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Yeah and it seems very McLennan to ask him whether he'd drop in on a few meetings here and there during negotiations (which ik he's previously mentioned he has done). And then turn around and announce he was overseeing the program to the world.

He had a bit of a stinker. If they can keep Dupont-Ntamack-Ramos together for another 3 years they are going to be mighty good come 2027. They seem to have a never ending pipeline of big forwards at u20 level these days. Also thought the 9 at the u 20 world cup was the player of the tournament...

Regarding Eddie and the women's set-up. Is there any evidence it is actually his job to oversee the program (outside of the statements made in the press conference at the time of signing)? He has intimated a few times he is not really involved beyond giving pieces of advice here and there. I'd...

French should be having a sook as to why their fly-half decided to attempt a dominant 1 on 1 tackle on Etzebeth 5 metres from the line. Baffling decision that only gets stranger as I watch the highlights back.

He doesn't single that out as the reason he dropped Quade. He was asked a question about how the Wallabies almost beat the ABs and responded by saying we weren't good enough to beat the ABs. Then gave a wider answer about how he assessed the capacity of the older players (that it had been maxed...

Bit different to him saying he didn't pick Quade because he singularly failed to close out the game then.

Source? I'd still have taken him to the WC if I was selecting, but surely Quade's most ardent supporters have to admit he was close to our worst performer during the RC.

Yeah I would. As with most of these modern sports docos (Drive to Survive, All or Nothing) they are not really targeted at Rugby fans, but try to create a narrative non-fans can latch onto. Which I find can be a bit frustrating if you follow the sport closely. But it is an interesting watch...

Fair enough, I did sort of delete that time period from my memory. I will maintain she was an excellent reporter, take that example someone posted of her writing about Rennie and performance in 2022. It's far more balanced and reasonable than anything we are reading at the moment. I fear to...

Not really irony. She was the premier rugby journalist in the country for much of her career, and I don't think its a coincidence that the quality of writing from her former employer has declined in her absence.

For anyone with Amazon Prime this has been released (or at least a couple of episodes): Interesting viewing, albeit a lot of the Poms are not the most gripping characters you'll come across. Would hope the Hammer with all his marketing expertise is trying to get something similar sorted for...

Georgina Robinson, there is a good journalist. Some of her former colleagues should study up on her writing and learn a few things. The Australian Rugby ecosystem is poorer for her absence.

Perhaps. But I am an anonymous nobody bludging off work to comment on online forums. They are professional journalists paid to write for a living.

Yes and they can hold him to account without resorting to personal attacks. At no point have I suggested they don't criticise Eddie. I take issue with their focus on personality over substance. Their writing is all opinion, all the time. Good reporting also involves taking a balanced look and...

Yep, but there are plenty of reasonable ways to put him in the shit that don't involve bitter commentary which equates to personal attacks. The Roar Rookies are covering this saga far more effectively and impressively than 9 media's professional journalists. That is what frustrates me.

The Herald's coverage of Rugby Union is starting to tip over to absurd. No one with any even mild understanding of the games problems in this country would think our issues will be solved by sacking Eddie. I'm not entering a discussion of whether that's the right or wrong thing to do, but it is...

Since the 2015 World Cup Australia have a 10-1 record against England, in a period including two three match series at home. Their has been a gulf between us and them for a long time now. Competitive means jackshit, under Eddie we were competitive against Fiji, competitive against Argentina and...

It is fascinating how the bloke has never learnt to just stop running his trap. Can't imagine how much trouble he would have saved himself over his career if he was able to zip it at some points. As time passes, his "smash-and-grab" comments were very dumb and really came back to bite him in the...

Don't think he said anything particularly off-putting, or unreasonable. Reality he faces is that the rugby public don't trust him and only results will turn that around. Won't get an opportunity to do that till June next year, and I don't think there's any combination of words which exists that...

Government funding coming in. They want to expand to 20 teams. They will also have a 2nd NZ team in the next 10 years. Say what you want about the horse guy but he's a bloody good businessman who has an eye on the international future of League. See this article...