Correct Cyclo, he had some sort of gig there, it was never explained clearly to me what his role was meant to be, and I failed to see any evidence that he'd done anything at all.
Some of this Trump-esque 'make rugby great again' includes a fair bit of delusion as to what rugby in Australia ever was. People of Kafer's era think of that 1997 to 2001 period, when we held the Bledisloe for five consecutive years, won the WC, tri-nations etc. That period was actually the outlier, we have never, at any other time, had that sort of success. I think the Bledisloe has been contested something like 59 times (I stand corrected on these figures, haven't bothered to check them but they will be pretty close) and we've won something like 14 of them. Throughout the 50's, 60's and 70's I know we didn't win it once!
Yes, the last few years have been disappointing, but for my 65 years we have always played a poor third to NRL and AFL, and around third to fifth in the world has been about our normal standing.
That's not to say all is well and nothing can be improved, but if you base your opinion of Castle on the fact that we're not number one in the world, with packed stadiums every week and broadcasters throwing themselves at our feet begging for rights, you're delusional.
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