Wallabies 2020
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Bobby Sands
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Matt Taylor, the prodigal son - in his article talking defence and what winning rugby is, got me far too excited about rugby.
Thank god we got rid of that Cheika bloke - odious.
Thank god we got rid of that Cheika bloke - odious.
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David Wilson (68)
Absolutely - there is plenty to be liking about the new coaching set up at the moment.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
If they don't literally throw tantrums in press conferences I will be happy.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
The players or the coaches?
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Well, either. But our previous coach had firm eh.
So Dan McKellar is being courted as the potential Wallabies forwards coach with an eye to him being Rennie's successor if all goes well after four years.
Interestingly it says that Laurie Fisher was approached. I wonder why they couldn't work out a deal?
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-...-quit-and-join-wallabies-20200228-p545b8.html
Interestingly it says that Laurie Fisher was approached. I wonder why they couldn't work out a deal?
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-...-quit-and-join-wallabies-20200228-p545b8.html
I don't think this is a good idea. McKellar is a good coach, but to anoint him now as Rennie's successor is madness. And it sets him up to fail like Larkham did.
Let the bloke develop his craft at Super level, and maybe actually win something. And then maybe even let him go overseas and learn more. The worst place to put him is on the Wallaby coaching staff IMO.
Would be a good quality forwards coach, though.
Let the bloke develop his craft at Super level, and maybe actually win something. And then maybe even let him go overseas and learn more. The worst place to put him is on the Wallaby coaching staff IMO.
Would be a good quality forwards coach, though.
Succession planning four years out is a ridiculous concept. It only makes sense if that person has to become the next coach (i.e. succession planning in a business when you know that a child of the current boss is going to take over).
McKellar is still a relatively inexperienced head coach. He would surely be better placed to be head coach of the Wallabies in four years time by being a head coach at a lower level prior to then than being an assistant at test level for four years.
McKellar is still a relatively inexperienced head coach. He would surely be better placed to be head coach of the Wallabies in four years time by being a head coach at a lower level prior to then than being an assistant at test level for four years.
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Tim Horan (67)
Dunno, haven't NZ been doing it for a while.
You could argue that their results have gone backwards over time too. Steve Hansen also had a couple of years as an international head coach (Wales) before he became an All Blacks assistant coach.
Who knows how Ian Foster will go but it's now 9 years since he was last a head coach (at the Chiefs were he was from 2004-2011).
McKellar is in his third year as a Super Rugby head coach and that's the only head coaching he has done at a fully professional level.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Laurie is the one they need. We were one piece away from putting together the perfect coaching team.
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Simon Poidevin (60)
Do Wallaby assistant coaches get paid more than Super Rugby head coaches?
dru
David Wilson (68)
And it’s not the first time Brumbies have been impacted like this.
