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Jim Lenehan (48)
As mentioned earlier that the Rebels play a deformed version of Jakeball due to Wessels SA links and especially with Jake White. He was a significant influence on the Brumbies when they were playing Jakeball as an assistant. I get the strong impression he has stripped the Rebels right back to the basics, just like White did with the Brumbies in 2012/13, and is looking to slowly build the club from these foundations. Get the basics right, beat teams on pressure and effort, then every year build something on to the top of this. If people agree with the approach or not is another question, but it’s worked for the Brums over the last 7/8yrs and we are now seeing them producing more expansive rugby built on strong core basics that are culturally ingrained. Let’s be honest what they were attempting the previous two seasons under Wessels was only good enough for mid table results especially with players that lacked the rugby iq to complete the basics under an expansive game plan.
The Rebels have overtaken the Brumbies as the ugliest team to watch in Aus rugby and will continue to drag teams into a dog fight. It’s no coincidence that the 3 worst games of the new season have involved them.
The Rebels have overtaken the Brumbies as the ugliest team to watch in Aus rugby and will continue to drag teams into a dog fight. It’s no coincidence that the 3 worst games of the new season have involved them.