One of the heroes of the Wallabies’ historic grand slam has delivered a withering attack on nearly every facet of the game in Australia, and says he has been ostracised for his outspoken views.
in consecutive Test victories. To this day, despite two World Cup triumphs in the interim, that grand slam remains Australia’s only home-nations clean sweep.
“The culture and the history of a club, country or business is very important,” Campese said. “If you don’t understand why you’re playing, then it doesn’t help. In 1984, we were so proud. I’m not saying the current Wallabies aren’t but it’s a different mindset, mate. It’s about money. They’re paid. It’s a job. That’s part of life – that’s good. But when you get paid and you play for a big country I think you should have more respect and understanding of why you’re there.
It is fair to say that Rugby Australia will not feature on Campese’s Christmas card list. It is the governing body whom Campese holds responsible for the dearth of Australian coaching talent, saying “after 2019, Michael Cheika should have been kept on to develop more coaches in a high-performance role.”The 101-times-capped Wallaby believes that the entire board, with the Wallabies only four wins from nine this year and struggling to keep up with the other three codes in Australia, should resign.
“Joe Schmidt has no idea about Australian rugby. He’s a New Zealander. He’s not interested in finding out who we are.”“Mike Catt is coming up to coach the Waratahs. He has no idea about Australian rugby, either, he’s South African-English! Every country used to have its own unique way of playing. It’s just sad that we have to get people from other codes to coach us. That used to be what was unique about rugby; you had your own way of playing.
“I have no idea about props but I know one thing: he gets injured in the first 10 minutes of a game. He only lasts 30 minutes max and he’s on a bloody lot of money. Someone should tell him to grow some balls. If you want to be someone, mate, this is your chance.Getty Images “It was my first time in Europe, the weather was freezing,” Campese says. “We played some unbelievable teams and rugby – some great stadiums. The people appreciated how we played. We had a bloody good team. If you have a look at some of the rugby back then, it’s still being played today.
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