Australian rugby currently languishing about 10 years behind New Zealand | Bret Harris

Under the likes of Rod Macqueen, Australian rugby was always one step ahead. Now, after another weekend of disappointment, it finds itself desperately adriftIt is unprecedented, unimaginable and unacceptable. New Zealand teams have won all 17 games against Australian opposition in Super Rugby so far this season, including the lowest-ranked Kiwi side, the Blues, beating the top-ranked Australian outfit, the Brumbies, on their home ground in Canberra.With only eight trans-Tasman contests remaining it is conceivable that the Australian teams will go the entire regular season without winning a sin…