Panel Including Former Wallabies & High Performance Expert Appointed to Review Australia's Rugby World Cup Failure

Panel tasked to review Wallabies' strategy and structure following dismal 2023 season with first-ever World Cup group stage exit and only two victories in nine tests under former coach Eddie Jones.

• Rugby veterans Andrew Slack and Justin Harrison, along with high performance expert Darlene Harrison, have been appointed to a panel to investigate the Wallabies' poor performance in the 2023 season and World Cup failure.
• The Wallabies, under former coach Eddie Jones, suffered an unprecedented World Cup group stage exit and secured only two victories out of nine tests in 2023, triggering widespread criticism.
• The panel aims to deliver its review and recommendations on the 'strategy and structure of the Wallabies' performance environment' to Rugby Australia's board before the end of 2023.
• Former Wallabies captain Andrew Slack, who led the team to several victories in the mid-80s, and Justin Harrison, who played 34 tests including the 2003 World Cup final, bring extensive expertise and experience to the panel.
• The panel, also supported by a Pasifika advisor due to many Wallabies players boasting Pacific islands heritage, will be fundamental in improving the performance and delivering a world-class program for the team.

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