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The overseas selection rules recently tweaked demonstrate that Rugby Australia is out of touch and again condemns the Wallabies to be up against it…
Remarkable game from both teams. Glad to see Julian Heaven, a quiet achiever grab his chance – very calm under pressure. Jack Grant a great finisher just right for the time but query his box kick which against the odds , paid off. Time the Tahs got a break. How Coleman has not had a heart attack amazes me. Forwards not dominated for a change.
'Last few years have been hell': Iceman 2.0 Harrison gets 'dream come true' in Tahs' stunning golden point win
Boofhead comment and at odds with reality, Rugby and League are replete with players successfully switching codes in either direction. Both are great games. Pull your head out of the sand !!
Rooster must remodel: Angus Crichton says he'd want to 'dominate' in rugby union - this is what he'd have to change
Angus should stitch up a deal to join Jack Maddocks at Section Pau in the Super 14 in France but be available for Wallabies if chosen.
Some of the comments are ridiculous. At Souths and Easts he had a role determined by his best position for those teams. He was versatile enough to convert to a league forward, but he still had and used his God given natural skill set involving both offence and particularly at Easts solid defence,
Frankly he was a great asset for the Kangaroos. His best mate Jack Maddocks made it to the Wallabies under Cheika. Both were very young and were high achievers.
If one looks at the last game for Angus for Easts against Newcastle, Trent Robinson let him off his leash. He ran like shown in the film of ten years ago bumping off players, perhaps a little slower but always drawing in defenders in numbers. And did you observe that at one stage Crichton found himself in the backline and skilfully flicked on a pass to create space for the move to finish with a try. He is still a thinking footballer.
Angus is a natural who has successfully adopted to roles assigned by coaches. Frankly the Wallabies need him for the skill levels there at the moment are wanting. Angus has had a very successful league career pitted against far more skilled professional players.
For me, Easts would be mad to let him depart.
Rooster must remodel: Angus Crichton says he'd want to 'dominate' in rugby union - this is what he'd have to change
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Super Rugby teams round 7: Bell returns but Tahs hooker gone for season, Jack back for Brums, Rebels' Leota blow
Julian Heaven has a great chance to show his steady reliable game as hooker with a good Waratahs forward pack against the Brumbies. Go the Tahs.
Super Rugby teams round 7: Bell returns but Tahs hooker gone for season, Jack back for Brums, Rebels' Leota blow
Good luck Mark . You were a joy to watch. Lets see if the Roosters give you the ball enough.
Done deal: Wallabies star signs with NRL powerhouse in brutal reality check for RA at start of 'golden decade'
Experts like the change so do I. The fact is though that many head collisions are the result of unintended contact. The tackler can aim low but if simultaneously the ball carrier quickly changes his body position, it is no avail . The rule is unfair to the tackler attempting to hold up the ball carrier when the ball carrier attempts to make it to the ground.
In my view the rule should take into account not just the tackler but also the actions of the ball carrier.
'Can of worms': Rugby Australia introduce radical tackle law reform to protect players
Jack Maddocks ought be included in the watch list. At fullback with the top 14 club Section (Pau) in one of the best rugby competitions in the world, he is blitzing his opposition . One of many Wallabies brought on too quickly and before his prime.
Comeback kids: 10 players who can explode back into the Wallabies reckoning in 2024
Rubbish. Suaalii deal is the one positive in Rugby year. He will be a rugby great and playing a world game not in a parochial sideshow.
Suaalii to stay? Rumours swirl of RA's 'cold feet' in mega deal for NRL prodigy as Roosters boss drops key hint
Here we go again. What is wrong with rugby is in part the band of rugby followers that emotionally bag everything that rugby does. Its not just the media who often have a commercial interest in ignoring league faults. Its rugby’s own whinge brigade that I am sick of. What made rugby great is the spirit. Locally many fans have forgot that.
A simple example of this is how we have in more recent times devalued the referees who most acknowledge, do a thankless task.
I was taught from early days that you don’t criticize the ref. They are merely applying rugby laws that in themselves have flaws.
Now we commonly belittle referees . Not just so called rugby supporters, and some boofhead players, but even some professional coaches, like Cheika, publicly attack referees. In rugby league a coach would be heavily fined for bringing down the sport in this manner.
For this reason alone, Cheika is not the answer unless its in his contract not to publicly attack referee decisions. Such a clause should be in all coaching contracts.
The rugby World Cup event was great and the final was a tight affair. Most enjoyed the contests and look forward to supporting the game. But there is an element who get out of bed on the wrongside each day and forget what rugby gives us for all its human frailties. To those involved, get a life !
'I'm not a quitter': Under-siege RA chair won't follow Jones, blames 'broken system' for chaos
Great effort by ABs given that they played a man down, and had a lighter pack weight . But what cost them was the success of SA kicking high and ABs found wanting in catching cleanly, Other AB uncharacteristic dropped balls. SA deserved the field position dominance of 62%.
THE GREATEST! Boks beat All Blacks in instant classic to claim record FOURTH RWC in controversial, dramatic final
Totally agree.
