RWC: South Africa v Canada (Pool B)

[Smuts]

@Billy-Webb ha. In Ontario we only this season produced a manual for jnr coaches designed to give Hockey parents simple plans to ensure that kids develop the skills we expect them to have at each age grade.

But you would be shocked at the huge numbers of juniors in this country (of both genders) who love this game.

But our governance structures are a disaster at Provincial and National level.

Which means we lose the majority of those players after high school AND don’t make the most of the truly talented players running around in Ontario, Alberta and particularly BC.

As just one example there is not a single First Grade club within central Toronto. Which is a complete travesty given that the majority of 20- 30 year olds in Canada’s biggest city live and work downtown or close to it.

And the coaching at high school and senior level Is basically appalling. But the talent is there. All we need is for someone to pull finger out and establish connections with the NZRU or Ireland or England and get the resources out here.

And to a degree I blame World Rugby, it’s such a huge opportunity going begging particularly when you see our female participation rates.

But enough of that.

I was really proud of those boys bravery after the card. Especially considering they’re being coached by the rugby equivalent of a broken photocopier...

[Smuts]

@Billy-Webb yes - but he has always been an average scrumhalf but electric rugby player.

[MiketheSnow]

@Smuts said in RWC: South Africa v Canada (Pool :

I was really proud of those boys bravery after the card. Especially considering they’re being coached by the rugby equivalent of a broken photocopier...

Please enlighten us

[Billy Webb]

@Smuts said in RWC: South Africa v Canada (Pool :

And the coaching at high school and senior level Is basically appalling. But the talent is there. All we need is for someone to pull finger out and establish connections with the NZRU or Ireland or England and get the resources out here.

I was only half-joking when I volunteered you for a coaching role

But maybe administration is the real issue?

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Salacious Crumb]

@Smuts Rugby league is making bigger inroads into Toronto than union, and in a far shorter time.

[MiketheSnow]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in RWC: South Africa v Canada (Pool :

That's one of the highlights of the tournament

[Smuts]

@MiketheSnow Schalla is a legend - but you’d expect that from an oke who passed through the madhouse of Wilgenhof res - beloved by Doc Craven and producer of Morne du Plessis and Jannie Smuts.

[Smuts]

@Salacious-Crumb the Wolfpack (League team just promoted to the Super League) have a good product but the Arrows (MLR franchise) have far more natural support.

And as a participation sport, league simply doesn’t feature in Canada.

[Salacious Crumb]

@Smuts Purely anecdotal. Been up to Canada twice this year. Fuckall coverage of Union in the Star and Globe and Mail, but surprising amount of coverage of their League team in both.

[Smuts]

@Salacious-Crumb fair enough. Yet another reason why I resent our press.