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The evidence for Deans' coaching ability comes almost entirely from his stints at the Crusaders from 2000-2002 and 2004-2007. The Crusaders team that he inherited in 2000 had already won the Super 12 in 1998 and 1999 under Wayne Smith (who took them from last in 1996). To me this proves that...

Its normally a Carribean country. Here is a list I found: http://www.medalspercapita.com/gold.html NZ and Australia are always going to be up there given our emphasis on sport.

Maybe an overseas coach is exactly what you need. They say that the reason John Wright was so successful with India was that he didn't bring any of the provincial baggage with him and just picked the best players irrespective of loyalties to regions/religions.

Why not? Thats pretty much what I did. Just curious for another perspective. Didn't plan on posting at all, but while the world cup was on, saw that someone was wrong on the internet; one thing led to another. . .

They are both shoulder charges to guys who are defenceless. Both illegal and both dangerous. Bit of cognitive dissonance perhaps?

Is there any thought being given to dropping Quade? Maybe putting him on the bench to come on if things get hairy towards the end. I thought he was appallingly bad on Saturday. It wasn't just that his skills weren't up to it, it was that he looked totally lost whenever he touched the ball...

You are right, it was No 8 Spies. Sorry. I thought it was the action that injured Broussow, got that wrong. Still, I stand by my point. Based on the laws of the game and plenty of precedent, it was clearly a penalty if not more. I don't think it is any less serious for example than this...

Here is a link to the incident. I don't really have a big issue with it in isolation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHwbALPbM1I&feature=feedu Certainly it is in contravention of 10.4(h) A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without use of the...

Indeed. He dropped the shoulder into a guy who was tied into a ruck. If an All Black had done it, you would be screaming blue murder and demanding suspension.

I agree with regards to the scrum. It is very important for me that the scrum is kept as an important factor in the game. If it were not so then teams could be made up of 15 players all with very similar body shape and the game would lose its "all shapes and sizes" factor. The scrum needs to...

Oy. you copied my signature from another (to remain nameless) forum! :)

I like the way that there are different ways to play rugby. There are radically differing approaches to the way the game is played and I think this is a credit to the game, not a detraction. When played well, a dominating forward display from one of the teams is just as good to watch as a wide...

Most of that was basically handbags at 5 paces and it wasn't immediately apparent that it was just Samoa to blame.

Linky? I can't find it by searching.

You just can't rely on long term weather forecasts. In Wellington, tomorrow's weather forecast is considered long term. You just have to wait until about 3 on Sunday before you will get an idea of what the weather will be like. Except that it will be windy, I can tell you that now.

Everyone seems to be saying that it will be a wet test. You simply don't know that yet. The weather in Wellington - well the whole of NZ but especially Wellington - is hard to predict in advance in spring. Welly had almost a week of fine weather last week and there is every indication that...

Oh yes, although my expectations are always pretty low. Unlike the 'Canes who have so many star players and yet always underperform, it could be argued we are one of the better performing NZ franchises resource-wise. Sorry for the thread highjack.

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Come on bro, can't you recognise blatant trolling when you see it? I saw that and was about to type a rebuttal before realising he was just looking for a reaction. Just breathe a couple of times and walk away!!

I think that the career of Dickenson shows that referees have a limited life span at the top. I remember when Dickenson first emerged in about 1996, he was quite strict and fast on the draw when it came to Yellow cards. In the early 2000's he developed into a very fine referee, still a little...