Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?
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@MN5 said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
I've always found this whole "hemisphere" thing strange, why be so proud of it ? as long as the ABs are there who cares who the other three are ? it's not like I support any of them in the slightest.
It's a split because fo the different seasons, and then all the money is up in the NH. Those four are far and away the poor cousins of Tier 1 international rugby; the ones who get players poached up north, and the ones who historically have been best at the game.
I love to see underdogs getting up against teams with serious financial backing because they play better rugby. So yeah, I'm generally a fan of our SANZAAR partners coming up against the financial might of the NH.
It also helps that their fans can be insufferable with a little success
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@nzzp said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
@MN5 said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
It's a split because fo the different seasons, and then all the money is up in the NH. Those four are far and away the poor cousins of Tier 1 international rugby; the ones who get players poached up north, and the ones who historically have been best at the game.
I think you are thinking wishfully there. England are historically just as strong as Australia -- their record is almost exactly 50/50, and that's with lots more games played in the modern era when Australia have had a couple of good runs.
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I'm in the camp who worry about the AB team, rather than individual players. They haven't been playing well as a team for a couple of years. Not reliably well, anyhow. And the slope seems downwards rather than upwards.
Sure we went into the last two RWC campaigns with issues and won. But then again, we went into some of the previous campaigns with similar issues -- that were painfully exposed.
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That depends on injuries. Right now, I have:
Coles, Karl, Ofa, Barrett, Ardie, Smith/TJ, Moâunga, (Probably ALB)
Thatâs plenty of experience and talent, good scrummaging, plenty of mobility, perhaps the best player in rugby right now, and at least one other guy who should be starting.
If any of them get injured though, we get very 2007ish (Iâm thinking Brendon Leonard here) very quickly - talented third options that are not experienced at closing out games.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
A break dancing all black coach is the stuff dreams are made of ,
A 45 year old with a comb-over is not a good look. Hiding his bald patch I'm sure.
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@Bovidae said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
A break dancing all black coach is the stuff dreams are made of ,
A 45 year old with a comb-over is not a good look. Hiding his bald patch I'm sure.
Judging by many of his predecessors I don't think Robertsons appearance is anything to worry about given we've had blokes who permanently looked like they were at a funeral ( Wylie, Mains, Henry ) nerdy corporate types ( Hart ) and fat fluffybunnies ( Hansen, Foster )
Razor will be a breath of fresh air.
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Doing some head coach talk practise for his resume?
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@Machpants he says all the right things...
I wonder if when they speak to Razor they have a conversation about being assistant to Fozzie (given the track record the last dozen or so years would indicate Fozzie is odds on likely to step up, especially if they win the RWC again)
WHo else will apply? Who else is available is probably the thing.
Gats surely cant be given his Lions commitments, Schmidt has ruled himself out...
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@taniwharugby I like that idea, Razor has had a pretty quick rise, if he gets to "learn the ropes" that seems like a good thing, rather than stepping straight into the helm.
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@taniwharugby said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
@Machpants he says all the right things...
I wonder if when they speak to Razor they have a conversation about being assistant to Fozzie (given the track record the last dozen or so years would indicate Fozzie is odds on likely to step up, especially if they win the RWC again)
WHo else will apply? Who else is available is probably the thing.
Gats surely cant be given his Lions commitments, Schmidt has ruled himself out...
Vern Cotter is on a one-year contract with Montpellier, so will be free at the end of the 2019-20 Top 14 season, unless they're prepared to let him go early.
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Good on Foster and Hansen for standing up to the outrage mob and permanently offended pearl clutchers
The irony is alot of these same folks are very big on rehabilitation of those who've transgressed in the past
Yet when he have a positive case of rehabilitation and yet we have legions of fools wringing their hands
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I'd like to toss in a wildcard for consideration for the AB coaching role:
Pieter de Villiers
And here's my motivation:
- He has coached a team to win a Test in Wellington
- He has coached a series win over the British and Irish Lions
- Granted he is as daft as a box of frogs - but that just means great media and PR value
- With current NZ$ to Rand exchange rates you need only pay him about NZ$20 a month
- He is immediately available
*Disclaimer - the above suggestion in no way implies any endorsement of the candidate suggested.
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@Billy-Webb said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
I'd like to toss in a wildcard for consideration for the AB coaching role:
Pieter de Villiers
Hey if Ian Foster is putting his hand up no name is too daft. Mitch may as well throw his name in the hat again too.
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@Billy-Webb said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
I'd like to toss in a wildcard for consideration for the AB coaching role:
Pieter de Villiers
âI know dancing is also a contact sport, but rugby is far from dancing. If you want to run with the big dogs then sometimes you have to lift your legâ.
Why donât we go to the nearest ballet shop, get some tutus and get aa dancing shop going? There will be no eye-gouging, no tackling, no nothing and we will enjoy it
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@nzzp said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
@Billy-Webb said in Who does TSF want to be the next AB coach?:
I'd like to toss in a wildcard for consideration for the AB coaching role:
Pieter de Villiers
âI know dancing is also a contact sport, but rugby is far from dancing. If you want to run with the big dogs then sometimes you have to lift your legâ.
Why donât we go to the nearest ballet shop, get some tutus and get aa dancing shop going? There will be no eye-gouging, no tackling, no nothing and we will enjoy it
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Peter de Villiers has thrown his weight behind Patricia de Lille's presidential campaign, and we reckon a role as party spokesperson would be perfect.
Excellent, sensible policies for a happier All Blacks
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De Villiers might get a bad press but he's a good coach & his resume is far Superior to most coaches in Int'l Rugby
Bear in mind he was a Junior Boks coach who bought through a bunch of players that won RWC in 2007, beat Lions in 2009 etc
I can't think of any coaches in recent history who've beaten ABs 3 times yet alone 3 times in a calendar year
