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Ron Walden (29)
gees Cheika and Grey......won't be any softies in that team...blood on the training paddock...love it
Waratahs 2014
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John Eales (66)
Here is the media release about Grey.
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Waratahs Rugby Media Release
Thursday August 15, 2013
Nathan Grey to join NSW Waratahs coaching team
Nathan Grey will return to NSW to join the Waratahs’ coaching team for the 2014 Super Rugby season.
One of the state’s most capped players of all time, the former Wallabies and NSW Waratahs centre represented NSW on 94 occasions in a nine-year playing career. He will now return to Sydney, bringing with him a wealth of coaching experience and specialist defence skills honed during a five-year stint with Japanese side Kyuden and three seasons with the Melbourne Rebels.
Said Waratahs Rugby’s Head Coach Michael Cheika,“I feel Nathan is a perfect fit in what I’m looking for to progress the direction the coaching staff is taking.
“Nathan has 94 caps for NSW as a player and eight years of great experience as a coach in different countries, putting him well on the way to fulfilling the criteria of the man we were looking for. Combine that with him being an outstanding performer as a player for state and country in the areas that he will oversee, and it was difficult to find a better person for the job.”
Sharing his excitement at the move, Grey said, "The opportunities to coach and develop under Michael and the other assistants, combined with the challenges of growing a strong playing group expanding their belief, are at the core of my decision to make the move to the Waratahs.
"As a player, the Waratahs gave me lot and in my continual development as a coach, from Japan to Melbourne I feel very lucky and honoured to have the opportunity to give back to the club through my coaching.
“I am excited about the challenges and rewards that only come through hard work and dedication to be the best."
As a player, Grey was known as an aggressive, go-forward centre with crunching defensive skills. After making his NSW debut in 1997, he went on to become the state’s most capped centre in history and ranks 16th amongst the NSW Waratahs’ top try scorers of all time. His seven-year international career saw him win 35 Test caps and lift the Webb Ellis Cup as part of the 1999 World Cup-winning team.
Grey starts in October and will oversee the defensive performance and contact skills of the squad.
Coach Profile - Nathan Grey
Born: 31.03.75, Gosford NSW
Waratahs Assistant Coaching Debut: N/A
Other Coaching Roles: Assistant Coach, Melbourne Rebels (2011-2013); Player/Coach, Kyuden, Japan (2005-2010).
One of the state’s most capped players of all time, former Wallabies and NSW Waratahs centre Nathan Grey returns to NSW to join the coaching team for the 2014 Super Rugby season.
He brings with him a wealth of coaching experience and specialist defence skills honed during a five-year stint with Japanese side Kyuden and three seasons with the Melbourne Rebels.
As a player, Grey was known as an aggressive, go-forward centre with crunching defensive skills. After making his NSW debut in 1997, he went on to earn 94 state caps and score 21 tries in a nine-year career with the province. He still remains the state’s most capped centre in history and ranks 16th amongst the NSW Waratahs’ top try scorers of all time.
On the international stage, Grey made his Wallabies debut off the bench against Scotland in June 1998, scoring a try in the 33-11 win in Brisbane. His seven-year career saw him win 35 Test caps and encompassed two Rugby World Cups: he was part of the Rod McQueen-coached World Cup-winning 1999 team, taking the field in the closing minutes of the final and was also a member of the 2003 squad.
Kicking off his coaching career with a move to Japan, his five-year stint as player/coach saw him help his Kyuden side achieve promotion to the Top League for the 2007/8 season.
In 2011, Grey was recruited to Melbourne’s new Rebels franchise by the team’s founding coach Rod McQueen. He spent the inaugural season as skills coach before being promoted to assistant coach under Damien Hill.
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Waratahs Rugby Media Release
Thursday August 15, 2013
Nathan Grey to join NSW Waratahs coaching team
Nathan Grey will return to NSW to join the Waratahs’ coaching team for the 2014 Super Rugby season.
One of the state’s most capped players of all time, the former Wallabies and NSW Waratahs centre represented NSW on 94 occasions in a nine-year playing career. He will now return to Sydney, bringing with him a wealth of coaching experience and specialist defence skills honed during a five-year stint with Japanese side Kyuden and three seasons with the Melbourne Rebels.
Said Waratahs Rugby’s Head Coach Michael Cheika,“I feel Nathan is a perfect fit in what I’m looking for to progress the direction the coaching staff is taking.
“Nathan has 94 caps for NSW as a player and eight years of great experience as a coach in different countries, putting him well on the way to fulfilling the criteria of the man we were looking for. Combine that with him being an outstanding performer as a player for state and country in the areas that he will oversee, and it was difficult to find a better person for the job.”
Sharing his excitement at the move, Grey said, "The opportunities to coach and develop under Michael and the other assistants, combined with the challenges of growing a strong playing group expanding their belief, are at the core of my decision to make the move to the Waratahs.
"As a player, the Waratahs gave me lot and in my continual development as a coach, from Japan to Melbourne I feel very lucky and honoured to have the opportunity to give back to the club through my coaching.
“I am excited about the challenges and rewards that only come through hard work and dedication to be the best."
As a player, Grey was known as an aggressive, go-forward centre with crunching defensive skills. After making his NSW debut in 1997, he went on to become the state’s most capped centre in history and ranks 16th amongst the NSW Waratahs’ top try scorers of all time. His seven-year international career saw him win 35 Test caps and lift the Webb Ellis Cup as part of the 1999 World Cup-winning team.
Grey starts in October and will oversee the defensive performance and contact skills of the squad.
Coach Profile - Nathan Grey
Born: 31.03.75, Gosford NSW
Waratahs Assistant Coaching Debut: N/A
Other Coaching Roles: Assistant Coach, Melbourne Rebels (2011-2013); Player/Coach, Kyuden, Japan (2005-2010).
