Results-based evidence points towards second Super Rugby cull | Bret Harris

After a woeful round for Australian teams it may be time to think the unthinkable In an alarming round Australia’s Super Rugby teams – the Brumbies, Melbourne Rebels, NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds – all lost their games even though three of the matches were played on home grounds. It exposed the weakness of the Australian conference and also raises the unpalatable question: can Australia support four Super Rugby franchises and be competitive against New Zealand and even South African sides? Rugby Australia would have no appetite to cut an Australian team after the agony of culling the Weste…