The first woman to take control of an Australian senior national football team sees huge potential in local rugby union talent
Good news was in short supply in Australian rugby union in 2023. A humiliating early exit from the men’s World Cup was merely a symptom of a wider malaise. Across what was surely the worst year in Wallabies history, two head coaches left their post in ignominy, a young talent touted as the future of the code abandoned ship for rugby league, and 100-cap veterans were tossed aside like leftover meat.
Thankfully this is just one side of the story. Flip the page over and you’ll find a more hopeful narrative to follow.