Several Australian rugby identities were at the time deeply concerned about this Wallabies loss, prompting a "top-secret" investigation. Apart from team officials being questioned, the investigation involved contacting Australian betting agencies to check whether there was any unusual betting trends on that match. They were informed it was near impossible to detect, as a common procedure for dubious sporting bets at that time was to be placed with overseas agencies, quite often New Zealand. Usually bets were made in a variety of ways to camouflage "the sting". One of the concerned officials told Ruck & Maul this week: "This issue has to again be looked into. Our suspicions were originally raised due to the very strange mistakes made by usually reliable Australian players during that game. Some errors are glaring. It’s like watching Tiger Woods miss a two-inch putt, over and over again. Very odd." Ruck & Maul was told by RA sources that Wallaby teammates were also concerned with the behaviour of several members of this group following several "sordid" late night incidents. A referee’s performance in another lost Wallabies match is also being scrutinised. This is believed to follow several dubious "points shaving" bets on the game from sports-gamblers in India.

Cheik list gets longer On the list: Former Chiefs coach Dave Rennie. Credit:AAP As expected, the Ruck & Maul item concerning Eddie Jones and Warren Gatland being on the "dream list" to take over the Wallabies coaching spot from Michael Cheika next year caused widespread interest. But wait there’s more. While Jones is strongly backed by one influential Rugby Australia director, and Gatland has support at head office, there is a Plan B if the two Six Nations coaches are unavailable. Former Chiefs coach Dave Rennie is high on the Wallabies coaching list. Rennie is admired by many at RA, including the new director of rugby Scott Johnson. Rennie, a calm, intelligent coach, was highly rated by his players during his six years with the Chiefs, leading to their first Super Rugby title in 2012, which followed several seasons coaching the New Zealand under 20 team. He is now in charge of the Glasgow Warriors, deep in Johnson territory. Nothing on the box

The Television Match Official just keeps giving. The highlight of the Super Rugby round was the final minutes of the Jaguares-Blues game in Buenos Aires. Jaguares forward Julian Montoya scored near the corner post, but before awarding the try, one of Super Rugby’s better referee Rasta Rasivhenge wanted to check with the TMO that the player had not gone over the sideline. There was a short silence, before the TMO with a thick Argentinian accent said: "Yes. Rasta. Rasta. Errrrr. Errrrr. We can’t have any reviews. The broadcast has a problem now no reviews. So it’s your call. I can’t show you nothing in the big screen. Nothing I can see on my monitor." Rasta replies: "So take your time to have a look at it in the truck." After about a minute, Rasta realised there was something wrong and asked: "If I get this right you can’t get the visuals. So we will stick with the on-field decision." Finally you hear someone say faintly: "Yes Rasta." The awarded try was the right decision. But these farcical wasted minutes yet again shows the TMO as a sham. Say what? Loading The latest vogue phrases Australian rugby TV commentators babble on about are "moments not being outcome based" and "the exit" being so crucial. We have no idea what this gibberish means. Sub-titles are required. This is being spouted by those involved in coaching at a high level. No wonder their teams are struggling. Rumour has it

A supposedly cash-strapped rugby body stuffed up an order for team clothing. The order was supposed to be for 200 tops. Instead 2,000 tops lobbed at HQ. Will they soon be on Ebay? Quote of the week "I used to catch my mum watching the Bold and the Beautiful, they had the most fantasy story lines going around. And I think some of the plots that you hear about occurring in rugby are pretty parallel to some of the plots you see in the Bold and the Beautiful. Truth is important and it usually comes out in the end." Wallaby coach Michael Cheika about his critics. Ruck & Maul was more a Green Acres TV fan, as Mr Eustace Charleston Haney is a constant reminder of some who hover around Australian Rugby.