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I'm sure we are all well aware of the changes that are going to take place in Super Rugby in 2016. I, for one,…
Im pleased someone’s managed to get the reference! The whole crew is going well thank you
Tough call for selectors as End of Year Tour and All Blacks XV sides set to be named
The NPC has been fantastic this year and NZ rugby has managed to build a fantastic amount of depth this year. The NZ 20s squad has largely stepped up to the plate at NPC level.
Several young NPC teams (Ie. Otago who will only have only player under 25 next season) have some very promising young talent, particularly in the forwards. Canterbury continues to be Canterbury and the four “main teams” Canterbury, Auckland, Waikato, and Wellington all have very good squads, while the smaller provincial teams (with the exception of Southland and Manawatu) have all been incredibly competitive.
Hard to complain about where NZ rugby talent is going in the next 6-8 years
Tough call for selectors as End of Year Tour and All Blacks XV sides set to be named
No Lester Fainga’anuku for the XV?
Tough call for selectors as End of Year Tour and All Blacks XV sides set to be named
Yea but why would any New Zealand player want to play under Australian coaches when they have superior options at both super rugby and NPC level? Again, you have to sell it. It’s all well and good with it sounding nice, but what is the incentive for NZ players to stagnate their development in Australia?
It’s time for Super Rugby to embrace the American conference system
Why would New Zealand sacrifice their player development structures and have younger or established players playing in Australia? And why would any player not in contention for the ABs go to Aussie instead of Europe or Japan? It all sounds well and good but you have to sell it
It’s time for Super Rugby to embrace the American conference system
This won’t solve the lack of competitiveness
It’s time for Super Rugby to embrace the American conference system
Defenders think twice trucking it into him? How many times did he get gassed on the weekend? I’m sorry, he’s a good footy player but there is a least one wing from most teams in the world I’d rather have. Jordan, Mapimpi, Boffelli, Van Der Merwer, May, Larmour, Rees-Zammit, either of the French wingers?
REPORT CARD: Every Wallabies player rated, with biggest improvers and major concerns, from TRC
Basics? Can he kick? No. Can he consistently tackle well (not provide one highlight tackle), no. Is his positional play good? No.
That foot in touch on the weekend was amateur hour. I’m sorry, but I’d rather have smarts in a winger than one who can provide a highlight packaged once every three to four matches.
REPORT CARD: Every Wallabies player rated, with biggest improvers and major concerns, from TRC
I don’t understand the hype around MK? He’s fairly one dimensional and makes so many basic errors
REPORT CARD: Every Wallabies player rated, with biggest improvers and major concerns, from TRC
Harry, is there a genuine concern for the Bok’s inability to score tries other than from the rolling maul? I would have thought the NH teams will be a far harder push over than the Argies and Wallabies.
If so, what’s your solution to that? Personal or coaching, or both?
All Blacks claim TRC title as Boks fall short of target against clock-killing Pumas
Mounga just doesn’t seem to be quite the same with Barrett at the back, maybe I’m wrong. In my ideal world I’d have Mounga @10, Jordan at @15 and B Barrett on the bench
REACTION: Rennie and Wallabies 'crumble' in Auckland again as All Blacks put on a 'masterclass'
For the ABs:
– Jordie Barrett looked like our best 12 (though will need to prove it against better opposition)
– Mounga and Beuden Barrett on the pitch at the same time does not work
– Caleb Clarke was much improved on defence
– Must be Akira’s last game in the black jersey
– we now have a good back up front row and the depth is general is looking much better
– With Blackadder, Scott Barrett, Cane, and Frizzel, we have a seriously big, powerful, and skilled back row
REACTION: Rennie and Wallabies 'crumble' in Auckland again as All Blacks put on a 'masterclass'
Other players under the pump:
1. Akira Ioane: Needs to rise to the occasion
2. RTS: so much has been made of him
It starting he will need to do something with his minutes
3. Slipper: Has been a penalty magnet and has often killed Wallabies momentum
4. Tom Wright: needs to start justifying his starting spot
Under the Pump: Can Foley back it up? Will Fainga'a find his range? What do we expect from the Barrett bros?
I wasn’t aware of that.
Still, a backrow of 6. Jacobson 7. Savea and 8. Hoskins seems like a more sensible option
All Blacks make six changes, RTS returns via bench, Foster aims to counter Wallabies' 'combative' game
Back to the same rubbish. It’s clear Codie Taylor has fallen off the radar. If the coaches want Coles for the RWC, why not start him and see if he can hack it?
No idea why Dalton and Akira continue to get picked ahead of Grace and Jacobson, even Christie.
Why not play Savea at 7 and give with Hoskins another crack or bring back PGS?
Why play Barrett at fullback when it makes far more sense to put Jordan back there and have Sevu on the wing?
All Blacks make six changes, RTS returns via bench, Foster aims to counter Wallabies' 'combative' game
Of course some of the refs decisions were in favour of the AB’s. That tip tackle could and should have been a yellow. Jordan’s turnover etc. The ref was poor and made poor decisions against both teams, I commented that on the match thread at half time.
