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A long time sports writer, broadcaster and award winning podcaster, Jack has spent the majority of his media career covering football and rugby.
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As we move into the top 40 of The Roar's greatest Rugby World Cup players countdown, we come across a group who were individually…
Discussion of a Wallabies squad would usually be focused on who didn't make the cut more so than who did, but coach Michael Cheika…
With the 2019 Rugby World Cup now less than a year away, we’re putting together some dream holidays in partnership with Japan Travel, Kanagawa…
Success in team sports is, funnily enough, all about teamwork. Individual talent is amplified in the presence of supporting colleagues. With that focus, here…
Queensland Reds fans are getting restless. And rightly so. Reds coach Brad Thorn this week rebuffed questions about the possibility of reintroducing Quade Cooper…
A few columns back I wrote about how the Melbourne Rebels' promising start to the season should be approached with cautious optimism. While they…
In the early hours of March 29, 1984 a fleet of transport trucks rolled into the US city of Baltimore, loaded up all the…
We begin this week with Rugby Australia's resistance to entertain the idea of possibly changing the kick-off time of the second Wallabies versus Ireland…
We begin this week with a tip of the cap to Reds coach Brad Thorn and Waratahs fly-half Bernard Foley. Both men have come…
The new and improved Super Rugby competition is under way. Just how improved it will be remains to be seen, but there can be…
In the first major rugby news of the year, Rugby Australia have splashed the cash in a new Collective Bargaining Agreement which will see…
Quade Cooper and Nick Frisby have reportedly been told by new Reds coach Brad Thorn that neither are part of the side's plan for…
When the Wallabies lost to Scotland by five points in Sydney in June, the Wallabies' coaching staff cited a lack of fitness and time…
The Wallabies' 2017 record will likely be shaped by what unfolds at Murrayfield on Saturday night. While there is no great danger of this…
While the 30-6 scoreline may look convincing, the Wallabies can feel very, very hard done by after an extraordinary afternoon at Twickenham. Credit to…
Despite the close scoreline, Australia never really looked in great danger of losing to Wales in Cardiff as the Wallabies extended their win streak…
Games against Wales always seem like a pretty big deal, such is the tradition and passion associated with the red jersey and the parochial…
The Wallabies match in Japan went pretty much according to plan: a comfortable win and a chance to have a look at a few…
The Wallabies wrap up their home season this weekend with a muck-around fixture against the Barbarians, and it has a real last day of…
So thin they are, the margins at the top. If the All Blacks score a late try this article spends most of its time…
This is probably the most logical stance to take. You can have the best coach in the world, and we do have one of them, but at the end of the day when the game kicks off if his players can’t tackle you won’t win. Ever.
Bledisloe blowout a damning indictment of Australian rugby
Hi Ozinsa, thanks for your comment. Had the shot been in range and been taken by a decent kicker, I’d have had no qualms with the decision.
My issue, as it states, was that a bloke who’s barely kicked a goal in his life was lining up a complete Hail Mary which he was never going to kick.
That’s a cop-out. That shows that you don’t have faith in your lineout, scrum or even your first-choice goal kicker to get the job done for you, and so you’re left with a hopefully shot in the dark. If that’s the best a team with the players the ‘Tahs have can muster, then it is embarrassing.
As for your one one trick pony gibe, you might be right, but I never promised to be anything other than just a rugby fan so I’ll continue to call it as I see it.
How far must the Waratahs slide before Gibson takes some responsibility?
Thanks guys. The official tally was 6 James Boags and 6 Bundy rum and cokes. But this week I’ve read 12, 16 and yesterday Stephen Moore said 18 beers. It’ll be 24 by next week.
Jack Quigley: Why I blasted the Wallabies on Facebook - and how Michael Cheika responded
Agree with this point, Redback. It’s the reason I’ve back Cooper his entire career, because his first instinct is always to attack and put people through holes. Thought we looked at our best when he came on last weekend.
That said, Foley is still the best 10 in the country at the moment in terms of his all-round game. I’d say the tactic in the RC will be to start Foley, and try stay in the contest until 15-20 to go, then bring on Cooper to raise the intensity.
Jack Quigley: Why I blasted the Wallabies on Facebook - and how Michael Cheika responded
Thanks, Mania. Much appreciated. I’ve had a lot of people tell me this week that they’ll be watching the Wallabies for the first time in a long time, and that’s fantastic.
Jack Quigley: Why I blasted the Wallabies on Facebook - and how Michael Cheika responded
I wrote in the article about how you cannot afford to carry passengers at this level. See Simmons, R.
Bledisloe blowout a damning indictment of Australian rugby