McKellar‘s biggest hurdle is to build a team culture at the Tahs. It has been lacking after numerous disappointing coaching stints at Daceyville. It seems Kiss is being successful at this in Brisbane, Larkham has Brumbies going well and Cron sounds like he has a good culture in Perth. The all promising Tahs. Let’s see if they can go well next year. It’s not through a lack of training facilities, amazing home ground and big name players now in their squad that’s for sure.
Very good guy. He’ll be a great pick up.
I don't think it's any secret RA and Twiggy aren't sending each other Christmas cards, so I'm not surprised to hear rumors that the Force was not an option for contracted Rebels players to go to. I also think that with the Lions tour next year RA probably do want a Leinster-esk super team, in the Reds, that will go very well in SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) comp and drive cohesion into the Wallabies.
I wouldn't exactly call one Force fan's self-pitying musings rumours that it wasn't an option...
I heard this from a friend who knows a lot of the Brisbane based Rebels players
If it was the case, and ex-Rebels are more than willing to share that, it would be remarkable if the journos had missed or passed up that story given the media climate surrounding RA and the downfall of the Rebels.
They are journos. Doesn’t mean they are any good.
I thought that Rugby Australia was planning to share the talent to make 4 strong sides by eliminating the Rebels?
Bullshit
Fortunately for us, there are several pretty damn good rugby journos in the country. I maintain that if there was a story as big as RA placing a blanket ban on signing for a team, and players are happy to let it be known, then there is absolutely zero chance it wasn't broken.
Speak to any player agent. No blanket ban but certainly discouraging it.
I’ve heard on good authority that one of your Brumbies wanted to go to the Force but was told he couldn’t. Stick that in your tin foil hat. It won’t come out because it may harm his Wallaby chances.
