My candidates for the 10 Questions are:
Does the Franchise Head Coach (in the case of Super Rugby) or the Wallabies Coach (in the National Case) have a responsibility to develop the game beyond the extended squad that they are in charge of? If so what measures would they be?
What measures would you take to ensure that your style or philosophy is enshrined in feeder clubs and districts, schools and junior clubs down to grass roots level so that firstly the transition from club/academy level to Super rugby is as seamless as possible, and secondly that your "brand" of rugby continues to bear fruit through the pathway for years to come?
There are many Australian Cyclists riding for all sorts of cycling teams in the glamourous European cycling circuit. Next year there will be an Australian Team in the Tour de France. Having coached rugby in France, noting that there are a large number of foreign players in the European leagues, would you see a time when there would be an Australian Rugby Team based in Europe to compete in the European league, with those players eligible for Wallaby selection?
How important is it for a professional rugby player to gain skills and qualifications for a life after rugby in either a trade or a profession while they are playing professionally, and what responsibility, and role should the Super Franchise, the RUPA and State Unions and ARU take in promoting this?
Sydney (Eastern Suburbs and North Shore), Canberra and Brisbane seem to be reasonably healthy for player numbers and Rugby Supporters. What can be done to bolster support and player numbers in the Bush, Southern States, Western Sydney, the Hunter/Central Coast and the Illawarra?
There is a perception that the Rugby Union Executives at state and national level are out of touch and that they are no better than the Bunch of old farts that Will Carling accused the English Executives of being. What can be done to address this perception?
Rugby is seen by many as being elitist and Private School based. Rugby League actively promotes itself as being the game of the people. While the All Black and to a lesser extent Springbok tests typically sell out, It is an expensive day out for Mum, Dad and two or more kids to go to a Test Match or Super Rugby game, what would you do to help fill the stadiums for the other games?
Do you prefer Marching Bands and massed choirs, or rock bands and solo artists to sing the national anthem on game day?
If you were the boss of the IRB, what are 3 things you would change immediately, 3 things you would state are never to change, and 3 things you would identify as worthy being changed subject to further study?
Is the unladen airspeed velocity of the European Swallow greater than the African Swallow during the southward migration, and does it change during the annual northern migration.
