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Made cameo appearances and ceremonial minutes in many sports. Found out I could coach rugby pretty well and that has taken me across the world!
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Too much of this story is about the commentators thoughts……
Petaia wasn’t that amazing, Stewart and Flook do a huge amount of work for that backline. Thought Paisami and the young halfbacks were specials last night.
In many ways it was just the age old formula – the forwards laid the platform and the backs did the business
REACTION: Perfect Petaia, Paisami and Drua desire combine in SRP epic despite 'farcical' TMO delays
Did the buy him???? 😂 😂
REACTION: Perfect Petaia, Paisami and Drua desire combine in SRP epic despite 'farcical' TMO delays
Also where was he in defence when the Drua turned the ball over and rain right through where you’d expect…….the fullback to be defending. He put on a good shot down the wing, but that is just doing his job. Good player, yet to see consistency at not throwing possession away when things get tight.
REACTION: Perfect Petaia, Paisami and Drua desire combine in SRP epic despite 'farcical' TMO delays
Correct – that is the league influence. They watch so much of it, it is the only play along with the panic to cross field kick for winger. When was the last time we saw a Wallaby run an “unders” line? Wilson used to do it when he first got to Reds/Wallabies , then he was taught to be a “real” professional and has never done it again.
Or loop a player to creat extra man. Kurtley probably last person to understand that. Forwards generally were ok Apart from BPA throw. Options in the backs were dreadful after first chip kick …… no patience and ability to play more than 2 phases with any confidence.
VOTE: Wallabies player ratings from Bledisloe 2
True – Kaitu’u is probably the closest I would have thought. Real prospect in a position where Wallabies have aging warriors, penalty magnets or players heading overseas.
Five talking points from Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, Round 5
Claim Kaitu’u – there are plenty of other provinces that claim Wallabies or All Blacks when they have had them for only 3 years! Robertson and Goodwin were never in the race sadly. Anstee I thought was a real chance, but as you say the size of the other contenders probably played against him.
Five talking points from Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, Round 5
totally agree that a club based system will just see the richest clubs get bigger and rip out talent (who justifiably want national exposure) from weaker/less well-funded clubs. It would be “goodbye Norths” in Brisbane or ever seeing a Wallaby from Parramatta again nor anything more than a composite team from Melbourne or Perth. Harlequins/Powerhouse/Moorabin/Nedlands/Subi/Melb/etc just couldn’t afford to participate. Canberra would have same issue – it is why the Vikings were invented 15 years ago….
The coaches want it, and now it seems RA’s appetite for the NRC might be growing
Absolutely – good pick up. I had thought that you would need cooperation from NZRU (not a given, ever) eligibility rules. IF you allowed either All Blacks or Wallabies to play in either comp, it would be attractive – otherwise limited point to the exercise. I agree
Super Rugby AU: The third tier
I believe this is the most constructive thread on this discussion. We actually need more teams competing in an NRC – not less. We won’t suddenly “get better” by sending the same 5 teams off to get beat up by NZ teams. An answer might also be to allow any NZ or Aus player to play in either the NRC OR the NPC. This means they are never far from home if needed to be “called up” it will spread the talent and the opportunity. Spread the knowledge of both countries to improve the competition.
Isolation will not help us at all.
Super Rugby AU: The third tier
Think that is a pretty big call. Yes, he need to stay on the pitch but seriously if we want to have some go-forward in international rugby we need people like Swinton. The penalty-magnet theory is pure media bait. Without the hard men of the past our team (and plenty of other nation’s) were not going anywhere. Think Cockbain, Willie “O”, Finnegan (scored a useful try I seem to remember), Brad Thorn, Courtney Lawes, Jerry Collins, Bakkies Botha – all were called dirty, penalty magnets….but we only remember them as one thing – winners.
Five talking points from Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, Round 5
Check the Wallaby squad mate…the wait is over – you have two. One particularly home-grown. Well deserved inclusions.
Five talking points from Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, Round 5
so you actually saw him make one pass after being put into a gap and then giving away a penalty when Michael Leitch pilfered the ball right back in the next phase. Hardly inspiring – Japanese open running game should suit him eventually.
Michael Hooper steals the show with clutch plays on Top League debut
Golden time try is the silliest “solution” in search of a problem ever…… a draw is a concept that has been played throughout sporting history. Whilst derided recently, the solution will see unfettered infringements in golden time – nothing is surer.
Watch the All Blacks give away penalties in defence over the past 10 years, you will see this pattern in every golden try game this year. I’d do it, every player would do it, every coach would condone it.
Good wrap up on the depth of the teams in Rugby AU – although I think we be ok. Every year a few pop up in the time of need. Tupou is probably the only one that cannot be replaced like for like. Scott-Young will be fine, plenty of experience and skill at Super level. Fraser McReight as a former Junior Wallabies Captain will not be over-awed either.
Reds look good on paper. Brumbies touted as the winner in February, started renewal last year, Waratahs did too (although they haven’t been touted as winning it for a change). Force and Rebels are brittle and once the top line is cracked they are in trouble…… sounds like a normal year of Super Rugby!
The Wrap: Injuries and depth to determine Super Rugby AU
What if a kiwi team is at the bottom? do they get dropped and the top team from Australia (who hasnt been included yet) goes in? Would NZ like a relegation system?
