Waratahs 2015

[fatprop]

I'm going to guess he misses the first 2 months of super rugby each year.

Be interesting to see how Rio fits in, if at all.

I think it depends on the team's finals success, but Potgeiter and Burger don't seem to miss much S15 doing the same cycle

 

[Braveheart81]

Should have been Quade.

I think Cooper would be a high priority signing for the ARU but I doubt they'd be looking at back to back seasons with him due to his injury issues. Realistically you'd hope that isn't what he's looking at either.

I have doubts whether it will work with Foley for anymore than a single season. The back to back to back seasons are not sustainable.

Part of this comes back to the Super Rugby franchises who are coming up with these sort of options and taking them to the ARU to try and retain their players, particularly those who are keen to get some taste of the money on offer overseas.

 

[Strewthcobber]

I think it depends on the team's finals success, but Potgeiter and Burger don't seem to miss much S15 doing the same cycle

Those guys have a break over the international windows though don't they?

(Actually isn't burger back with SA now?)

 

[Braveheart81]

Those guys have a break over the international windows though don't they?

(Actually isn't burger back with SA now?)

Not if the country they're playing club rugby in plays through those windows.

Potgieter would certainly get a break during the June tests (in a non-RWC year) and the Rugby Championship prior to the Japanese season starting.

I'm pretty sure he'd be playing in Japan when the EOYT is on though.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Not if the country they're playing club rugby in plays through those windows.

Potgieter would certainly get a break during the June tests (in a non-RWC year) and the Rugby Championship prior to the Japanese season starting.

I'm pretty sure he'd be playing in Japan when the EOYT is on though.

I think the Japanese comp has a pretty big break in Oct and November

Edit. Quick bit of research. Last season the Top League didn't have any games between 19 October and 28 November

 

[Braveheart81]

An interesting postscript to the Cheika/Peyper incident from a few weeks ago is that Cheika was apparently told by one of the other match officials that Peyper wanted to talk to him during the half time break.

According to Waratahs sources, what hasn't been revealed is that Cheika was advised by another official to see referee Jaco Peyper during the break. Cheika also won't be happy to find out that two prominent Australian Rugby Union figures were pushing for a special board meeting to chastise him, but that was stopped following the intervention of an ARU director.

http://www.espnscrum.com/super-rugby-2015/rugby/story/261839.html

Of course, as this is Greg Growden most people will assume it can't possibly be true.

 

[I like to watch]

A Greg Growden article that actually names people?
What a novel concept!

 

[Inside Shoulder]

A Greg Growden article that actually names people?
What a novel concept!

I wouldn't go that far - he names people whose names we already know and is typically silent as top the names of the shit stirring snouts of his

 

[topgun]

I think Betham has just put Naiyarovoro back on the bench. I was disappointed that Holloway didn't get a run but boy did Potgeiter show his worth when he came on? The man has very little regard for his own or others safety...

 

[Quick Hands]

^^^Betham has to start this week after that performance.

 

[Quick Hands]

An interesting postscript to the Cheika/Peyper incident from a few weeks ago is that Cheika was apparently told by one of the other match officials that Peyper wanted to talk to him during the half time break.



http://www.espnscrum.com/super-rugby-2015/rugby/story/261839.html

Of course, as this is Greg Growden most people will assume it can't possibly be true.

All three articles are vintage Growden. (Which isn't meant to be a compliment)

 

[Hawko]

^^^Betham has to start this week after that performance.

I wasn't overly impressed with his chase on Bogan Barrett. He had ample field to catch him but poor sprinting technique had him never looking like getting there. A winger should always catch a 10 who only has a couple of metres start.

His first try was OK but his second was just a standard intercept and he did not run round close to the posts - a schoolboy error often seen in Super Rugby.

I would have liked to see more. Hard marker maybe, but I thought both Naiyaravoro last week and Betham this week had major negatives to balance the big positives.

 

[Quick Hands]

^^^According to the Kiwi commentators, Barrett is very quick.

 

[Pfitzy]

Barrett is faster than most wingers in Australia. Which generally isn't saying much

 

[cyclopath]

Barrett is faster than most wingers in Australia. Which generally isn't saying much

He's fast, full stop. It's hard to remember him being caught on a clean break, and he finishes quite a few tries.

 

[Marcelo]

I really like the new Tahs Charity jersey:





The Wallabies jersey should be Canterbury, the jersey should be the yellow with the CCC logo in white colour and the sleeves in green

 

[Hugh Jarse]

What's the story with Kotaro Matsushima?
http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs...eID/14578/Matsushima-signs-with-Waratahs.aspx

He has been signed up from March until August 2015.

Will we actually get to see him play?

 

[Braveheart81]

Will we actually get to see him play?

Maybe if you head down to Woollahra Oval.

I can't see him getting close to a Super Rugby game.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Are the Waratahs paying him?

It seems useful to have some Japanese players involved in Super Rugby franchises to be better prepared for when a team from Japan joins the Super Circus next year.

 

[TOCC]

NSWRU posted a profit of $191k for 2014
Mick Mathers was appointed the new President

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