2018 Sevens RWC
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@nzzp said in 2018 Sevens RWC:
@stargazer said in 2018 Sevens RWC:
it's only because refs favour us, remember.
So they bloody well should
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@taniwharugby Haha, that's hilarious. The look on Andrew Knewstubb's face, like he can't believe it. "Whaaaaaat?"
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@kiwimurph said in 2018 Sevens RWC:
It's quite amazing the turnaround guys like Molia, Collier and Ravouvou have made in a short space of time. Historically they were all quite error prone - in this tournament they were anything but that. You'd have to think the new coach has a huge role in that.
This article sums it up nicely.
Is this guy the first non NZer to coach a NZ National rugby team? Hats off to him anyways 👏👏👏
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@kiwimurph said in 2018 Sevens RWC:
It's quite amazing the turnaround guys like Molia, Collier and Ravouvou have made in a short space of time. Historically they were all quite error prone - in this tournament they were anything but that. You'd have to think the new coach has a huge role in that.
This article sums it up nicely.
Titch still deserves a lot of credit though and his methods were the right ones for a long time. It was certainly the Olympics that changed the playing field and they fell into the trap of not wanting to change something that had previously worked. Titch also took a bet on having some players that still would have blown the field apart in Rio. Bender and BB would have been awesome. When that fell apart it was too late.
Titch's approach also flowed through in the professional XVs game where his ex players took a training and preparedness level with them which flowed through the teams. eg Messam
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@taniwharugby Baker with a blatant head high tackle
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@canerbry said in 2018 Sevens RWC:
@taniwharugby Baker with a blatant head high tackle
Cheesy. Real cheesy.
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@crucial said in 2018 Sevens RWC:
@kiwimurph said in 2018 Sevens RWC:
It's quite amazing the turnaround guys like Molia, Collier and Ravouvou have made in a short space of time. Historically they were all quite error prone - in this tournament they were anything but that. You'd have to think the new coach has a huge role in that.
This article sums it up nicely.
Titch still deserves a lot of credit though and his methods were the right ones for a long time. It was certainly the Olympics that changed the playing field and they fell into the trap of not wanting to change something that had previously worked. Titch also took a bet on having some players that still would have blown the field apart in Rio. Bender and BB would have been awesome. When that fell apart it was too late.
Titch's approach also flowed through in the professional XVs game where his ex players took a training and preparedness level with them which flowed through the teams. eg Messam
Missing Ardie as well as Ben Lam (injury) (he was killing it in the 7s tourneys that year) added to the woes. Not to mention Curry's injury (he made the team but was undercooked) and a couple of others ...
Feel sorry for Titch but he held on a season or two too long.
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Interesting listening to DJ Forbes on the radio yesterday highlighting the main differences between Laidlaw and Titchs approach to coaching...one was an open inclusive one, the other more dictatorial.