Remembers over the past 10 years that would mean you would have risked both the Highlanders and the Blues being turfed out of the comp.
Admittedly, the Reds (a winner), Rebels, Sunwolves, Lions (multiple finalist), Jaguares (last years finalists, and even the Brumbies have been in perilously low positions.
You could of course, just keep adding New Zealand teams in when Australian or PI teams are deemed not up to scratch……oh, hang on… never mind
Weak teams a burden in Super Rugby: All Blacks coach Ian Foster
Out of here with your logic and pragmatism….. how the hell are “journalist” supposed to feed faux-outrage with that kind of talk????
The sky is falling, the sky is falling – oh hang on
Really?
“the influence of match officials soured both games and may prompt administrators to re-think their approach.”
Were you watching different games to the rest of us!
Thought actually policing offside and the ruck made for quick, clean ball and plenty of attacking flair. Neither game was a runaway win nor was marred by a red card.
Think the coaches need to adapt as it appeared the most of the players did!
Super Rugby return spoiled by whistle
Couldn’t agree more….just average except for the England game where he skyrocketed to “just adequate”. Great support player that used to have speed – not an international 10 to strike fear into the opposition.
Super Rugby: Five talking points from Round 4
Great work here Geoff – a little bit of long range thinking and rational thought into how sport is reported here in Australia. As I said last week, Brumbies were within a minute of a win last week and the Reds have performed very well but haven’t got the chocolates in SA and Argentina.
Lazy reporting and entrenched bias is coming mostly from the NSW market where unfortunately you have the worst performing Super Rugby team at the moment. Also, you have Shute Shield clubs sprouting the nonsense that a club (or rather Shute Shield) based competition would somehow attract more money than an international competition including the last two World Cup Holders…
Excellent read and long may you continue injecting logic and sense into the discussions!
The Wrap: Lazy thinking reinforces rugby’s negative narrative
Exactly Corne,
Chin up Will – if the Reds hadn’t had the Peyper/Anselmi double team in the last two weeks and Brumbies’ game was 1 minute shorter everyone would be hailing a new dawn of Australian rugby. Think there is the making of a solid side here, and the year after world cup is when you want to be struggling to build a team with an actual game plan….not the next 3 (or 7) without one….
Waratahs are only team to not show any real “zing” yet, but there are certainly players there that will feature in Wallabies teams for years to come.
Lets not put on the panic suits just yet….
Bleak Bledisloe hopes a harsh reality for Wallabies fans
Jaco Peyper was exactly how he always is. He gets an impression in the first 10 minutes and stays with it. He picked Qld scrum as the winner (even though they were not always great) and picked Lions at the breakdown (even though they were rarely on their feet/onside).
Reds can’t blame anyone but themselves – all three starting front towers gave penalties that gifted the tries. Backs choked at the end trying to get it to Speight 3 times without success.
Good game, great contest. Played in opposing styles. No need to bitch about ref
Reds fall short in brave Lions loss
Finally!!!!!
An expert actually says this – I have been banging on about it for at least 2 years.
All Blacks in particular figured out Folau’s deficiencies and exploited them. Never getting a contestable kick down his preferred attacking channel on the right hand side of the field from any team that has done their homework.
Great analysis on the effect the “workaround” solution was having on defensive structure too. Koriebete has got better and better now that he only has to do his job and not cover all the other issues.
Great work here Nick – let’s hope the Wallabies can improve fast enough for the England game!
How the loss of Israel Folau has improved the Wallabies backfield
Having seen them up close a few years ago – I know Canada were a well coached and talented side.
I believe that I read that they had lost their National Academy which was in Vancouver (also where UBC is Carlos).
Maybe the demise of the academy system has impacted them, as they used to have an excellent pathway of players making it to the Maple Leafs.
Seems the Eagles have finally started to fill their potential, and Uruguay have always been solid team – in some ways, the pressure on Canada is a function of the success of Rugby in growing in the other countries.
Canada just don’t deserve to be in the Rugby World Cup
Great point here about NZ “building games” in the off year between RWC.
Fionn has done a very even handed job in his review as well.
However,
Could the same argument be used for Wallabies? I don’t really subscribe to this argument, although I am certain it can be the only rationale that Cheika etc can give. The number of debutants is always brought up in every press release/conference with Hooper/Cheika/ARU mouthpiece.
Having said all that – truly embarrassing results for Australia this year. No forward thinking or hard calls made with hookers, props (mediocrity lets you trade a skyblue jumper for a gold one), scrumhalf and flyhalf.
2017 in review for (most) top rugby nations
Good wrap up Ronan – I had actually forgotten that this game was on and missed it.
Coulter-Nile is as you say in a perfect position to support the Australian cause.
One question – wouldn’t a “miserly” bowling rpo performance have a 3 in front of it?
Check out the stats of the true greats and it shows our bowlers are very mid-pack with 4.6rpo….. much better that 6+ though!
Australia derailed by India's spinners
Eddie starting the bait and switch campaign which worked everytime with his old club mate Chek…every….single….time.
Rennie is a different kind of coach, don’t think he will rise to this crap. Will be a tremendous series, but Wallabies are building at the right time and there are plenty of questions about England. Just don’t let Jordan Petaia near fullback – they will send high balls a plenty and he will throw away possession under pressure.
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