Jones\u2019 decision-making and stewardship of the Wallabies program in 2023 will be scrutinised as part for a comprehensive review, due to commence next week, of the Australian team\u2019s two win, seven loss season.<\/p>\n
Slack agreed to be one of a three-person panel conducting the review, according to informed sources who requested anonymity to speak freely. Slack captained the Wallabies in 34 of his 39 Tests between 1979 and 1987, and remains the last skipper to lead Australia to a win at Eden Park, in 1986.<\/p>\n
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Andrew Slack is the last Wallabies captain to have won a Test match at Eden Park, in 1986.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>John Selkirk<\/cite><\/p>\n RA did not confirm identities of the panel members ahead of an official announcement, but it is expected Slack and a second independent figure will fill two slots, while a rugby administrator will be the third. Slack was contacted for comment.<\/p>\n Sources with knowledge of the matter, who requested anonymity to speak freely, told this masthead a fourth panel member may be added, with Super Rugby bosses pushing RA to have a representative. The state unions have been lobbying Waugh to ensure the Wallabies review has genuine teeth and be comprehensive in scope, including an assessment not just of the coaches and players, but also the performance of the entire Wallabies program and, crucially, the decision-makers at RA who oversaw the whole thing.<\/p>\n The appointment of Slack, who became a respected Brisbane media figure after rugby, has been welcomed by the states, who hope the review can serve as a foundation block for the imminent centralisation of Australia\u2019s high-performance structures. RA expect the review to be concluded by Christmas.<\/p>\n Hooper, Foley and Cooper were the subject of an extraordinary swipe from Jones in an interview with the Herald\u2019s<\/em> Peter FitzSimons, who asked about the reason why all three were left out of the World Cup squad.<\/p>\n Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Steven Siewert<\/cite><\/p>\n \u201cThe situation reminded me of when Wayne Bennett let Wally Lewis go,\u201d Jones said. \u201cNo one could quite understand why, but Wally Lewis wasn\u2019t a great role model for the rest of the team. And for those guys, I don\u2019t think they were the right role models for the team going forward.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong, they\u2019re not bad guys. But you need guys \u2013 particularly when you\u2019ve got a team like Australia has at the moment \u2013 you need guys who are obsessed<\/i> with winning, obsessed <\/i>with being good, and those three are past those stages.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked if he had a response to Jones, Hooper said on Stan Sport\u2019s World Cup coverage: \u201cI\u2019ve got no response. He\u2019s entitled to his own opinion as are we all as we\u2019re all fans of the game. He\u2019s a bit more of a fan and he\u2019s very involved in the game.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got nothing more to say. I\u2019m doing what I\u2019ve always done and I\u2019m hoping to do that next week when I play for the Barbarians and potentially sevens next year. I\u2019m going to carry on being the best player I can be.\u201d<\/p>\n Sports news, results and expert commentary.<\/i><\/b> Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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