{"id":398320,"date":"2024-05-30T02:30:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T02:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=398320"},"modified":"2024-05-30T03:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T03:04:31","slug":"where-horan-would-put-homeless-wallabies-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=398320","title":{"rendered":"Where Horan would put homeless Wallabies in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity and Wallabies legend Tim Horan is urging Rugby Australia to bolster the Waratahs and Force with Rebels stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/rugby\/super-pacific-australia-news-2024-melbourne-rebels-to-fold-at-end-of-season-20240530-p5jhwa.html\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"following the club&#x27;s demise on Thursday.\">following the club&#x27;s demise on Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stan Sport expert Horan\ufeff suggested Taniela Tupou, Andrew Kellaway, Carter Gordon, Rob Leota, Jordan Uelese and Darby Lancaster would be good fits with NSW, who will finish the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/super-rugby-62d\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Super Rugby Pacific\">Super Rugby Pacific<\/a> season with the dreaded wooden spoon.<\/p>\n<p>Horan added that he would like to see Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, \ufeffJosh Canham, Filipo Daugunu and Isaac Kailea join the Force, who are ninth place with one round to play before the top eight finals.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch all the action from the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/KRnrlm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"with every match ad free, live and on demand on Stan Sport\"><em><strong>with<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>every match ad free, live and on demand on Stan Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimHoran12\/status\/1795975384649072677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimHoran12\/status\/1795975384649072677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ironically, the Rebels &#8211; in their 14th season &#8211; have this year qualified for the finals for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>RA said it had been working with the Rugby Union Players Association on contingency planning &quot;and met with players last week to discuss options for player movement within Australian rugby.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The process would continue \ufeff&quot;as RA engages with RUPA, players and other Super Rugby clubs regarding options for player movement.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/state-of-origin-news-2024-phil-gould-nsw-blues-selections-zac-lomax-spencer-leniu-exclusive-20240529-p5jht8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>&#x27;That&#x27;s a risk&#x27;: Gus worried about three NSW gambles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/tennis\/french-open-2024-news-naomi-osaka-loses-to-iga-swiatek-highlights-scores-reaction-video-20240530-p5jht7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Osaka in tears as champ pulls off epic comeback<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/rugby\/sevens-australia-olympics-news-2024-michael-hooper-on-injury-ahead-of-paris-games-20240529-p5jht3.html\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Wallabies legend races to stake Paris 2024 claim\"><strong>Wallabies legend races to stake Paris 2024 claim<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taniela_tupou\/status\/1795983240357933364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/taniela_tupou\/status\/1795983240357933364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tupou tweeted a broken heart emoji as the Rebels were set to fly to Fiji on Thursday to prepare for Saturday&#x27;s final round game \ufeffagainst the Drua.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is the news that the Rebels club and its supporters have been dreading since the club was placed into voluntary administration in January,&quot; a Rebels statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It is important to note that all player and coach pathways programs remain in place, and there has not yet been a decision made on the future of the Melbourne Rebels Super W team.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>NEW PODCAST! Michael Atkinson and Iain Payten ask whether the &#x27;Junkyard Dog&#x27; is Wallabies ready and the latest on Michael Hooper<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/rugby-world-cup-inside-line\/is-the-junkyard-dog-tim-ryan-ready-for-a-wallabies\/embed?in_playlist=podcast&amp;style=Cover\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-omnypodcast\" data-show-caption=\"false\">https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/rugby-world-cup-inside-line\/is-the-junkyard-dog-tim-ryan-ready-for-a-wallabies\/embed?in_playlist=podcast&amp;style=Cover<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;While this is undoubtedly a sad day for the Melbourne Rebels, the clarity that this decision provides for our players and staff is welcome.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The club will continue to work with RA and the Rugby Union Players Association regarding next steps for players and staff\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are proud of our players, coaches, and staff in delivering such a successful season in the most challenging of circumstances.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"01ee73a3-5b21-4935-8067-9cca7c33afdc\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/01ee73a3-5b21-4935-8067-9cca7c33afdc\" alt=\"Rob Leota, Carter Gordon and Taniela Tupou.\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Without taking any pleasure in it, ex-Wallabies forward Stephen Hoiles has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/rugby\/melbourne-rebels-news-2024-super-rugby-voluntary-administration-phil-waugh-interview-20240130-p5j99t.html\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"long argued that Australia would be more competitive in Super Rugby with a less is more approach.\">long argued that Australia would be more competitive in Super Rugby with a less is more approach.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;We&#x27;re in a failing Super Rugby system,&quot; the Randwick coach told Stan Sport after the Wallabies bombed out of last year&#x27;s Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I say it on TV, getting paid from TV &#8211; broadcast wants more games and more products and more teams &#8211; but more teams makes us unsuccessful and it hasn&#x27;t helped for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"f4c10815-ab0f-4a7f-9353-34574dec89b5\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/f4c10815-ab0f-4a7f-9353-34574dec89b5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Hoiles of the Waratahs drinks champagne after winning the 2014 Super Rugby title.\" data-width=\"2000\" data-height=\"2000\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I played at the Brumbies, I played at the Waratahs.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If it meant getting rid of one of them to make Australian rugby better, I&#x27;d be all for it because we don&#x27;t have the depth and talent to play this many players at a professional level.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Australia hasn&#x27;t won a Super Rugby title since Hoiles&#x27; Waratahs in 2014.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity and Wallabies legend Tim Horan is urging Rugby Australia to bolster the Waratahs and Force with <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=398320\" title=\"Where Horan would put homeless Wallabies in 2025\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":398322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398320"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=398320"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":398324,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398320\/revisions\/398324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/398322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=398320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=398320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=398320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}