By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week

Whether the Wallabies emerge with a Grand Slam or a slump of almighty proportions – or somewhere inbetween – after their tussle with the four Home Unions in this autumn series, Australian rugby union has been its own worst enemy.
The exodus of players from Australian rugby to all points of the globe, accelerated by the decline of Super Rugby, has been a disaster which threatens to undermine the 2025 Lions tour.
This is not so much because Aussie players have voted with their feet, but because, rather than adopt the pragmatic South African a...