How Fitzsimmons became a mouthpiece for the left is beyond me.
He was one of the worst standard Rugby Union players to ever play for Australia.
He isn't particularly intelligent.
And he started the downfall of his own code when he attacked the big-name recruit Israel Fallou for his religious beliefs.
Rugby Union in Australia never recovered.
Sport is entertainment in the modern era and rugby union is losing the long-term battle by inflicting such pedantic oversight and implementation of its rulebook, largely due to the TMO and the game’s seeming paralysis when it comes to head injuries, concussion and the dangers as they pertain to CTE.
The simple confusion is how do rugby league, AFL and the NFL continue to improve their product and entertainment value despite facing the same concerns?
Rugby Union continues to eat itself alive with non-sensical officiating, including yellow and red cards in most matches.
For the first time ever, I turned off the Rebels vs Drua game last Friday night, because of the stop-start nature and switched over to the league.
In doing so, and after watching plenty more league, AFL and soccer recently, it is stark that their professional product is superior.
Keep your mitts off Rugby League Fitzsimmons.