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Adding some Eddie Jones spice to the mix - now there is a 3-way succession plan. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-04/rugby-union3a-eddie-jones-predicts-a-jake-white-ewen-mckenzie-/4799144

Like I said earlier I think Link's fatal mistake was playing his hand too early. By declaring his intentions to coach international AND resign from the Reds at the same time he didn't leave himself that may options. Firstly he needed a desirable international coaching to become available; the...

Not really sure, I haven't been associated wit the club for a few years now (sadly). Agree that a figurehead does help and it was evident in some circles back in the glory days of 99-01. The 1st coach at the time was a very galvanizing figure too, but players wanted to play for the guy. He...

I think we are talking about developing our existing options (Roberts and Hegarty) as number 10s, but using a senior player/mentor to help develop their game from 12. I know Lilo's name has been throw around a bit and he appears tied to the Brumbies for a bit, but if Jake White departed he...

No stress, coffee was getting cold anyway :)

Welcome to the madness... Nearly choked on my Coffee when I saw the words "Cipriani" and "professionalism" in the same sentence. Cipps served a purpose to get some bums on seats in the start-up, but I always thought he was a PITA with his off-field shenanigans. Quite happy when he was...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/white-wallabies-pick/story-e6frg7o6-1226672821857 The article picks on a key point; Link's stated ambition to coach a national team. With demand for a new national coach (at least for top 10 nations) non-existent I think he may be out of luck...

Link and Tony McGahan. Profiles for McGahan can be found here and here.

blues recovery with the inside scoop, yet again :) So looks like Damo not on the radar for head coach - perhaps an assistant? If I flipped a coin I'd take link and I think we have a chance with no International jobs on the horizon (depending on the results from this weekend. Rebels might...

AAP article on this. http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/wallabies/james-horwill-irb-judicial-verdict/story-e6frf55l-1226672834137#.UdI7ZvmLBjQ

I hope someone is working on a 'downfall' parody of this whole farce. Need to lighten the mood a little :) The last Rugby related one I saw (Aussie team announcement) was a cracker.

Agreed. He's shown this season that with some space he can be very damaging from 15. We already have two 10s and we should give them the experience there to develop.

What about Gus Roberts in the playmaker role? Before he got injured I thought he was doing a good job. Like Bryce he needs a little more time to develop, but with those two competing for a starting 10 jersey it can only be good for the team. If it doesn't work out for Bryce at 10 you have a...

Rebels appealing Mitchell's ban: http://www.espnscrum.com/super-rugby-2013/rugby/story/188347.html

I'd say with the VRU ARU taking control of the Rebels they will have a lot more say in where JOC (James O'Connor) goes next year, just like KB (Kurtley Beale) and Izzy. One theme seem to be clear; the don't want QC (Quade Cooper), KB (Kurtley Beale) and JOC (James O'Connor) (or any combination of them) playing for the same soup team. If you look at it from a Rugby...

In the software development world we call it 'introducing a feature' :) I tend to go for news.com.au or theage.com.au, but for paywall-free content (and decent authorship) I'll go to abc.net.au/news/. Problem is they aren't so good with Rugby articles.

Thanks for helping a fellow Box Hill brother out :) Gotta love Google caching EVERYTHING in the world.

You got the source for that article Bruce Ross?

On top of current player wranglings, looks like we could have got Izzy if they decided to stump up more cash for him. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/melbourne-rebels-missed-jewel-in-crown-israel-folau/story-e6frg7o6-1226671078619 (can't read the whole article, I'm still...