Two Osbrone tries keeps the Lions on track for an Australian clean sweep after a nervy finish.
"Future of rugby in Aus won't be helped by dripping condescension"
That is the impressive title of an email sent in by David Britton:
Northern hemisphere takes on this series speak to the inevitable decline of the game outside the UK, and frankly within it. If you look at the feeder schools for union in Australia, a large and meaningful majority of those players are excelling in league, or choosing to play AFL in southern states.
The idea that 'this vintage is poor' obscures the 'posh boy' sport that rugby has become in Australia which will continue to see it decline. To be frank, that dynamic is also playing out in the UK but without as many competitors for the more robustly built.
Never let it will be said that the powers that be won't add more dates to player calendar.
In that spirit …Maybe instead of warming up against Argentina, there are four matches in France two Wednesday two Saturday tests against France. Then off they toddle to SA, NZ or AUS.
