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For a fleeting moment, let's imagine an alternate timeline where David Nuicifora is Australia's current Director of Rugby, Ewen McKenzie is head coach, and Quade Cooper has amassed more than 115 caps for the Wallabies. These two men (with Eddie) are undoubtedly Australia's two best rugby minds...

Timely article from Christy Doran regarding Nuicifora's future: https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/11/18/exclusive-i-had-my-go-the-ex-wallaby-who-drove-ireland-to-no-1-and-why-hes-rejected-an-sos-from-ra/

And these same guys attempted to oust Rod McQueen as well... therefore Nuicifora must've been an excellent coach.

The backline desperately needs more size, especially as Foley, Paisami are likely to start and there's no Kerevi. 1. Slipper 2. Porecki 3. AAA 4. Frost 5. Skelton 6. Holloway 7. Hooper 8. Valetini 9. White 10. Foley 11. Wright 12. Paisami 13. Ikitau 14. Nawaqanitawase 15. Kellaway 16...

The Board have 2 options: 1) continue to support him or 2) march him after the tour. My opinion is to march him and then bring in someone who will can go about and repair the 20 years of chaos. It would be best to have an Aussie in the position. But have someone who will have the courage and...

I'd be interested for you to share those details regarding his game-plans, as I don't recall much evidence of them.

Deans destroyed the Wallabies environmental from the inside out with his toxic favoritism & his outdated 18th century totalitarian my-way-or-highway approach, he was full on scorched earth, burning bridges everywhere he went dropping Cullen, Umaga, Oliver etc.. by the 2012 season, essentially...

Australian Super teams were very strong back then & Australia U20's had exceptional talent coming through the systems. Deans underachieved massively with the strongest generation of Australian players in a decade: Pocock, Genia, Cooper, Ioane, Giteau, Mitchell, Barnes, O'Connor, Ashley-Cooper...

He really isn't. Deans blew an historic Lions series by not having Quade at 10. Wallabies had front-foot ball for majority of the Brisbane match and would've undoubtedly won that game with Cooper pulling the strings. I can't think of a more costly selection error from any Wallabies coach. Rennie...

This isn't unprecedented, worse things have occurred under worse management. Robbie Deans lost to Samoa and Scotland (twice) because he sent out a thrown together B team, and those Wallabies sides were arguably a lot stronger than the team that was fielded last night. It's really isn't that...

This team badly needs Nuicifora. Firing Kiwi Dave and hiring Aussie Dave certainly has a ring to it.. say... it almost makes sense doesn't it?

No, as that would likely mean losing Wisemantel, McKellar & Fisher as well, definitely not worth it.

I agree, but he was essentially carrying out four jobs at once, hands tied behind your back mate. also for U-20's, it's often quite dependent on assistant coaches who do the heavy lifting / detail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rugby_Under_20_Championship Australia achieved 3/4 of their best ever U-20 results (2009, 2010, 2011, 2019) while Nuicifora was coach 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Also, you have to take into account that during this period he was juggling several different positions at...

Rugby Australia's change of heart on David Nucifora https://www.theaustralian.com.au › sport › rugby-union 22/11/2021 — Rugby Australia chief executive Andy Marinos recently flew to Dublin to ask former Brumbies coach David Nucifora to come home. I just came across this article today...

Nuicifora was only assistant in 2010 and 2011, the 2 most successful years under Deans, also for Wallabies (bar 2015) since.

Nuicifora was coaching the breakdown during that time, Jim Williams in charge of the set-piece, which explains a lot doesn't it? The Wallabies must bring Nuici back from Ireland at all costs, he has transformed Ireland into the No1 side on the planet as Director of Rugby, he is by all accounts...

If they bring someone in to replace Foketi, I hope it's Isaac Henry. He is the most similar in style to Foketi and Kerevi, and has great potential.

Sounded like Foketi's injury is bad in the interview I read with Rennie. Time for Rennie to bite the bullet and call up Simone. Or maybe take a chance on Donaldson at 12, Pasami has had too many chances.

Not quite they are both 186cm, Ben Smith 97kg, Campbell 91kg.