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Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
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However his comments do not come close to what Rassie did with his video so his punishment should be less.
But what could WR hit him with that is smaller and lighter than a feather?
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
Thanks Harry, interesting article, but I do have to pick you up on the spelling mistake. There is only one ‘n’ in Annus Eddie.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
OK, thanks Jez. I missed that.
Fair enough, if they intend to continue serving up the same same and pretending that there isn’t a problem then I’m on board with the domestic comp.
However as this will inevitably drive more of our better players overseas, I think Australia needs to start aggressively asserting that the country over club rule is enforced.
'Ready to go': Jaguares set for early return to Super Rugby if Rebels fall over
A lot of merit to what you say Jez, but what worries me about a domestic only competition is loss of exposure to better teams. I know that NZ dominance is a big turn off in SRP at the moment but I think the real problem with SRP is the lack of resource equalization. It’s a glorified selection trial not a genuine competition between teams that are able to attract the resources that would like to have playing for their team. Open up the player market, retaining a salary cap of course, and I think you will get a much closer competition between the teams. Teams will still be essentially Australian and NZ centric but the Australian teams will be better equipped to compete and still be getting exposure to NZ teams.
'Ready to go': Jaguares set for early return to Super Rugby if Rebels fall over
The old adage goes that a fool and his money are quickly parted. In this instance the fool didn’t even accept the money.
'He screwed our state': The act that still angers Twiggy Forrest and why he's not ready to jump back in
Constantly amazes me how poor some of our elite players are in the basics, passing in particular.
'Our system is failing': The 'crisis' sinking Australian rugby - and the 'crucified' coach that shows it
Yeah, that was my impressions too Jez. Most of the team trotting back nowhere near the play when the opposition scores is a very bad look.
'A bit deflating': Headaches for Waratahs after Reds trial thrashing, Brumbies win after Force miss post-siren kick
I remember in the Wallabies ‘trial’ game against France before the WC the then coach said that he wasn’t worried about getting thrashed because the objective was to not let the opposition see what the team was capable of. Possibly Coleman is using this strategy in the trials. ????
'A bit deflating': Headaches for Waratahs after Reds trial thrashing, Brumbies win after Force miss post-siren kick
Thanks for explaining that background Geoff.
The thing I don’t understand in this restructuring of Australian rugby, is if the Rebels and the Brumbies are not solvent then what do they have to negotiate with? If they are not solvent then how is their position any different from the Tahs?
The Wrap: Unity, integrity and the other casualties of shameful leaks aimed at the Rebels
Yeah,, good point Litchfield. I was highly critical of a number of things that Thorn did during his tenure, but we forget that they were a basket case when he took them over and he did do a good job to turn them around.
'We've moved to a more mental realm': JOC reveals the change from Thorn to Kiss - and his 2024 ambitions
I’d love to see players facing consequences for poor discipline. I think that would go a long way to turning things around.
Let the mind games begin ... What Razor's expecting to see from Joe's Wallabies
Can Kuenzle play FB as well?
I was looking over the Force squad and they seem to have a pretty decent roster and will hopefully be much more competitive this year, but they seemed pretty weak in the back three.
The forgotten young gun who wants to change the Western Force forever - and can
Hope so BF. Cannot stress how important it is to me to see the discipline improve. It’s like we’re giving every team a 6 – 9 point head start because of our poor atrocious lack of discipline.
Exclusive: Wallabies to turn to Kiwi Schmidt as Eddie Jones' replacement
Cec, I think that most Wallabies’ fans are very humble these days – with much to be humble about.
Exclusive: Wallabies to turn to Kiwi Schmidt as Eddie Jones' replacement
I’ve always argued that the loss to Italy was not Rennie’s fault. It was Rugby Australia’s fault (and as I’m always happy to dump on McLennan, then by extension it was his fault.) Five matches in five weeks was a ludicrous schedule which forced him into play a B team against Italy.
BTW, how telling is this comment about McLennan’s value to Australian rugby:
Indeed, had former RA chairman Hamish McLennan still been in the job, Schmidt wouldn’t have given serious thought to it.
Exclusive: Wallabies to turn to Kiwi Schmidt as Eddie Jones' replacement
Yes, Roy Masters wrote an interesting piece, last weekend I think, in the SMH about soccer’s inexorable rise and its willingness to play the long game in its quest for world domination.
A disastrous decline: 10 Years since the Waratahs won the Super Rugby title and reasons behind growing list of problems
Agree Dionysus, and long after rugby is a distant memory in this country AFL and soccer will still be the NRL’s enemy. Co-operation now could prevent both codes sliding into obscurity.
(I actually keep this opinion a pretty closely guarded secret as airing it publicly usually leads to outrage, but I am becoming more and more convinced that the only hope for rugby in this country is amalgamating with NRL.)
A disastrous decline: 10 Years since the Waratahs won the Super Rugby title and reasons behind growing list of problems
I think it would have helped him (Carter) enormously to have had QC or Axel at the RWC just to help mentor him.
Wallabies to get new skipper, Bledisloe joy and shock Rugby Championship win: XV fearless predictions for 2024
For fans of The Office, if you’ve seen Michael’s reaction when Toby returns then my reaction to Master Coach’s return would be the same.
'Everyone's in the hunt': RA won't rule out stunning Wallabies return after Cheika departs Argentina role
The time for worrying about how we win is long passed I think Rocky.
'He's up for it': Why ex-Boks World Cup-winner Jake White should be on the Wallabies coaching hit list
He can always live in Randwick. Have seen precious little critical analysis of his performance and trust worthiness coming from his old club mates.
Fiasco complete: Eddie Jones officially CONFIRMED as Japan coach
Fair enough Bluffboy, bringing the Wallabies back from the brink is a big job and it’s unfair to blame him for not being able to do that, but, I didn’t expect him to be the one that pushed them over the brink!
Fiasco complete: Eddie Jones officially CONFIRMED as Japan coach
Strongly recommend Phil should acquaint himself with his roles and responsibilities as CEO of RA. Pretty confident taking the head coach ‘on his word’ is not one of them when there’s reasonable grounds to suspect he is lying and what he should be doing is protecting RA’s interests. Also pretty confident, treating long suffering Wallaby supporters like idiots by trotting out this rubbish is also not on the list.
'Good relationship': RA boss plays down Jones' betrayal, welcomes Tests against Brave Blossoms
Exactly what I was thinking Tez, re Harrison. My recollection is that he’s a pretty decent defender. Is that correct?
'A really even battle': Tahs' No.10 jersey wide open after Donno's departure, Jorgo on track for Super start
Rob Penney might be available again next year.
Deja vu for Tane as Drua deliver another heart-breaker to under fire Coleman