Aussie Pro Rugby
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Struggling Beale on outer as Rennie names unofficial Wallabies squad
Test veteran Kurtley Beale is missing from the first squad compiled by new Wallabies coach Dave Rennie and his assistants.
New Wallabies coach Dave Rennie and his assistants have sent one of Australia’s highest-profile players a clear indication of where he sits in the pecking order by leaving him out of an extended "players of national interest" squad.
While there are a number of exciting new names on the list, including Brumbies young gun Noah Lolesio, multiple sources have told the Herald that Kurtley Beale, a 92-Test veteran who has featured at three World Cup campaigns, is on the outer.
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@NTA Mmmm "Little information has been provided as to exactly how many players feature in the most up to date PONI squad but it is understood players are aware where they stand."
A hint that it will be the Wallabrumbies? Or maybe just My Little Ponies?
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This is getting more interesting by the day. Andrew Slack has his say.
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@sparky said in Aussie Rugby:
Big u-turn by Dave Rennie. He said he'd walk if she got booted up.
She resigns before she gets pushed (the writing was on the wall), but Rennie stays.
Call me a cynic, but he was always going to stay. Where else was he going to go?
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@sparky said in Aussie Rugby:
Big u-turn by Dave Rennie. He said he'd walk if she got booted up.
She resigns before she gets pushed (the writing was on the wall), but Rennie stays.
He never said he'd leave, it was just click bait news titles
Rugby: Wallabies coach Dave Rennie may quit if Raelene Castle is sacked | Newshub
The former Chiefs coach cited fellow Kiwi Raelene Castle as a big reason he took the job.
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News Ltd are busy throwing their weight behind Wiggs to become CEO:
Australian rugby’s most successful administrator John O’Neill has known Wiggs for 30 years and believes he should be RA’s next chair. He thinks Wiggs is the man to lead the charge in recruiting a “high calibre” CEO after Castle’s exit last Thursday.
“He is intelligent, hardworking, dedicated and fiercely determined,” O’Neill said. “Qualities that are absolutely needed in meeting RA’s challenges in this incredibly difficult time. Leadership is a foul-weather friend and I genuinely believe Peter Wiggs is the leader for this time. It’s imperative to move forward quickly, without any baggage.
“He is forensically gifted and will see through the bluff and blunder and can identify the problem and more importantly find the solution.” O’Neill, a former CEO of the Australian Rugby Union, added: “In addition to his commercial acumen he has an inarguable affection and affinity for the game of rugby.”
Wiggs has another high-profile supporter in Australian Olympic Committee CEO Matt Carroll. The pair have known each other for 42 years and played rugby together for Mosman.
“He’s very smart, very intelligent, honest and plain speaking,” Carroll said. “He enjoys his rugby and cares about the game.
“He’s not a person just fronting up for the sake of something to do, he cares about the game, he’s been a great supporter of Mosman rugby club over the years, through helping out.”
McLean has stated he will be gone “sooner rather than later” and he is currently pencilled in to exit the executive-chairman’s role by July. Many have questioned the practicalities of an interim-chair overseeing the recruitment of a new CEO, given McLean may not be there later.
One certainty is that there is a movement in full swing for Wiggs to become Rugby Australia’s next chairman.
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@antipodean wow - so he played club (rep) rugby and 'enjoys the game' alongside those other attributes. Oh, and he has a penis
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@Paekakboyz said in Aussie Rugby:
@antipodean wow - so he played club (rep) rugby and 'enjoys the game' alongside those other attributes. Oh, and he has a penis
And he's from Mosman....
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@Paekakboyz said in Aussie Rugby:
@antipodean wow - so he played club (rep) rugby and 'enjoys the game' alongside those other attributes. Oh, and he has a penis
A business genius that managed to invest in V8 SuperCars. An investment worth half what he paid...
