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Honestly how many of those players do you think would still be playing in Super Rugby after 2016 if they hadn't introduced these new rules

The way I see it is this Qwerty, the ARU can only afford to contract a certain number of test players every year. By the time most players get to 60 tests they've played for the wallabies for the wallabies for 7 or 8 years and they're ready to chase the $$. Whether we like it or not that's the...

haha Qwerty how about you name 10 players that have 60 tests that are playing in Australia?? You're ignoring the fact that that ARU will always have enough funds to retain a few of those very experience players and there will always be some players that prefer living in Australia.

Well very few player are still in their prime if they do ultimately return to their country of birth. Those players you names were all past their best. Francois Loew is a good example of a player that moved to Europe and is at the top of his game. I would imagine a lot of props become...

How would this possibly effect Super Rugby? This rule only has application to a very select few of our rugby player, most of which are already heading overseas. If anything it'll cause certain players to stick around for a year of 2 extra

im personally really excited about the future of OZ rugby under this rule. It's nice to think that in the years to come we could have a situation whereby some of our most experienced stars will return to Australia to fight for the Bledisloe Cup. It could really give us a big confidence boost in...

If we were to win a world cup with our current crop of players, it'd be a real shame to think we'd lose a good portion of our most experienced players from our world cup winning team immediately after the tournament.

I'd suggest this is more a long term issue that the ARU has been no doubt thinking about for some time. Cheika would have certainly had some imput, but it doesn't necessarily mean that this was all about him wanting to select a particular player from overseas. I'd suggest the biggest factor in...

Personally I've seen very little of Giteau over the last few years, so I've got absolutely no idea how he would match up to our current players. Though I can only assume that he has very good game management. I'd see him fighting it out for a spot against Beale and Lilo. Doubt he'd get...

i read somewhere that Douglas could theoretically be fit by the Rugby Championship, though doubtful. In any event, i doubt I'd select him. I think it's more likely that Horwill will find some form

A lot of these players' future test careers could live and die depending on whether the Wallabies make it out of their group in the World Cup. Guys like Palu, Cooper etc might be 1 or 2 games short

No. I've just read the ARU press release so it wouldn't include Super contracts and requires at least 60 caps in any event. On the plus side by Cooper and Kepu should be eligible next year. Another thing to keep in mind is it allows the selection of returning players, so guys like Douglas...

I like this new rule. It might encourage players to stick around in Australia for a few extra years.

I thought Dan Palmer was already contracted for the Brumbies in 2015? Surely he'll be captain

I count only 6 years for Maafu Ex Wallaby captain Ben Mowen is eligible though. This certainly throws a spanner in the works.

Ioane must have played in Australia for 7 years. Not that he'd make the side. It certainly affects the likes of Kepu, Cooper, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) , Genia, etc We need some clarification on the scope of those grounds. "7 years service" if that counts having played rugby for a Super franchise for 7 years it...

You'd have to be blind not to see that McCalman has been in career best form over the last 8 months. Great news for the Wallabies heading into the WC. My only problem with Ben is that he's not really a dominant ball runner at test level. Palu is better at bending the line. Again I guess it...

Big blow for the Kiwis and world cup viewers in general. I'd rate Cruden as the world's best no.10. Barrett is a great replacement though. Provided he stays healthy there's nothing to worry about.

McMahon would be a decent foil with Pocock at 7. But I tend to think he can't go too lightweight - as seen on the EOYT. I'd be going for a lock style 6. Plus if you're going to start Skelton and Palu you need a strong line-out option at 6. McMahon has probably taken about the same number of...

I love McMahon, but IMO he's basically the same player as Michael Hooper. Cheika tried playing both of them together on the EOYT and it was a failure.