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@NTA it says a lot to me, if the reporting is accurate, that he doesn't have the integrity to simply fuck off after such a terrible campaign.
And those who brought him on board aren't joining him.
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@antipodean or that they're putting some kind of official face on it so both parties can attempt to save face... And in doing so, collectively look like the most useless shower of bastards to tread the halls of power (which, it must be said, takes some doing)
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but if rumours are true, and he's off ... who is next in line?
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@nostrildamus said in Aussie Rugby:
but if rumours are true, and he's off ... who is next in line?
Bernie
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@MiketheSnow said in Aussie Rugby:
@nostrildamus said in Aussie Rugby:
but if rumours are true, and he's off ... who is next in line?
Bernie
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
Michael Hooper is off to play in the baabaa squad against Wales next weekend. They asked him about Eddie's comments in the paper this week. Class response that I just had to tweet.
Classy guy, good commentator too I thought.
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
Michael Hooper is off to play in the baabaa squad against Wales next weekend. They asked him about Eddie's comments in the paper this week. Class response that I just had to tweet.
He is, he learnt it after not backing Link, when I really disliked him for in my opinion helping shaft him
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Dan54 said in Aussie Rugby:
He is, he learnt it after not backing Link, when I really disliked him for in my opinion helping shaft him
The back story to Link's departure was interesting, to say the least.
Not many innocent bystanders.
what was the story, that you can share? I only heard vague rumours, was a strange end to an abbreviated era.
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Looks like this is officially happening
‘I gave it a run’: Eddie Jones resigns as Wallabies coach
Eddie Jones’ second stint as Wallabies coach is over, nine months after signing a long-term deal until 2027.
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@Dan54 said in Aussie Rugby:
He is, he learnt it after not backing Link, when I really disliked him for in my opinion helping shaft him
The back story to Link's departure was interesting, to say the least.
Not many innocent bystanders.
Much of it started I believe when a few of the players snuck out for a night on the piss on NH tour where they were introducing one of the player's fathers to all and sundry as Link!! Bastards!!!
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@bayimports said in Aussie Rugby:
Looks like this is officially happening
Eddie Jones’ second stint as Wallabies coach is over, nine months after signing a long-term deal until 2027.
Well f*** me, the BS goes on and on!
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@nostrildamus said in Aussie Rugby:
what was the story, that you can share? I only heard vague rumours, was a strange end to an abbreviated era.
Wikipedia sums it up fairly well
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@nostrildamus said in Aussie Rugby:
what was the story, that you can share? I only heard vague rumours, was a strange end to an abbreviated era.
Wikipedia sums it up fairly well
yes I guess I meant McKenzie seemed to act suspiciously about something beyond the Beale incident-maybe he lost enough support of players but he seemed to resign very quickly over something that did not seem (or, more accurately, was not proven) to directly concern him.
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@nostrildamus said in Aussie Rugby:
yes I guess I meant McKenzie seemed to act suspiciously about something beyond the Beale incident-maybe he lost enough support of players but he seemed to resign very quickly over something that did not seem (or, more accurately, was not proven) to directly concern him.
Smoke = fire?
Player power?I also reference the incident about midweek drinking that occurred the previous EOYT:
Wallabies drop six Australia players after night out drinking in Dublin
Adam Ashley-Cooper, Nick Cummins, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Benn Robinson, Paddy Ryan and Liam Gill have all been suspended
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ah don't recall that, ok the Wallabies were a clusterknuckle then.
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@nostrildamus said in Aussie Rugby:
ah don't recall that, ok the Wallabies were a clusterknuckle then.
It will remain thus until we have a bit of a look in the mirror.
IMHO, because the players know they're guaranteed a slice of the broadcast pie under the agreement, they know they're basically able to command whatever they want, or just go overseas for more.
The current lack of alignment across the ranks is ludicrous for a sport our size, and the politics and entitlement is allowed to persist.
I watched the Waratahs v Force U16 game yesterday. It was 94-19 to the Tahs, mainly off the back of them having better individuals all over the park. To me, the cohesion looked no different between the two sides in terms of skill execution with ball in hand. Tahs scrum monstered them, but due to U19 laws can't push further than a metre or so
When you've got a backline who are the size of grown men - half of whom probably have NRL clubs sniffing around, along with some of the forwards - they're not getting challenged. Some go into the senior ranks of rugby, then come up against guys who have been part of a bigger, stronger system e.g. South Africa, France.
This applies to the coaches, too. Easy to coach a team that can run riot. Not so good for developing the skills when the going gets tough
Kurtley Beale - Wikipedia
