Assistant coach Pierre-Henry Broncan has linked the slide of the Wallabies back to the departure of the world champion Springboks players from Super Rugby, which he felt needed a shake-up.
The Australians are preparing to face Portugal in their final World Cup pool match on Sunday (Monday AEST) in Saint-Etienne but are on the brink of their first ever exit before the quarter-finals after record losses to Wales and Fiji.
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, South African teams were axed from Super Rugby in 2021 and joined northern hemisphere competitions, which Frenchman Broncan believed was to the detriment of Australian rugby.
