Waratahs 2013

[sudrugby]

Jono Jenkins will play for Narbonne in the French Second Division
No move to the Rebels or EPS with the Tahs

 

[qwerty51]

That place is being overtaken by Aussies

 

[Inside Shoulder]

A difficult period in Tah History will hopefully be put to an end tomorrow at 10:30 or will it be more of the same?

I'm prepared to give him a free run with a clean slate until the tahs make their first entry in the talk it up cup.


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[fatprop]

Cheika favourite to be named NSW coach

DateSeptember 18, 2012

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Michael Cheika is expected to be announced as the new head coach of Super Rugby side the NSW Waratahs on Tuesday morning.
The Waratahs have called a press conference to announce the successor to Michael Foley who quit the struggling outfit in July to take up a three-year deal with the Western Force.
Cheika, who has experience with Irish province Leinster and French club Stade Francais, is the favourite to assume the top job at the Waratahs, with Foley's assistant coach at NSW Alan Gaffney also reported to be in the running alongside former Wallabies assistant coach Tim Lane.
The new NSW coach will be under immediate pressure to produce results for the perennial underachievers, who suffered a record eight successive losses to end their season in 11th place.

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NSW Waratahs expected to announce Michael Cheika as their new coach on Tuesday morning

• September 17, 2012 8:16PM

Front-runner ... Cheika is expected to be announced as the new Waratahs coach. Source: Franck Fife / AAP
Michael Cheika is expected to be announced as the new head coach of Super Rugby side the NSW Waratahs on Tuesday morning.
The Waratahs have called a press conference to announce the successor to Michael Foley, who quit the struggling outfit in July to take up a three-year deal with the Western Force.
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Cheika, who has experience with Irish province Leinster and French club Stade Francais, is the favourite to assume the top job at the Waratahs, with Foley's assistant coach at NSW Alan Gaffney also reported to be in the running alongside former Wallabies assistant coach Tim Lane.
The new NSW coach will be under immediate pressure to produce results for the perennial underachievers, who suffered a record eight successive losses to end their season in 11th place.

 

[TOCC]

That place is being overtaken by Aussies

Quite literally it has been overtaken by Aussies.. FGM an Aussie sports agency are the majority share holders.

 

[Bruce Ross]

Chieka has to win 5 games before any lap sitting takes place. It's a KPI.

No photo and it didn't happen.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Chieka has to win 5 games before any lap sitting takes place. It's a KPI.

You sell yourself too cheaply - but i know your heart is on your sleeve when it comes to them Tahs

 

[Brumby Jack]

Cheika can sit on WJ's lap then talk about the first thing that comes up

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Will they give the guy carte blanch - that seemed to be one of his terms: i think its a pretty important issue.

 

[Bruce Ross]

Will they give the guy carte blanche - that seemed to be one of his terms: i think its a pretty important issue.

The answer to that came when Jason Allen told him: "The only thing I wouldn't do is sell my arse." Hardly original but at least it shows the CEO has an interest in Federal politics. And in cars chasing one another around tracks. I don't know if there is anything else.
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[Knuckles]

Jono Jenkins will play for Narbonne in the French Second Division
No move to the Rebels or EPS with the Tahs

good on him. He'll do well in a second tier competition. He wasn't quite up to it at Super level. This is a good move for him and a good move for Australian rugby

 

[Inside Shoulder]

good on him. He'll do well in a second tier competition. He wasn't quite up to it at Super level. This is a good move for him and a good move for Australian rugby

why is it good for Aus rugby - do you think he will develop more by playing at this level? (I know nothing of many things including the relative competitiveness of the various french comps).

 

[fatprop]

So will Chris Whittaker be part of the package as manager?

And if the backs continue to miss fire does David Knox return?

 

[Rob42]

Cheika really must play his cards close to his chest if the papers are still saying he is "expected" to be named coach today. Previously the whole story would have been leaked well before the announcement.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

12 minutes to go.

The first pies have probably been disposed of already.

Any reliable Gaggerlanders present to report live from the scene?

