Quade Cooper did not mince his words. The former Wallabies darling (37, 72 caps) spoke out on social media after head coach Dave Rennie’s appointment with the All Blacks the previous day.

The former fly-half points in particular at the way “he was treated by our federation in Australia“. He goes on: ” Huge congratulations to coach Dave Rennie. Seeing him today take on arguably the biggest job there is in rugby feels a bit like poetic justice. We let one of the best coaches walk away“.

That at least has the merit of being clear… Cooper says the Australian administration “practically pushed him towards the door“. “Funny how the universe works sometimes“, he added. A message that must have set a few teeth on edge, a year out from the World Cup in Australia.