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Wallabies assistant coach Nathan Grey insists reducing the amount of local Super Rugby teams wont help the game in Australia.Australia struggled to make an impact in the 2016 Super Rugby tournament, with only the local conference winning Brumbies making the playoffs and New Zealand teams snaffling all three Australasian wildcard spots.A mediocre 2016 Wallabies campaign which gleaned just six wins from 15 Tests has generated more debate about the state of the game in Australia.The Force and Reds won just two and three games respectively while the West Australian franchise has been taken over by the ARU and face an uncertain future.The Waratahs and Rebels finished ten and 19 points respectively behind the lowest Australasian wild card side.Despite rumblings in some sections of the rugby community that Australia doesnt have sufficient player depth to support five Super franchises, Grey is adamant the present number should be maintained.Super Rugby with the five franchises that Australia has exposes a lot more players to that next level, Grey said at Sydney Airport on Tuesday after returning from the Wallabies spring tour.The more you can expose those players to those step-ups in intensity and performance its only going to hold Australian rugby in good stead.You look at the makeup of a Wallaby squad - theres a good spread of players across all those franchises.If you only had the three (teams) theres going to be a number of guys who are not going to be exposed to that level - and its not going to help the game.Grey dismissed the suggestion that head coach Michael Cheika, who wont return from Europe until later in the week, got caught up in mind games with his England counterpart and former clubmate Eddie Jones.The reality of the matter is when you cross the line there s 23 players in your squad who go out and do the job, the coaches are a little bit insignificant from that perspective, Grey said.He lamented Australias inability to string together complete performances.We showed throughout the year that for long periods of time we can play some exceptional football, Grey said.But its got to be a complete 80-minute performance, and we werent able to string too many of those together this year which was really disappointing.Grey said it was very difficult to attribute the form fluctuations within a game to a single issue.The intensity of the cauldron, sometimes guys in terms of execution you pay for really small errors, he said. Dexter Williams Packers Jersey . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. Dave Robinson Womens Jersey . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. http://www.shoptheofficialpackers.com/Elite-Darnell-Savage-Jr-Packers-Jersey/ . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Rashan Gary Womens Jersey Reggie White Womens Jersey . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys have waived defensive end Shaneil Jenkins, cornerback Jeremiah McKinnon and linebacker James Morris on injury settlements and placed cornerback Josh Thomas on season-ending injured reserve.Jenkins had a sack in each of the first two preseason games before injuring a knee. He joined Dallas in training camp after getting released by Denver.Thomas, a five-year veteran who started his career in CCarolina, returned to the Cowboys on a one-year contract to compete for a backup job, but injured a thumb in the preseason.ddddddddddddhe moves on Monday were the first step in getting the roster down to 75 by Tuesday.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '