@Tim said in RWC: Wales v France (QF 3):

Damn, Gatland just said "I think the better team lost today."

He actually said that? All this time and I thought he had absolutely no self awareness.

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@jegga by all accounts he interviews well. Gives a sharp PowerPoint presentation

I think he’s the man for Australia.
It’s obvious

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@nzzp said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Seriously, though, we talked about this with Henry as well. They will put systems in place to generate the players with attributes they need. Hansen's just done this wtih props - get mobile, or get gone. Simple.

It's about systems. We don't have any of note.

MacQueen and his team came together at just the right time and it took more than a year to get them pointed in the same direction

Was McKenzie on track before he fiddled and got caught?

Hard to say. From all reports, he had his favorites and would stick with them regardless.

Maybe his attitude was better (or better expressed) than Cheika. But look at that tweet from Quade - does that look like the culture was of a high standard when that guy is your first choice?

Genia's got an attitude problem as well. Many in Australia will refuse to countenance that.

While the Reds were winning, nobody cared

Some of the bad eggs, like Genia, are gone now anyway. You guys need new up and comers and someone to change the culture. Wait, I have just the man

Please god , make this happen.

Please

@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Wales v France (QF 3):

I can applaud Wales losing to great French tries but I'm frustrated as fuck watching us play like twats.

Commiserations mate

@sparky said in Rankings:

@jegga said in Rankings:

@sparky said in Rankings:

@jegga Like I said nothing formal yet. But what Ugo is writing for the Guardian, his RFU friends are thinking about.

I doubt that . They’d take South Africa before Japan

UK government are very keen on closer links to Japan at the moment. Part of their Global Britain, post-EU strategy.

Not saying it is going to happen. But if SANZAAR make life hard for Japan, they will take their yen and millions of new Rugby fans elsewhere.

Never going to happen.

@sparky said in Rankings:

@jegga Like I said nothing formal yet. But what Ugo is writing for the Guardian, his RFU friends are thinking about.

I doubt that . They’d take South Africa before Japan

So it’s going to be 24 years at a minimum between Australia’s last rwc title and the possibility of their next . Sounds familiar.

He proves the theory, ordinary results in one hemisphere great in another.

@sparky said in Rankings:

@jegga This Ugo Moyne piece has created discussions. Nothing formal yet but don't write it off entirely.

https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/oct/15/time-to-capitalise-jana-success-seven-nations-rugby-world-cup

So an opinion piece in the Guardian? No one in 6n management?

@antipodean said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Here it comes

Well he's not wrong is he?

Nope but he's a jackass , so theres that.

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@jegga said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

McKenzie was reportedly very poor at man management. Didn't care what happened of the park as long as nobody heard about it. Hence the Dublin incident

I don't Krusty was particularly good at any part of a coaches core functions by the the looks of things . Just another bluffer that somehow got the top job.

I think he had to be reasonably able when you look at his achievements in Europe and Support Rugby. Record win over the All Blacks. Rwc2015 final and a rugby championship.

But the successes are outweighed by the failures, and that's coaching

No, no no and no. Basing your cv around what you've done in the NH is what I think of as the Elsoming . Just because you've looked good in one hemisphere doesn't mean you'll go well in the other.