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Wallabies great Toutai Kefu has urged administrators and supporters to be patient with the National Rugby Championship as the discussion around development pathways continues to reverberate around Australian rugby.Two games into his first year as coach of Queensland Country, Kefu is still finding his feet at NRC level having coached in Japan and taken on the top job with Tonga.Im enjoying it, Kefu told ESPN of his NRC experiences so far. The group that Ive got, both players and staff, are a great bunch of blokes. We get along pretty well and the players Ive got, theyre young and theres a bit of potential there; were having fun.With the Wallabies having dropped six straight Test matches ahead of this weekends clash with the Springboks, the heat has come not only for coach Michael Cheika but so too the Australian Rugby Union and its overhaul grassroots plan.Former Wallabies back Brett Papworth was scathing in his recent appraisal of the games administrators while Fairfax Media this week reported on proposed changes to schoolboy rugby - though they look like having little effect on Sydneys GPS competition.As for the NRC, opinion seems to be split over whether its introduction was the right decision or if a move to semi-professionalism for the club competitions in Brisbane and Sydney may have been a better play.But the NRC did achieve a significant milestone last week when Reece Hodge completed a rapid 12-month transition from the North Harbour Rays to the Wallabies in just 12 months.I think if you look at individuals, it could be different...Reece Hodge, it was quite quick, I think it was only a couple of years; theres Rory Arnold whos in the Wallabies setup, Kefu said of the NRC pathway.But if you dont look to that [Test] extent; maybe just look to Super, weve got a young kid, young James Tuttle, he started NRC and then the next year he got a Reds contract. So it can happen quite quickly, but it just depends on the demands of the franchise and the level of the player.Back-to-back defeats to the All Blacks have left Australian rugby supporters wondering if theyll ever see the Bledisloe Cup again, such is the bottomless pit of talent pouring out of New Zealand.Australia will never be able to match the depth in talent of its trans-Tasman rival, but Kefu has seen enough in the NRC to suggest that player base can at least grow and he called on supporters to help raise the competitions profile.I think youve got to be patient, like I said it could be a couple of years or it could be five years, Kefu said.I think the public is still probably warming towards the NRC; the ARU is just trying to get the public more engaged and trying to get more of a connection between the fans and the NRC.In Brisbane, its probably not too much of a problem because weve got two iconic teams in terms of the (Queensland] Country team and the Brisbane [City] team. 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However, while Costa is heading back to his best, Eden Hazard continues to struggle and was booed from the field by some Chelsea fans.The pair were key figures in Chelseas march to the title last season and both slumped at the start of this campaign, as Jose Mourinhos champions made the worst-ever start to a Premier League defence.But while Costa has driven himself out of his bad run of form through his typical mix of belligerence and brilliance, his Belgian team-mate seems stuck. Costa before/under Hiddink - 2015/16 Premier League Before Hiddink Under Hiddink Games played 14 10 Goals per game 0.21 0.8 Assists per game 0.07 0.4 Total shots per game 1.50 2.7 Chances created per game 1 1 Shot conversion rate % 14.29 29.63 Hazard before/under Hiddink - 2015/16 Premier League Before Hiddink Under Hiddink Games played 16 10 Goals 0 0 Assists per game 0.13 0.1 Total shots per game 0.94 0.3 Chances created per game 2.75 1.2 In Hiddinks first game in charge, a 2-2 draw with Watford, Costa scored twice. It set the tone and, since the change of management, the Spaniard has scored more goals, made more assists and increased the rate at which hes shooting, creating chances and putting away his opportunities in the Premier League.ddddddddddddOver the past three-and-a-half months Costa has hounded and harried defenders, thrown himself into physical battles and rolled up his sleeves to turn his and Chelseas fortunes around. The sight of him pulling off his protective mask and tossing it away against PSG summed up his spirit. Diego Costa has scored 11 in 15 under Hiddink Im very proud of him, the way hes playing and, going not over the edge, but he likes to fight in the real way of the game, Hiddink said ahead of the last-16 second leg.Thats what we like. I protect him and support him when hes doing what he has done in my period at Chelsea. In the Premier League he frequently is scoring now, since December, January. Its difficult to put a brake on him. Costa wants to play every game, but I must be careful with that. Who am I to stop this man? We must let him go, but sometimes I have to put on a leash. Guus Hiddink on Diego Costas desire Theres been no such improvement in Hazards statistics. In fact, last seasons player of the year has seen his numbers in key attacking categories drop since Hiddinks arrival.The 25-year-old has had groin and hip problems this term but hes still played 34 times in the Premier League and Champions League. His return has been a meagre four assists and no goals. Hazards goal drought Eden Hazard has two goals for Chelsea this season, scoring in FA Cup wins over Championship side MK Dons and a much-changed Man City. Of course, Hazard is not a bruising, all-action battler like Costa. Thats not his style. But, aside from his struggles for form, half-time shirt swapping with Angel Di Maria and telling the French press he would struggle to refuse advances from PSG have done little to win him sympathy with the Chelsea support. Ivanovic defends booed Hazard Branislav Ivanovic has leapt to Eden Hazards defence after fans turned on the Belgian Missing the decisive penalty in Chelseas Capital One Cup shoot-out defeat to Stoke was forgiveable. So, too, perhaps, is a young players failure to match the extremely high standards he set last year.But, in changing shirts with Di Maria in the midst of Chelseas desperate bid to save their season, it feels like Hazards latest PR slip-up was one step too far. I think its a joke, Tony Cottee told Sky Sports News HQ. Its not the first time weve seen it - hes not the only player to have done it. But clubs issue rules at the start of the season about all sorts of things you can and cant do. Surely one of them should be that you do not swap shirts at half-time.Its an insult to the Chelsea fans. Its not even as if hes done it in the tunnel. Its blatant in front of everyone. Im a big fan of Hazard when hes playing well - which he hasnt been this year. Its an insult to the Chelsea fans. Im a big fan of Hazard when hes playing well - which he hasnt been this year. Tony Cottee on Hazards half-time shirt swap Fellow pundit Tony Gale is adamant Hazard wants away - but his numbers this season are hardly those of a player Real Madrid, PSG or other European heavyweights would normally chase.Perhaps Hazard should take a look at team-mate Costa for an example of how to turn his struggles around. Can Eden Hazard recapture the form we saw last season? Let us know using the message boards or by tweeting @SkyFootballAlso See:Ivanovic defends HazardFans had right to boo HazardChelsea statsGet a free ￡10 bet ' ' '