Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth)
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@landp said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@canefan said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@antipodean said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@landp said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
I do look at Dave Rennie and Wayne Pivac plus the 3 wise men and suspect that NH head coaching experience really can help at this level.
With the passage of time I become even more entrenched in my view that certain resumes have been padded by the benefit of working with Wayne Smith.
He was clearly an integral piece of the puzzle. GH was no slug either mind you. No coincidence the previous super rugby title the Blues won, GH was in the management team
Yes, plus rebuilt a poor AB culture. Plus had the balls to stick around after a gut-wrenching 2007 WC loss, serious balls and must have been very very driven to do keep going tbh.
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@landp said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Rant over, I'm new here, apologies to all offended
If it's not deleted there's nothing to apologise for.
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who was it that implemented the less than successful "flat backline"? Was that Wayne SMith?
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@taniwharugby The Ella brothers.
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@old-samurai-jack I dont recall them playing for us
Either way, that was probably the only real blip for Smith as an AB coach.
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Kerevi set for Wallabies re-call against All Blacks
Samu Kerevi will start for the Wallabies on Sunday, two years after his last appearance and a move to Japan
Samu Kerevi will start for the Wallabies on Sunday, two years after his last appearance and a move to Japan he feared would end his Test career.
The explosive tackle-buster will be named at inside centre against New Zealand in Perth, replacing Hunter Paisami who returned home for the birth of his child.
He’s back in the Wallabies fold now thanks to a relaxation of the Giteau Law, the veteran of 33 Tests one of two overseas-based players allowed despite not meeting the 60-cap qualification.
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Dave Rennie shuffling deckchairs. Obviously not a fan of established partnerships.
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i really rated Kerevi when he left, i hope for Australia's sake he comes back the same player.
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@machpants I love watching AB rugby and the Skillz (TM) on display, no team does it better
But what I really love is when an AB pack comes out totally fired up against a full French or English pack who are ALSO totally fired up and gradually not just get "parity" but beat them head on physically. Often that takes 65+ minutes and it's 9-6 or 6-9 but the other side is dead on their feet by then
THEN you can show the skills and maybe let BB shovel a pass to 12 to run a crash ball and set up next forward phase
I'm half joking tbh, but the great teams know when that upfront edge is pretty mainly what is needed on a certain day ... it seems to go missing sometimes in the ABs the last few years.
If not NZ, I really hope France win the next world cup btw
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have i missed the team announcement? thought it would have been done by now
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@stargazer said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@landp Stupid question, but what does TM mean in your posts?
Trademark?
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@kirwan said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@stargazer said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@landp Stupid question, but what does TM mean in your posts?
Trademark?
Yeah that is what I was thinking but then I thought why would you ever bother? Surely it isn't that
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did @LandP coin the term Skillz (with a z)? i wonder if they also did "old skool"
