Wales Side to face Australia

Why wasn't Costellow brought on?

1) Scarlets all season

2) Wales rugby in 2022(particularly Georgia & Italy

3) Wales football in world cup

4) Icing on the cake today, losing today after a commanding lead

Almost given up the will to be a sportsfan 

Cannot believe Wales lost today to an Aussie side so under strength.

If Wales don't get rid of Pivac now, and give a replacement, at least a little time to work with the squad, we won't get out of the pool in the world cup for sure.

Whoever the coach is, some of the basic lack of a skillset some of the players possess, is going to cause problems. However surely a better team of professionals cannot do a worse job than we see ATM

Wales started really well and were clearly on top.

Pivac then committed "Hari- Kari", by making ritual changes, which is what rugby now seems to be about.

The quicker this is stopped the better, for safety of players, as much as anything. An IRB ruling to reintroduce changes for injury only

Anscombe was playing well, controlling the game. On comes Priestland, and throws a "don't look pass", leading to a stupid trip from Tipruric & subsequent yellow card. GAME TURNS.

Ridiculous.

To top this Wales has ample opportunities to to close the game but didn't take them.

Poor leadership from Tipuric and lack of basic skills in the Red Zone..just like Scarlets.

It just isn't good enough from alleged top pro sportsmen.

As well discussed before on the forum, changing the coach, may have some short-term success, but the problem, as we all know, runs a lot deeper.

WRU now MUST take some action.

That reviews remit firstly should be looking at.... 

1) the viability of the regions. Their success (or lack of|) organisation including academies. The funding formula for the regions, for each region should surely be examined, and to maintain the 4 regions, whether this should be increased.

If the funding cannot be maintained and increased, what are the options?

2) The viability of the top tier of the game itself, under the regions. The Premiership, with the view to examine the reduction in the number of teams within this structure, to concentrate the best players within a more limited number of clubs, and therefore enhance a better level of competition.

3) The review would also need to look further down the chain at the community game in Wales and discuss with clubs how they can be helped and adequately supported by the union, which would also mean support for junior rugby 

4)There should be an examination of how the game is administered in Wales in schools and colleges, and therefore, should work closely with the Welsh government, and local Authorities

5) To review the continued to support of women's rugby in Wales, making it gender inclusive at all levels

6) Finally, and most important, is a review of the WRU itself and its archaic structure.

To implement the above measures, (and in my view, there needs to be radical changes) the whole voting and democratic structure needs to change.

Small clubs, through whatever self-interest motivates them, should NOT be able to block major changes, which the whole of the game in Wales.

There has been clear evidence of this at recent meetings, were WRU could not make the changes they wanted. 

A business the size of WRU, needs a model that continues to operate smoothly and reflects the demands of the 21st century, not the Victorian era.

Do I think this will happen; probably not, and therefore we go on with a mediocre, failing game, supported by shrinking grassroots. 

It's incredibly sad and it hurts

One thing I will say about scarlet fever forum, whatever disagreements there are on here, (naturally as it's a forum), the very fact there are so many Scarlets fans on here who, like me, love the game of rugby in Wales, speaks volumes. 

The fact is, if it didn't mean anything to them, they wouldn't be wasting their time on here.

Silence would be worrying.

On a dismal week for Welsh sport, as it has been, that's my true crumb of comfort

 

However, the performances on the field pale into insignificance when compared to the state of the game in general and the running of it by the WRU.

PIVACs appointment was a punt (done on the cheap), how the WRU could state that they searched the world to find the best man and then go 50 miles down the road (to get Pivac) was just embarrassing.

The lack of a funding deal for the regions, the purchasing of a hotel and the joke that’s the roof walk, just shows the WRU for what they are - a bunch of amateurs in charge of a multi million pound organisation, hamstrung by grass roots sides.

We all know what their one solution will be - cut down the number of regions to two.  That would just stifle any opportunity for players to break through into the national team on a regular basis, as you would only have a limited number of spaces for players in any given position.

What is needed is wholesale changes at the top of the game, the appointment of people with either a business or a professional playing background (or both if possible), the removal of the power of grass roots sides, who often just vote down changes just to frustrate the union, the proper funding of the regions or the regions being given more autonomy - with them funding their own squads but being paid the going rate for players being released to the national squad.

Fiji will have better prep than for the autumn in the WC, I can't see Wales getting out of the group.

Sounds daft but Australia felt like favourites when they were 16 points down.