NRL club attempting a reunion with Sonny Bill Williams

This gives Jacombs a chance to reach his full potential and maybe become the next great All Black 10. I’m not sold he is that he is the next great 10 but if you don’t give him a shot, you will never know. Meanwhile, McKenzie is not going to get any better or worse playing at fly half 20-30 minutes per match.

More importantly though, it’s weakness opened up!

Did it just happen to be Italy that he saw his team weren’t able to achieve his vision of success? I mean Italy are a very good side so its by no means a lost cause to not look like world beaters. Sure his focus should have been on more transient factors like growth and style for a full rebuild, not trying to avoid the wooden spoon.

Which brings me to you main point, that would be exactly what the benefit of dropping down a tier would be. A chance to really implement something, get good at it, then take it up a level again once you’re ready. Even for Italy it must have been an incredibly brutal environment to have been trying to develop as a side.

Not saying of course that the other EU teams would be any better, but it might be better for everyone if say ‘years of tough losses’ are shared between countries, rather than see Wales go through this journey two, three, possible four years in a row. Of course the main reason they don’t want to miss just one 6N season is because it would probably tank the game in their country missing out on all that revenue. I have always said they should look at widening the revenue share, there are plenty of competitions that have systems to keep bottom teams competitive, and the 6N would only make more money if it was a tierd competition with prom/rel.

Ah, yes..

the men in white discovered the resolution to win a game at the death, for the first time managing to hold out for the win after going in front late in the game.

Makes much more sense. It will prove to them theyve been right all alone, yes. Should do a power of good for the fans too.