Steve Hansen reveals new post-World Cup job

And the reason say another URC (for example) member would get the spot over the other team that won the Challenge Cup, would be because they were arguable better if they finished higher in the League. It won't diminish desire to win the Challenge Cup, because that team may still be competing for that seed, and if theyre automatic qual anyway, it still might make them treat it more seriously (major problem with the comp/concept atm as teams use it as a trial match for the squad, especially if they think theyre going to qualify normally that year).

what does base mean in this context? how would it be quantified?

A theoretical evaluation of the leagues. By all sorts of means, performance, representation, financials etc. All to be discussed and decide of course (my numbers could turn out completely wrong), so enjoying your critique of such ideas.

Cheika did in 2015 and then we struggled under him from 2016 to 2019.

Shaun will be a huge loss, he is a 'clueless' type player but he still adds so much. Ratima should step up as an extra treat next year though.

Otherwise we should seem some exciting back up to Dmac. Blues tin arsed it this year, not going to happen again!

His diatribes become less convincing as the pressure builds for him to perform. I’m surprised he hasn’t blamed altitude yet!

Bulls supporters don’t take kindly to coaches who whinge and whine. He better stop this sh1t and get on with it before his employers lose their patience. Less time bleating to the media (and more time coaching) would be a good start.

For instance, I award the 6N winner a WC berth for their league, out of a 'pool' of WC berths, but that could easily just be 'taken' from another countries berth instead, say the bottom side in the 6N.

This would had much needed incentive to those contests. fl wants to achieve this sort of thing through performances in last years tournement, but I just don't see how that's possible.

Kiwi coaches are vindictively trying to do the same to Australia.

Of course Australia's next coach or coaches must be an Australian but they must also not be from the Tahs, like Cheika or Eddie Jones. They just can't help themselves choosing hopeless Tah pets, like Foley, or Phipps, or Hooper, or Beale, or Mumm, or Porecki or Donaldson over much better Australian players, which cripples the team and it's morale.

But the Tahs don't care. They put themselves before Australian rugby and if they can't justify a Tah coach, a compliant kiwi who will do the same thing is just as good.

I'm amazed, sort of, that so many Kiwis, Argentinians, Welshmen and Scotsmen, want Joe Schmidt to ignore his son's welfare, just for the opportunity to undermine Australian rugby, again. It is very callous.

It is also callous in my opinion for Joe Schmidt to see undermining Australian rugby as more important than his son's welfare, despite having promised his son and his wife after his indulgent Ireland coaching gig, that he would spend more time with them and pulling his weight at home.

What sort of bitter and twisted individual sees a vindictive campaign against Australia as more crucial than looking after his family ? Are all kiwis this vindictive ? Some I know are not and are equally flabbergasted at Schmidt's chutzpah in ignoring his previous promises to his family, to coach the Wallabies to failure, from NZ, whenever he is there of course .....

It shows just how desperate and mean spirited the Tahs are as well, to want to insist he stays away from his family, just so more Tah players get a spot in the Wallabies. It is beyond callous.

Dear kiwis, please just bugger off out of Australian rugby. It's dragging you down as well by making sure you have no real competition. How dumb can you be ?

You ain't got it, boy. Now run along. The grown-ups are talking.