Wallabies are where the All Blacks were in 2007 - it's time to look in the mirror or risk more embarrassment
Rugby is on the ropes in Australia. It does not need a marketing campaign by RA or big spends on league turncoats. Size and skills are clearly sub tier one standards. The only solution is grass roots rugby growth and the prioritising of BIG forwards demanded by the modern game.
We need to recognise that the style of the game has changed. It is not the starting 15 anymore ; you need a deep bench, all 23 players must be great.
Further, The reserves are now required to be mainly forwards; the big forwards physically don’t have the stamina to play a full game. The backs can last most of the game particularly as the running game has been largely extinguished by the box kick, itself a product from impenetrable defence structures reinforced by referees now largely ignoring blatant offside by defences.
Wallabies are where the All Blacks were in 2007 - it's time to look in the mirror or risk more embarrassment
Live by the sword; die by the sword. England lost because it took a drop goal instead of going for the try while in ascendancy over South Africa. Risk takers are profit makers.
UK VIEW: 'Utter heartbreak' for 'brilliant, cunning, courageous' Poms in WC semi 'undeservedly' won by Boks
And by the way, great refereeing . Just hope the need to appear neutral in the final does not leave the teams at the mercy of that French referee with his frequent weird interpretations !
'What you live for': Boks beat England in World Cup EPIC to set up mouth-watering final against All Blacks
Hope the Final is in good weather Will we see the ABS running game against the SA kicking game ? Happy to see field goal proved to be the wrong tactic. England took the lead but it was a close lead. England took 3 points instead of chancing its arm to obtain 7 points via a try and conversion,
SA had to chance its arm to score a try and succeeded. Justice !
'What you live for': Boks beat England in World Cup EPIC to set up mouth-watering final against All Blacks
Has any part of the media, including the Roar, who reported that Japan Rugby spoke with Jones about going to Japan, have any hard evidence of him lying ? Apparently not or we would be told what that evidence is. We have a rumour raised in a Japanese rag, no verification etc And then the local media writes headlines like : ” Is Jones lying ?”
For me it is clearly a defamation of Jones as journalistic standards are ignored. The internet is full of unsourced rumours. They ought not be repeated by quality publications.
I do accept that the criticism of Jones as a coach is obviously legitimate but the innuendo that he is a liar goes too far.
Eddie Jones says he needs to 'give myself an uppercut' but '100 percent' committed to coaching Wallabies
The refs don’t even bother checking offside as they don’t want to stall the game. So rush up defences and being offside is rife at the World Cup as I am sure all the coaches are aware of this trend.
'Heartbroken': Springboks knock France out of RWC in dramatic, controversial QF as 'key moment' highlighted
Greatest game ever. Sad about Ireland held up over tryline but that changed the game.
37 phases and OUT! Whitelock the hero as All Blacks win epic RWC QF to break Ireland's hearts again
Another journalist beat up. One reporter starts a rumour and the other journalists join in without bothering to verify, get a headline, then persistently annoy Jones and destroy his reputation.
Fact is that the players all say Jones worked his butt off in France and have no complaint
Jones should sue for defamation.
Eddie digs in as he flies home - AGAIN denying he wants to quit to coach Japan, while revealing next step
Great commentary on the Ireland game . What role did Nucifora play in coaching that style ? The impressive thing about Ireland is that they are look very relaxed and their game flows behind a solid pack. Confidence ?
SPIRO ZAVOS: Portugal prove Cup critics arguing against the true spirit of rugby, what's sparked Ireland's rise as contender
Eddie has a contract. Does it have an escape clause allowing RA to avoid paying him out ? Highly unlikely. No option then but to retain him especially as there is no obvious replacement. My worry is the support staff who have 2 needed players injured at training. Unless they carried injuries into selection, something is amiss if the training sessions were too rigorous. Fitness must be a priority before selection. Not just afterselection.
The Wallabies' World Cup campaign was a disaster from start to finish - but sacking Eddie Jones isn't the answer
Watching Ireland, France, South Africa it is looking at forwards with size weight, experience and passion. Our current group of forwards have passion but Skelton and Tupou aside, are boys against men when they play teams of that standard. The top teams also have a specialist kicker not an afterthought as in the Wallabies. Until those matters are corrected the Wallabies will play as a team like amateurs.
'Laughing at us': Wallabies legend fears doomsday scenario for Australian rugby, urges 'bold' solution
Your article is inconsistent. You demand perfection of the assistant referees in shutting up yet leave them to news outlets reviewing them for missing errors in referees rulings. Life is not perfect and like it or not technologies now are part of the game.
The Wrap: Wallabies are on their way home - can they please take the TMOs with them?
I loved the game . It was very exciting and went down to the wire. It was running rugby. However it says a lot about the standard of the game in Australia – the forward clashes were not violent heavy and precise. Happy for Tahs but sad for Crusaders whose forwards were mild by past standards. Harrison the commentator on Stan waxed lyrical about Crusader play but frankly he was not looking at the game in front of him and it sounded like he had to use lines he rehearsed before the game. Keep the bulldust for the pub !
'Last few years have been hell': Iceman 2.0 Harrison gets 'dream come true' in Tahs' stunning golden point win