 

[waratahjesus]

Chieka confirmed.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

HSBC Waratahs welcomes new head coach Michael Cheika

18/09/2012

By HSBC Waratahs Media Unit
Michael Cheika has today been appointed Head Coach of the HSBC Waratahs.
His appointment follows an extensive search conducted by the Waratahs Rugby Board. Announcing the decision, Chairman Roger Davis said the panel had been unanimous in its support for the highly regarded former Randwick and Leinster coach as the best possible candidate to lead the HSBC Waratahs into a new and successful era.
Said Davis, “On behalf of the whole organisation, I’d like to welcome Michael to Waratahs Rugby. We are thrilled to have him on board.
“In addition to a wealth of domestic and international coaching experience, Michael has a proven track record as an inspirational leader and an agent of change.
“We believe he is the right man to embrace the HSBC Waratahs’ great tradition and ambition and develop a strong and successful culture that embraces all our supporters, partners and stakeholders.”
After calling time on his playing career in 1999, the highlights of Michael Cheika ’s 13-year coaching career include guiding Randwick to first and second grade Premiership titles in 2004 and steering Irish Province Leinster to Celtic League success in 2008 and a first ever Heineken Cup title in 2009.
Born in Sydney, the 45-year-old says he is proud to have been chosen to take charge of the HSBC Waratahs.
“The opportunity to coach the Super Rugby team of my home state and the responsibility to make all our supporters and all people from NSW proud of their team is one that motivates me immensely.
“I am really looking forward to being part of this new era in NSW rugby and will bring all the passion and professionalism I have to make this team one everyone will be proud of.
“My immediate goal is to establish our identity loud and clear, inside and outside of the team; who we are, how we are going to play the game and what we are prepared to do to earn the respect of our team mates, our supporters and our competitors, as individuals and as a team.
“By achieving this we will earn the right to think about getting some good results.”
After impressing the panel consisting of David Mortimer (Sydney University President), Al Baxter (Waratahs Rugby Director), Jason Allen (Waratahs Rugby CEO) and Roger Davis (Waratahs Rugby Chairman), Michael will join the HSBC Waratahs on October 1, 2012.
Highly regarded within the NSW rugby community, the former No. 8 spent 14 seasons with Randwick, playing over 300 games for the club and winning seven Shute Shield Premiership titles between 1985 and 1999, captaining the side in his last two seasons. After launching his coaching career in Italy, where he spent a year as head coach of Series A side Petrarca Rugby, Cheika returned the Galloping Greens, where his three-year tenure culminated in the club achieving both first and second grade Premiership titles in 2004.
Moving to Europe, he spent five years at the helm of Irish Province Leinster, guiding them to five successive top-three Magners League finishes, including a Celtic league title in 2008. Aided by his then-assistant Alan Gaffney, in 2009 he led Leinster to a first ever Heineken (European) Cup title with an historic 19-16 win over English champions Leicester Tigers, helped by a man of the match performance from Rocky Elsom and a drop goal from inspirational Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll. He has spent the past two seasons as director of rugby with French Top 14 side Stade Francais.
NSW rugby fans can still secure a seat to see the HSBC Waratahs play the British & Irish Lions Tour match next June by buying a 9 Game Membership package today at [URL='http://www.waratahs.com.au/membership.[/QUOTE']www.waratahs.com.au/membership[/URL].

Source: http://www.nswrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/157/ArticleID/7679/Default.aspx

 

[RugbyFuture]

thank goodness.

 

[Lee Grant]

Good luck to Cheika. He's done well in his career since he coached Randwick and his stint at Leinster is revered over there.

He's going to need some luck. There is a whiff of Stade Francais about the Waratahs and neither McKenzie nor Cheika could push the shit uphill in Paris.

We've been here before haven't we? One day, one of the changes is going to work. Let's hope it is with this coach.
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[Hugh Jarse]

The 'Tahs pie oven may be broken. Fairfax break the story in SMH via Georgina Robinson, in a lift from the Waratahs press release. No real value add.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/cheika-appointed-waratahs-coach-20120918-263a1.html