My point is that Foley and the Wallabies had the capacity to wind down the clock is a smart and legal way. You are allowed to walk to the lineout and waste time that way. What Foley did was stupid. The ref made it pretty easy for him and his team mates realised that as well.
At the end of the day, despite poor calls against both teams, the Wallabies were in a position to win and had an emphatic indication and chance given by the ref to enable them to do so. Foley chose not to. That is what lost them the game.
'Worst call in rugby history' or 'brave, correct and necessary'? World reacts to Bledisloe controversy, ref torched
The call wasn’t out of the blue. Foley was warned four times and given a time off to make it even clearer. I’m not entirely sure what the issue is?
Foley had the opportunity to kick it straight away after the time out and he didn’t. The Wallabies could have walked to the lineout and won and easy pill at the front and didn’t kick it out.
The only reason they were even that close was because of a forward pass, a yellow card that should have been a red card that resulted in a, AB’s backline with that was severely disrupted.
The Wallabies didn’t win because they have zero mental smarts and zero mental strength. That is the reality of the situation. This bleating didn’t happen in the 2015 QF against Scotland, I’d suggest it shouldn’t happen now.
'Worst call in rugby history' or 'brave, correct and necessary'? World reacts to Bledisloe controversy, ref torched
Whitelock should be a protected species from now until the WC quarter finals
All Blacks Bledisloe Cup team: Changes to pack with Sotutu and Retallick called up to rattle Wallabies
No, you stated a fact, not facts. The Pumas have trouble scoring points a lot of the time regardless of the ref. That’s as much as a fact as your fact.
The Thursday Two-up: The Rugby Championship is getting ridiculous and we want to know why
Ireland 46 Argentina 7 – ref: Carley
Aus 32 Argentina 17- ref: O’Keefe
Springbok 32 Argentina 12 – ref: Brace
Australia 42 Argentina 25 – ref: Adamson
I’d suggest the ref has nothing to do with the Pumas getting smashed in recent memory. More to do with the fact they’ve come across two v poor ABs teams and the fact the Pumas themselves are generally a poor, Ill disciplined team that occasionally manages to upset a team on an off day?
The Thursday Two-up: The Rugby Championship is getting ridiculous and we want to know why
What should be concerning is a bloke, who was an exceptional rugby player, one of the best 9s for the wallabies, ever, has this to say. It’s not intelligent, well thought out, tactical analysis. It’s brown nosing rubbish. Not an ounce of actual substance. I’m sure given his experience saying something intelligent would easy? I think this is a rather startling show of what’s been wrong with the wallabies for for the past decade
WILL GENIA: There's no escaping the reality - the nature of that defeat means Noah needs to be held accountable
I think considering the wallabies forward stocks, the game plan needs to revolve around parity, not dominance. Because let’s face it, 9/10 they won’t get dominance against the bigger NH and South African packs. Good technique, set piece, and above all else, good discipline will go a long way.
WILL GENIA: There's no escaping the reality - the nature of that defeat means Noah needs to be held accountable
The Brumbies game plan and broader methodology isn’t going to work at an international level, it doesn’t even work at super rugby level.
Noah and white need to be in a system that’s going to be successful at an international level. There needs to be more variation and a broader understanding of how to adapt to a plan B,C,D.
WILL GENIA: There's no escaping the reality - the nature of that defeat means Noah needs to be held accountable
You could use exactly the same logic about Bernard foley from tests 1-70. You’ve got a talented football player who clearly has the potential to do well for the Wallabies. He’s got a nine that has an incredibly one dimensional game plan, and is incredibly erratic. How many tests does his centre pairing have outside him? How experienced is his fullback? And yet you expect him to drag a below par backline and forward pack across the line against one of the most aggressive defensive teams in the world?
I’m sure he is completely aware he has struggled. Instead of coaching him and helping him improve, you want to drop him for Bernard Foley? A man that has repeatedly shown he can’t guide a wallaby backline around the park, a backline that was far more experienced than anything Noah has had the benefit of having. Does Australia not have the coaches to develop a decent 10?! He’s part of a super rugby system that’s really good at getting to semi finals and losing, and an international set up that doesn’t seem to have the capacity to develop a consistent system to succeed.
This pandering, sycophantic rubbish from a player that despite his individual brilliance, oversaw some of the worst periods of Wallabies rugby in professional history and has admitted in his last article, has zero answers to the wallabies short comings and inconsistencies. But I suspect the next article will be about how to sabotage the head coach for someone that will keep you in the job for an extra 30 tests despite a consistent failure to perform.
WILL GENIA: There's no escaping the reality - the nature of that defeat means Noah needs to be held accountable
The lack of a winning culture or a knowledge and experience of winning something may be on of the biggest issues for the wallabies.
They should have beaten France
They should have beaten the ABs earlier this year
Should have won 2-1 against England
Should have beaten Scotland and wales last tour
Shouldn’t have drawn twice against the pumas the previous rugby championship
The inability to close out games and make sensible decisions meant 7 wins have gone begging. Add those 7 wins to Rennies record and it looks a hell of a lot better.
Australian rugby desperately needs some super rugby coaches and Wallabies assistant coaches that have actually won something and can pass that attitude and temperament on to the players
Progress in Paris, now Wallabies need to show it’s not a one off