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Tom Hooper 6, Josh Kemeny 7.

So why did McLennan and Waugh miss their chance on snapping up the ever charismatic, youthful & enthusiastic Razor earlier this year? Now Rugby Australia are stuck with a miserly 63 year old to provide the gee-ups for the next 6 years... excellent haha.

Eddie Jones has already dug himself an enormous hole and succumbed to the same mistake of previous coaching groups by appointing two players who are lightweight for their respective positions into key leadership roles. Slipper (117kg) and Hooper (100kg) were notably monstered by their...

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/why-eddie-jones-might-not-start-michael-hooper-against-springboks/ As usual Horwill knows what he's on about, an exceptionally good leader & very astute captain for Reds & Wallabies. Hooper's too small for the modern backrower, consistently blasted-off of rucks...

Off the back of Link's astute development, that was well & truly Link's team - watch the Wallabies do the same in 2023 off the back of Rennie's progress. Importantly sustainable or long-term success did not come under Cheika, Link's influence faded after 2015, Cheika took Link's team to the...

There was no dirty laundry, that was a media fabrication, as your profile picture suggests a strong NSW bias, your lot chose to shape the narrative in order to prematurely instate Michael Cheika, who was very much the raging flavour of the month at the time. And that worked out favorably didn't it?

I think Eddie has learnt from Link's tenure that these Wallabies need all the micro-managing they can get, as they say history is the greatest teacher (Beale/Patson fiasco)... We must remember Link only had 3 assistants and no dedicated team manager or specialist S&C conditioning coach due to...

No McReight or Hooper in the 23, can't select light-weight forwards who cannot dominate collisions at the high level. We have to increase pack size in order to win the Bled and "bring back Bill". Querty is on the right track re: Gleeson>Hooper. Bell, Porecki, Aalaatoa, Rodda, Skelton, Frost at...

he was needed from 2016-2021, but he is surplus to requirements now, as Rennie has built sufficient quality of depth in the backs, a few seasons back Hodge was an obvious selection for the 23 at least, now there's too much quality ahead of him, Koribete, Kellaway, Petaia, Wright, Nawa, Toole...

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8168949/mowen-backed-to-build-on-fishers-legacy/

An assertive head coach such as Nuicifora would certainly be an option to curtail the big names - remember Ali Williams?? Unfortunately Rangi much like Fozzie Bear is in the business of big cuddles and placating his favourite old past-it players...

I'm not sure that's true, I've listened to many Quade Cooper interviews & podcasts and he seems to constantly reference McKenzie's technical/tactical understanding and astute rugby brain in contrast to his time under Robbie, he doesn't refer to Robbie directly, but in a implicit way he...

well that's only if you aren't including respected players such as Anton Oliver, Christen Cullen, Tana Umaga, Phil Waugh, Lote Tuqiri, Quade Cooper, Matt Giteau, and James Horwill. And I'm certain there's a lot more I've missed who have privately expressed grievances.

Perhaps it says something about the comparative simplicity of league as a sport and the limited skillset of it's players that one of the "world's most brilliant footballers" is quite possibly the 15th best centre option across the NZ Super Rugby sides at present? Off the top of my head...

Sounds like that was a key component that rubbed off from his mentor Robbie, the ability to fallout with numerous senior players! Senior players such as Lote Tuqiri, Phil Waugh, Al Baxter, George Smith, Matt Giteau, were deemed troublemakers and surplus to requirements. Thorn and Robbie...

It would be massively disrespectful to Ewen McKenzie's legacy to bring in Robbie Deans considering the checkered history between respective parties, and the distain he showed towards Queensland's greatest ever 10. Quade and Ewen built the Reds into the champion team they became in 2011. Robbie...

Even Australian players rave about Borthwick's talents, sounds like England got a substantial upgrade over Jones. https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/04/15/eye-opening-how-discarded-tah-could-come-back-to-haunt-old-side-after-stint-with-new-england-coach/ “Steve around all the forward play, the...

Review: Eddie Jones, My Life and Rugby. https://tier2rugby.blogspot.com/2021/03/book-review-eddie-jones-autobiography.html His account includes a handful factual blunders (perhaps his claim that he "won't sleep for more than four or five hours" a night is not helpful for memory). He appears to...

Sounds exactly like the All Blacks under Foster. He's a dud coach but the players simply adore Foz...

Quade Cooper should throw his hat in the ring to be the next Reds coach - he was taught by the best in Ewen McKenzie, he has an intrinsic understanding of rugby strategy & knowledge of how to implement effective game-plans (unlike coach Goon)...