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    16. 2021 Coach

    Team of the Year
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    • booboo
      booboo last edited by booboo

      Who created the silk purse from their sows' ears in 2021.

      Please nominate, and say why.

      Refer rules in Sports Talk forum.

      Nominations closed. Vote above for nominees below.

      Surname First Name Country Pros Cons
      CROWLEY Kieran ITA Improved Italy Italy are still not that good
      FARRELL Andrew IRE getting a lot from his squad; good result v ABs
      FOSTER Ian NZL won RC; retained Bledisloe
      GALTHIE Fabien FRA turning France into a really good side; took over a malfunctioning team, putting in young exciting players and making France a real contender; good result v Abs; coolest glasses in rugby
      MIDDLETON Simon ENG (women) Dominant as; Massive favourites for RWC’22
      RENNIE David AUS Picked Cooper; series v France; good result v Bokke the rest of the season
      TOWNSEND Gregor SCO turning France into a really good side
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      • canefan
        canefan last edited by canefan

        Ian Foster
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        • Victor Meldrew
          Victor Meldrew last edited by Victor Meldrew

          I could nominate that bloke from Canterbury. The reason being that, among other things, a few years back he took a 3rd grade club team which hadn't won a match for 2 years and they started to win games with him in charge.

          But I won't.

          Serious nomination: Fabien Galthié. Tuning France into a really good side

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          • MN5
            MN5 last edited by

            Kieran Crowley. Has taken Italy from Fucken shit to just shit.

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            • MajorRage
              MajorRage last edited by

              Gregor Townshend. Scotland a proper, decent team these days.

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              • MiketheSnow
                MiketheSnow last edited by

                Rennie

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                • booboo
                  booboo @MiketheSnow last edited by

                  @mikethesnow said in 16. 2021 Coach:

                  Rennie

                  Why?

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                  • MiketheSnow
                    MiketheSnow @booboo last edited by

                    @booboo said in 16. 2021 Coach:

                    @mikethesnow said in 16. 2021 Coach:

                    Rennie

                    Why?

                    Cooper

                    No other coach would have picked him

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                    • Catogrande
                      Catogrande last edited by

                      Well it’s not Gatland or Erasmus for sure and yes I know Rassie isn’t the actual coach. Apparently.

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                      • sparky
                        sparky last edited by

                        Andy Farrell seems to be getting a lot out of the Ireland squad at the moment.

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                        • NTA
                          NTA @sparky last edited by

                          @sparky said in 16. 2021 Coach:

                          Andy Farrell seems to be getting a lot out of the Ireland squad at the moment.

                          That's just Ireland peaking between RWC 🤷‍♂️

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                          • Machpants
                            Machpants last edited by Machpants

                            Simon Middleton, England women's coach. Dominant as, and cruising too an embarrassing win here next year

                            I'd put in Borthwick for what he's done for Leicester, but that didn't count

                            Add in Cory Sweeney Olympic 7s winners, fucking golden winners, but also not allowed I guess

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                            • booboo
                              booboo @Machpants last edited by

                              @machpants said in 16. 2021 Coach:

                              Simon Middleton, England women's coach. Dominant as, and cruising too an embarrassing win here next year

                              I'd put in Borthwick for what he's done for Leicester, but that didn't count

                              Add in Cory Sweeney Olympic 7s winners, fucking golden winners, but also not allowed I guess

                              Middleton- fair call.

                              Borthwick - correct, limiting to head coach of full international (I.e., Test match), but ...

                              ...7s. Hmmm, let me refer that to the Committee...

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                              • Crucial
                                Crucial last edited by

                                If sevens counts then Allan Bunting.

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                                • C
                                  cgrant last edited by

                                  Ozich but it does not count. Galthié or Farrell then.

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                                  • booboo
                                    booboo @cgrant last edited by

                                    @cgrant said in 16. 2021 Coach:

                                    Ozich but it does not count. Galthié or Farrell then.

                                    Really need reasons please

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                                    • Machpants
                                      Machpants @booboo last edited by Machpants

                                      @booboo said in 16. 2021 Coach:

                                      @cgrant said in 16. 2021 Coach:

                                      Ozich but it does not count. Galthié or Farrell then.

                                      Really need reasons please

                                      Farrell had added some attacking dimension to what was a boring robotic machine, but still being pretty good. Galthie for taking over a malfunctioning team, putting in young exciting players and making France a real contender, as well as great team to watch. Also coolest glasses in rugby

                                      Both of these dishes, along with Rennie, coached their teams to the three best international performances of the year (Vs ABs, and 2nd Sa test for ozzie)

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                                      • Dan54
                                        Dan54 @Machpants last edited by

                                        @machpants said in 16. 2021 Coach:

                                        Both of these dishes, along with Rennie, coached their teams to the three best international performances of the year (Vs ABs, and 2nd Sa test for ozzie)

                                        Much as I have liked Rennie, his team's record for year is to dismal to be considered coach of the year. I wouldn't really consider one team performance to be coach of the year.

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                                        • D
                                          delicatessen last edited by

                                          Ian Foster. Reason: to see if anyone actually votes for him.

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                                          • booboo
                                            booboo last edited by

                                            Nominations closed. Vote above for nominees below.

                                            Surname First Name Country Pros Cons
                                            CROWLEY Kieran ITA Improved Italy Italy are still not that good
                                            FARRELL Andrew IRE getting a lot from his squad; good result v ABs
                                            FOSTER Ian NZL won RC; retained Bledisloe
                                            GALTHIE Fabien FRA turning France into a really good side; took over a malfunctioning team, putting in young exciting players and making France a real contender; good result v Abs; coolest glasses in rugby
                                            MIDDLETON Simon ENG (women) Dominant as; Massive favourites for RWC’22
                                            RENNIE David AUS Picked Cooper; series v France; good result v Bokke the rest of the season
                                            TOWNSEND Gregor SCO turning France into a really good side
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                                            • booboo
                                              booboo last edited by

                                              Oh and BTW - I .... err ... the committee decided we're picking a XV of the year so 7s coaches not eligible.

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                                              • Nepia
                                                Nepia last edited by

                                                Looking at that table Fozzie should walk this. Won the meaningful competition his team was in and emphatically retained the premier trophy (outside of the Shield) that we care about. 😏

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