In 2006 the formally mighty Wallabies produced dismal results against some of the world’s lower ranked northern hemisphere teams.

The new coach John Connolly, who took over from ousted Australian coach Edie Jones, has managed to reproduce the same dismal results by doing more of the same.

It was clear to many a fanatical Wallabies supporter that every time they had thrown the game away and bought on the reserves such as Matt Rogers the team lifted and actually started scoring.

Why the coaching staff never picked up on this is beyond belief after all trying the same thing time and time again and expecting a different result is surly a form of insanity.

The team always manages to play as poorly or as good as the opposition it faces. If they are playing teams like the All Blacks or South Africa it brings out the best and the result, while not always in favor of the Wallabies, are at least respectable. Putting the team up against less fearsome competition such as Ireland usually results in the Wallabies being dictated to and not following a game plan, other than to let the other team gain confidence and eventually take any self belief away from the team.

The Wallabies’ past track record in the modern era of the game has been impressive. Competing in all five of the Rugby Union World Cups the team won the World Cup on two occasions, in 1991 and 1999 and lost in the final match in extra time to England in 2003.

Rugby union in Australia has always taken a back seat to its big cousin rugby league. This could have been broken when rugby league went through turmoil in the 90s when the opposite code started Super League. After this, Rugby League was fragmented and its supporter base was left reeling.

Why did the ARU not capitalize on this and invest in heavy campaigning to convert these valuable fans?

To think it can’t be done was naive to say the least. One only need to look at the rise and rise of Australian Rules Football (AFL) in what was once a Rugby League strong hold state, Queensland.

So what is needed at the ARU to get the results it surly deserves?

1. Don’t bring in a coach that has not produced results. The Queensland Reds finished a dismal 12th in the Super 14 competition in 2006 under the watch of Connolly. How could he do any better with the Wallabies?

2. Don’t put players in unnatural positions. Let the player’s natural game shine through by enabling them to do what they do best.

3. Practice as they play. All the Wallabies are currently being rested from Super 14 matches to save them for the 2007 World Cup and in the past they have trained at half pace to avoid injury. Practice as you play or you will invariably play as you practiced.

4. Take away the stigma that Rugby Union is for toffee nosed wimps. In New Zealand everybody plays union, rich, poor, black or white.

5. Get Rugby Union on free to air television. Even if it’s delayed coverage.

6. Convert New Zealand supporters to Australian supporters. There are some 1 million New Zealanders living in Australia and I would bet the majority still follow their New Zealand teams.

The Wallabies play a great game when they believe in themselves, they just need the backing from the coaching staff, ARU and the Australian public and they can pull another Rugby World Cup out of the bag.

The boys will also decide this week the two finalists that will go towards the title. They will be playing next Thursday 25th. The first match will be played by Roger Federer and Andy Roddick at 3:30am ET and the second one will be between Tommy Haas and Fernando Gonzalez at 7pm ET.

The Australian Open is the first one of the world’s four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and it takes place each January at Melbourne Park.

The tournament was played for the first time in 1905. It was contested by top-ranked amateur players and known as the Australian championships until the advent of open tennis in 1968.

This tournament was originally based at the grass courts at Kooyong in the city of Melbourne’s inner south-east, but then it was moved to Melbourne Park that by then was known as Flinders Park. Mats Wilander was the only player to win the tournament both on grass and on Rebound Ace.

The Australian Open was held during December from 1977 through 1985, returning to its original January date in 1987. This led to two tournaments being played in 1977; the first one in January and the second one in December. In 1986, because of the return to January, no tournament was held.

The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tournament that can feature indoor play since the two main courts, Rod Laver Arena, and Vodafone Arena have movable roofs that can be shut in case of rain or extreme heat. However, Wimbledon has plans to build a retractable roof for Centre Court in 2009.

As this tournament is held in the middle of summer, the Australian Open is legendary for its notoriously hot days. An extreme-heat policy is applied when temperatures and humidity reach dangerous levels. This year we have seen how the heat has affected the tennis players during their matches.

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