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Peter Sullivan (51)
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65% says you're wrong.
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65% says you're wrong.
Actually, I would like to stuff my old jock strap down Eddie's throat.I think the Sydney CBD is safe Wamberal.
Do not care about his opinion on the matter. AThe Australian playing for Ireland that’s coached by an English man? I’ll pass.
Those periods of success highlighted prove it requires a strong assistant to ensure Eddie's maniacal tendencies remain limited, are kept somewhat in check and prevented from destroying everything at such a rapid pace, case in point Eddie's Wallabies 2001-2003 before Link left - as everything promptly unraveled after his departure.I think at the end of the day he had great success with us up til 2003 final and down hill fast after that.
Japan - he beat South Africa. A huge upset but not much else tho don’t take away from that. SA were complete shambles that year admittedly but it would be like us losing to Tonga right now or something.
England. He had them firing into the 2019 final and then disaster.
I don’t really count South Africa as he was an assistant coach and really an advisor of sorts.
to me it’s kind of a mixed record.
Good with wallabies until it was an absolute disaster.
South Africa a wash for me
Japan - yes a great great game
England 2 years solid and then a disaster
Australia a complete disaster
Success with Brumbies. Absolute disaster with qld.
Like that doesn’t scream “WE MUST HIRE HIM” to me. You’d think, he is a coin toss and we need certainty.
Great point and Robbie inherited an incredibly streamlined Crusaders machine/winning culture expertly refined by Wayne Smith.I reckon I could have inherited that same Brumbies and then Wallabies from McQueen with that standard of player, strategies, winning culture and had a similar record. And I’ve never coached. Kidding, of course.
But seriously, how could rugby Australia have looked at the maniac arguing with fans at the SCG and thought he was a good fit????
The thing that always shits me is when a coach starts talking about playing with an “Australian identiy”.
I always interpreted it as being wily, adaptable, and generally trying to find any way to score, which is where the running comes into it I suppose.It used to mean that we ran the ball a lot. Worked for us when we played the Poms in the 1991 RWC Final. We played it tight and they never got into the game.
Fab Fenton. One of the greats!This is the Wallaby way - according to Peter Fenton and many traditionalists
SMH have it too, sounds like a done dealThe Roar are reporting that Joe Schmidt has the Wallaby job
The Roar are reporting that Joe Schmidt has the Wallaby job
That might have been the case if he was succeeding Rennie, but after Eddie I think the peacocks have already been plucked. Bigger question might be how centralisation/alignment fits in and what Schmidt is looking for there.If true I suspect it will be seen in hindsight as a case of "be careful what you wish for". I'm not sure the current generation of Wobs & potential Wobs are ready for what JS will be bringing to the setup: ruffled some peacock feathers in Ireland & can see him doing the same with your blokes.
If true I suspect it will be seen in hindsight as a case of "be careful what you wish for". I'm not sure the current generation of Wobs & potential Wobs are ready for what JS will be bringing to the setup: ruffled some peacock feathers in Ireland & can see him doing the same with your blokes.