Robbie Deans to coach in Japan

Yeah Link has done an amazing job with the amigos and wallabies against the abs and Boks. Can't wait till see QCs and Kb against the Abs it should be a laugh.

No. Just responsible for screwing up the Wallabies long enough for danger to pass.

ABs 3-0 Bledisloe series win! The Wallabies won't be able to keep with the ABs.

Firstly, Scotland was up for grabs, which goes to show that what you know about rugby can be scratched on the back of a saucer. If he was such a great coach that all is fanboys made him out to be then there's plenty of nations that would've dropped their incumbents like a stone. But they didn't. Secondly, Top14 coaches get paid at least as much as coaches in Japan. But, then again, it wouldn't surprise me if money wasn't the prime object of the exercise. It must be tough not getting paid a million bucks a year to drive Australian rugby into the dirt.

Magic Sponge 1. The 3 Amigos can be handled - Link proved that. Part of the reason they went off the rails is that nothing would happen to them when they played up. Deans just kept picking them, no matter. 2. How do you know he didn't go for a "more challenging role"?

Ill go along with the kiwi sides being poorly coached.Your only problem is you are attaching way too much importance to SR results.As SR and test footy,at least to me are two different levels.We had this same conversation with Aussie fans this time last year,when only the Chiefs were firing.And how did that turn out. The aging stars bit has a bit more credence,but a number of those players won't make it beyond this year - I'm thinking Mealamu,Hore,Woodcock.And if you add McCaw and Carter,that's about it.The rest of the team is quite young.But I admire your spirit. You lost me after the WBs nearly won Bled 3.Really!!

Your explanation is like looking at the mirror and saying you are going to win the beauty contest, when you haven't even considered your opposition. Sure the AB's don't have those players you have listed, but they do have Cruden, Barrett, Aaron Smith, Conrad Smith, Savea, Read, and many more. Deans won a couple, and almost won many other games with the Wallabies against the AB's, but almosts don't count. Also, my view on the New Zealand conference is that aside from the Blues they hardly look average, the fact that they have to scrap it out with each other twice makes it hard for them to stand out, but they are certainly not average. Conversely, Oz teams have 3 teams in the top 8, NZ have 4, NZ's lowest team is the blues at 11, Oz hold 12 and 13. Hardly good form and quality. Wallabies may win a game against the AB's this year, and to generate a bit of interest in the Bledisloe cup, I hope they do, however I cannot see them taking the cup this year.

Most "expert" wallaby squads are identical, meaning we have 22 players locked in, such is their form and quality. we have huge depth, and the Aussie sides are dominating. Conversely, NZ sides look average, Poorly coached with ageing stars in decline. Wallabies nearly won BLEDISLOE 3 last year. That was McKenzies first season inheriting the demoralised rabble left by Deans. No one could fix that overnight, but the hammering the Wallabies gave Argentina, Italy and Ireland, and the first-half against England before thd referee started malfunctioning were pretty good efforts for a first season. Now we can replace cereal pretender Mowen with a fit Higgers or Palu or McCalman, meaning we have 8 forwards again, not 7 and a passenger. Horwill and Simmons combo is improving and will be awesome by the test season. Sio is on fire, Moore is adequate, and Fardy is superb. Add Hooper and Slupper and we have a world class pack. The Kiwis don't have Quade or Genia, or Speight, AAC, Izzy, Kurindrani or Toomua. Advantage Australia. A win in Sydney followed by a win in Brisbane. BLEDISLOE coming home baby!

The Dingo Deans Saga continues. One thing uses for sure - Lote Tuquri will never get signed to play for the Wild Knights. Three guesses why...

Based on what?

Except Wallabies will hammer NZ this year.

We needed those translators at the post-Wallaby match press conferences.

A good challenge. Interesting to see how Panasonic progresses in the next couple of years. Best of luck to him. And coincidentally to Benji Marshall too.

sounds like what link has done to the reds since 2011

While never a big fan of Deans, his one comment early in his tenure along the lines of "you can only do what you can with the cattle you have", rings true. He only ever said it once, so wonder if he was told never to repeat it. Fact is, Australia only ever have a very small number of top line players, until yesterday I could not work out why this was the case. Then when at training with my son last night, the club manager was saying that U13's is pretty much the last age group that teams have before all the kids start dropping off. In fact come U14's and U15's, only the very big clubs have have teams, and even then, some of them only have one (when they are used to having multiple teams for younger ages). Apparently you can pay $800.00 for the pleasure of joining the ARU gold program which overlaps the club season so counts you out of playing for a club at least for part of a season. To me, the ARU are just not serious about the future of rugby in Australia, they are only interested in the top level of the sport. Community rugby has very little investment, which is the complete opposite of New Zealand, and its not hard to see the difference in depth in the two countries. Surely its not too hard to see that the future of Australian rugby lies in investing in keeping players playing past the U13s.

I heard Deans was also responsible for the Boston Bombings.

Comedy gold, I laughed more than I should have

The players that come across to the Top League in Japan have to shed between 5 - 10 kg to keep up with the pace of the game here. I know for a fact that Brussow weighed in at 112kg when staring his contract here and shed 7kg in 2 months to get in line with the game here in Japan. The skills may not be top flight but the speed is incredibly fast, that's why Japan literally get out muscled in the rucks and mauls.

Wonderful generation, Like the three amigos, just what a coach loves to work with. Good luck to Deansy I thought he would go for a more challenging role rather than the cash though.

So deans will sack every player over 19, tell them to scrap any plan and repeat the mantra: "play what's in front of you", urge culture will embrace alcoholism and absenteeism, the player salaries will spiral in spite of diminished performances and an exodus of all silverware, and sux years later, the side will emerge completely demoralised, with no depth, and most of their stars either completely disenfranchised or playing o/s. This is the Deans legacy.