand will continue to languish when we don’t pick our best. We must scrap the Giteau Law.

Alan Jones

Rugby Union

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17: Michael Hooper of the Wallabies thanks the crowd as he celebrates victory during the International Test Match between the Australian Wallabies and France at Suncorp Stadium on July 17, 2021 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

Heroic win hides some ugly stats

it was a gutsy performance from the Wallabies to win the final Test against France so how did we beat them with only 14 men?

Alan Jones

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 13: Michael Hooper of the Wallabies gestures to teammates during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and France at AAMI Park on July 13, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Wallabies are running in the wrong direction

How can a team that dominates possession and territory no score enough points to win?

Alan Jones

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