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Where is backs attack coach? DG does this for Waratahs and I cannot believe MC believes that role is unnecessary at Test level. Please do not tell me that there is only money for two assistants.

I am a front rower. Didn't do the classics at school. I have decided following No4918's response that meaningful dialogue is impossible. I have international experience too. But holidaying in Fiji failed to improve my handling and even after an extended visit to England am unable to kick a ball.

Don't play with me HJ :). Do tell. I have to admit to being a long term under appreciator but would be quite prepared to listen to wisdom from north of the border. Having said that, the last part of the sentence seems silly but am earnestly trying to curb my petty provincialism.

All of these comments (and many more besides) are totally logical. On both sides of the argument. Again all of the "facts" mentioned on both sides are reasonable assumptions to make from all of the information available from various sources. A really simple outcome is that the text story and...

OK I give up. Like any new kid in class I have sat quietly until the answer just comes up. Please tell me if your long running program of promoting RG is because you think he has under appreciated talents, or do you just want him out of Queensland?

I do not like to raise this issue but again we have to face the fact that the player group is again being made the scapegoat. Agenda wielding parents have clearly taken control. What is really infuriating is that they will continue, faceless in the background, to undermine the club...

That ignores the achievements of Phil Mooney who put in a lot of changes at the Reds including bringing through a crop of young talented players and giving them Super Rugby experience. This is a real issue here, we look to the genius coach who will bring his own unique talent and vision to...

I played rugby for fun. Pretty seriously at the same time but was living proof that you need talent to get far. On the other hand I did compete at an elite level in another sport. Coaching is a high level activity requiring a diverse range of skills and knowledge. Communication and managing...

A bit of silly throwaway at the end. Having the ARU sit in Sydney, while I can't think of an alternative, presumably does not really help all states feel equally engaged. Maybe if you rebuilt from scratch that might not be the answer. There should be a new thread on an appropriate national...

Athilnaur, you missed coaches. I am in the blue tent too and also think that Cheika actually has a real and executable plan to successfully play attacking football. On the other hand, as my esteemed fellow poster TWAS succinctly pointed out, it took him over 18 months of day to day contact...

It is disturbing that I am agreeing with TWAS with increasing frequency and will check the direction from which the sun rises in the morning. Braveheart I am happy to defer to everyone else here on the subject of playing strategies etc. I do comprehend that each team is different as each coach...

Without specific knowledge TWAS it seems to me that the NZRU operate as one organisation with a HO and five divisions. There is some autonomy there but final control over coach and player movements (and presumably development) rests with the NZRU. There also appears to be some central view of...

Obviously some confusion over the meaning of " This is not Larkham's decision, it is that of his employers." Mostly of course due to taking one sentence out of context. If we choose to decide that the current system is perfect and must not be touched because of its hugely successful track record...

TWAS I knew you would see sense in the end :)

Really sorry to hear Larkham won't be joining the Wallabies. Foley must be equally doubtful. How fucking dumb are we? Yes I understand that they have responsibilities to the Brumbies and the Force. Who are the Brumbies and Force responsible to? Who picks up the tab when they run out of...

One of the SA posters actually posed the question; what is the Aussie obsession with running rugby. Here is my understanding, I am not that old that I have personally witnessed these things so stand to be corrected. Or press the I think this Crap button. It is a bit of a myth I think. The...

Some would say its the Reds problem. I would say he would become a national selector and possibly the assistant coach looking after the forwards. Maybe my shiny new model needs more work to run smoothly under all conditions.

Intriguing selection Dumbledore. I don't like to sound like a thrashwanker and say I would rather play running rugby and lose. So instead I will say that I may get bored watching and rugby will definitely lose the appeal of being a game for all shapes and sizes.

No doubt the moderators would be happy to claim the resemblance. I note however the absence of photographs of the Moderators and have drawn my own conclusions.

Good point about Blades Aussie D, apparently a well regarded scrum coach. Too my point about doing things differently. What does he do when not on tour with the Wallabies? Just say you decided that potential Australian loose forwards with the capability to smash the opposition play in the NRL...