RWC Week 3: Wales v Australia

@NTA said in RWC Week 3: Wales v Australia:

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Entirely predictable. Carter would be a nervous wreck now, prone to compounding error on error.

Jeez, I wonder how that could happen, throwing a young guy in without support and then hooking him - which made fuck all difference as the team was already set up to fail.

chimoaus

Jesus, what a rabble, maybe he is thinking the last Donald at 10 won the World Cup, so let’s roll the dice.

How is this bloke better than Gordon?

Bovidae

The Wallabies better hope they don't need a last minute kick at goal to win.

mariner4life

Hey Eddie, who doesn't know anything about rugby?

What a complete shitshow

Tim

Fark me, Donaldson at ten is a huge gamble. He was so bad there for the Waratahs.

Jailbreak7

Ugh... can I change my vote

Kirwan

How to fuck up a young player in three short weeks. Jones is clueless

Dodge

At this point, Eddie seems to have totally lost the plot, if you're going to go gung ho and pick kids then bloody well stick to it, at least for a whole game. If you're not, then don't drop the experienced players before the tournament.

Tim

@Dodge When did he appear to lose the plot with England? Was there some point at which the assistant coach turnover was just too much?

MiketheSnow

voodoo

@Dodge dodge?? That you old mate? Or an imposter?!

The Irishman

Nothing between these teams at all. Wales for me by 6.

Dodge

@Tim said in RWC Week 3: Wales v Australia:

@Dodge When did he appear to lose the plot with England? Was there some point at which the assistant coach turnover was just too much?

I think the coaching situation was the biggest issue, no one wanted to work with him and he constantly recruited people with no experience of the game, who then didn't last very long. IMO over time, his style of management gets on everyone's nerves - coaches and players, kind of like Mourinho.

Timing wise, i think he benefitted from a decent base built by Lancaster and then picked some rogue grunt to build on top. It started to fall apart after 2019, he wouldn't trust new players and let them learn international rugby in the shirt. Hence we're stuck with Daly / May / Cole et al who probably weren't good enough at their peak and definitely aren't now (probably harsh on May at his peak)

The Silver Fern

RWC Week 3: Wales v Australia