One of the state’s most capped players of all time, former Wallabies and NSW Waratahs centre Nathan Grey returns to NSW to join the coaching team for the 2014 Super Rugby season.
He brings with him a wealth of coaching experience and specialist defence skills honed during a five-year stint with Japanese side Kyuden and three seasons with the Melbourne Rebels.
As a player, Grey was known as an aggressive, go-forward centre with crunching defensive skills. After making his NSW debut in 1997, he went on to earn 94 state caps and score 21 tries in a nine-year career with the province. He still remains the state’s most capped centre in history and ranks 16th amongst the NSW Waratahs’ top try scorers of all time.
On the international stage, Grey made his Wallabies debut off the bench against Scotland in June 1998, scoring a try in the 33-11 win in Brisbane. His seven-year career saw him win 35 Test caps and encompassed two Rugby World Cups: he was part of the Rod McQueen-coached World Cup-winning 1999 team, taking the field in the closing minutes of the final and was also a member of the 2003 squad.
Kicking off his coaching career with a move to Japan, his five-year stint as player/coach saw him help his Kyuden side achieve promotion to the Top League for the 2007/8 season.
In 2011, Grey was recruited to Melbourne’s new Rebels franchise by the team’s founding coach Rod McQueen. He spent the inaugural season as skills coach before being promoted to assistant coach under Damien Hill.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
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Arch Winning (36)
It's shithouse Inside Shoulder. There's no way Cheika said that.
I think I know why that grated on you...That quote was written by a media bunny who has sat through too many 'fan engagement strategy' powerpoint presentation circle-jerks where some latte-sipping nuff nuff avoids using verbs for fear of actually committing to being accountable for doing something.
Sit through enough of that shit and you start to think that 'progress' is a verb 99% of the time and a noun 1% of the time.
"Progress the direction the coaching staff is taking"? Get your hand off it.
I think I know why that grated on you...That quote was written by a media bunny who has sat through too many 'fan engagement strategy' powerpoint presentation circle-jerks where some latte-sipping nuff nuff avoids using verbs for fear of actually committing to being accountable for doing something.
Sit through enough of that shit and you start to think that 'progress' is a verb 99% of the time and a noun 1% of the time.
"Progress the direction the coaching staff is taking"? Get your hand off it.
Inside Shoulder
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Rob42
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Thank heavens. When Cheika speaks, he seems to have this bizarre interest in engaging with the questioner and actually explaining what he is thinking. It must make his media minders distinctly uncomfortable.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
I doubt that ties him to rugby (or anyone really) as asics have a lot of "ambassadors", many of whom play in that other code.........
http://www.asics.com.au/partnerships/athletes
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
That is good news about MFH.
I have not seen him dominate in Soup Games like he has done in the Test Arena from 2013 and the Bledisloe 2013. He is a clearly big game player, and perhaps we expect him to be superman every week.
I have not seen him dominate in Soup Games like he has done in the Test Arena from 2013 and the Bledisloe 2013. He is a clearly big game player, and perhaps we expect him to be superman every week.
matty_k
Peter Johnson (47)
Fixed. Don't forget your hyphens.
Eyes and Ears
Bob Davidson (42)
Wasn't he the Super Rugby player of the year?
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Correct. That was the surprising thing. He didn't really seem to be as dominant a figure as he has been in the Test arena, but the players obviously thought so.
I think that the Soup Player of the Year is voted for by the players isn't it.
Just goes to show that we all see things differently from the sidelines, grandstands and armchairs.
I think that the Soup Player of the Year is voted for by the players isn't it.
Just goes to show that we all see things differently from the sidelines, grandstands and armchairs.
The award Hooper won is voted by journos.
The two elements at play are that the journos cast their votes immediately after the match that they've watched live and have been writing at match report at the same time. No opportunity for rewatching etc.
The other is that whilst Hooper was generally not MOTM, he would have polled a vote in most matches. He was always one of our better players and I think that is how he won the award.
JSRF10
Dick Tooth (41)
He always seemed to be a 7/10 player in 2013, and usually one of the better players on the park for us. As Braveheart said if the journos were voting straight away you can reason why he polled very highly.
Next season he needs have less brain farts at the breakdown, too often you'd hear the ref call hands off and he'd have a nibble at the ball anyway. Also there were a couple of times he could white line fever one of which cost us two bonus points in Wellington. That said the breakdown offenses and the white line fever should be fixed with experience, he seems like a level headed bloke so I expect him to recognize these weak areas and address them during the off season. The lack of FIGJAM about him is refreshing given the attitude of some of his slightly older peers.
Next season he needs have less brain farts at the breakdown, too often you'd hear the ref call hands off and he'd have a nibble at the ball anyway. Also there were a couple of times he could white line fever one of which cost us two bonus points in Wellington. That said the breakdown offenses and the white line fever should be fixed with experience, he seems like a level headed bloke so I expect him to recognize these weak areas and address them during the off season. The lack of FIGJAM about him is refreshing given the attitude of some of his slightly older peers.
It appears Izzy will sign for the Tahs on a 2 year deal.
So, do we have confirmation on the full squad (including EPS contract) members for 2014?
http://mobile.news.com.au/sport/rug...expected-any-day/story-fndptke0-1226705953922
So, do we have confirmation on the full squad (including EPS contract) members for 2014?
http://mobile.news.com.au/sport/rug...expected-any-day/story-fndptke0-1226705953922
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
The saga over will he sign and when has more false crests than Heartbreak Hill in the City to Surf.
Hopefully it comes to an end tomorrow.
Hopefully it comes to an end tomorrow.
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