Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
No genuine interest this time. Just casting the net to the "second tier" of coaches around the place. There are some rather well qualified (on paper) Aust based coaches around the show, particularly in the Schoolboy system.<snip>
But perhaps you penned this here more for sly amusement than genuine conjecture. Indeed, so I would hope.
Crusaders have just appointed Scott Robinson from the NZL U20's as their new HC. Why not us?
David Nucifora, whom many on the forum have issues with, had been the previous HPU boss and U20 Coach. Prior to that he was a Super Rugby Head Coach at two clubs. Setting aside the judgements as to Nuci's competency for those roles, someone who has the ability to be a National U20 HC seems to tick the boxes for being a Super Rugby Club HC.
From the schoolboy system, Steve Philpotts (another Qld based person) had been in charge of Aust Schoolboys for a fair period, and with a degree of success. Is he ready to give teaching up and move to the pro coaching ranks? Maybe not straight into HC, but perhaps an assistant or specialist coaching role in Redland.
Plenty of top coaches world wide have come from the teaching profession, I.e. Sir Henry Graham from NZL.