Aussie Pro Rugby
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Brumbies scored a few as well, and the Rebels had a win in NZ, so Wallabies should have some players bouncing in to camp this week.
Right before Ireland fist them into next season.
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Doesn't need it's own thread so this is probably the best spot. Our club had its old boys day, and 40th anniversary over the weekend. Sportsmans lunch on the friday had some interesting guests, including one of the judicial officers responsible for the two significant suspensions/non-suspensions, and one Michael Cheika.
Cheika was super impressive. Voluntarily gave his time to fly to the middle of nowhere for the afternoon, and talk passionately about rugby. Hearing him speak about the team away from a media trying to goad and lead him places they want to go was great. Pretty open and honest about the state of the team, particularly their fitness. Apparently this was the first year they have turned up for camp in the right shape, thanks to improvements in standards with the super team.
His chat was not long, but did have a quick chat to him one on one later and i have to say, my opinion has changed.
I think my favourite story was to do with the jersey. Because he never played test footy, he was at a disadvantage when he came in. He didn't know why they got two jerseys for each test, one for playing, one for swapping. He canned that, dropping it to one. Idea being you have to cherish every test jersey. You want to swap it? Fine, but it's your only one. Just thought it was interesting psychological decision
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Has Rugby Australia found a new pot of gold or something? How else can they lure players back to Australia? First Matt Toomua, now Luke Jones (although they're not quite in the same category; Jones has only earned 3 test caps)?
Luke Jones to return to Melbourne in 2019; in Wallabies mix for Spring Tour
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Lol now Brett Papworth aka Pappy aka that mouthy fluffybunny who likes to lob grenades at anything that isn't 1980s and 90s club rugby as a development system is spruiking a new structure.
Unsurprisingly, Alan Jones is involved, along with some other old farts who are like minded.
They quoted the current president of RUPA (Tahs hooker Damien Fitzpatrick) as supporting them, which turned out like this:
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They need to work on their press releases. The Papworth letter was very long without much content
So basically they want power to go back to the clubs? Whats the new org they talk about creating? Is this a coup to set up a rival ARU?
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@duluth said in Aussie Rugby in general:
They need to work on their press releases. The Papworth letter was very long without much content
So basically they want power to go back to the clubs? Whats the new org they talk about creating? Is this a coup to set up a rival ARU?
No, it's a bullshit, empty promise of the old guard who think that what worked back in the 90s will be just fine today and into tomorrow.
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Ouch
Analysis: The Wallabies have reached the peak of delusion
Cheika talks of how his team plays attacking rugby and how they throw the ball around. It’s disorganised rugby. It’s dumb rugby. It’s amateur rugby. The Wallabies whip the ball around but are so technically poor in so many areas it’s dysfunctional.
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@machpants said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Ouch
Analysis: The Wallabies have reached the peak of delusion
Cheika talks of how his team plays attacking rugby and how they throw the ball around. It’s disorganised rugby. It’s dumb rugby. It’s amateur rugby. The Wallabies whip the ball around but are so technically poor in so many areas it’s dysfunctional.
Ok so if Temuera Morrison is playing Eddie Jones who will play Krusty in a movie about the wallabies?
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@crucial said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@nta said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Meh. Nothing that isn't known.
I think the point is that it either isn't known by those that count or they are incapable of doing anything about it.
We've learned the hard way (2007) that blaming refs and other factors only gets you so far. At some point you have to be brutally honest about the failings before you can start fixing them. Papering over cracks does not work long term.
There were some fair points in the (harsh) article. At the heart, though, is the point NTA keeps making - Aus does not have a setup that develops proper, test ready rugby players. NZ Cricket suffers from this too. NZ Rugby and Aus Cricket don't - they have the player base and coaching setups to keep on throwing up outstanding players, time after time.
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Just in case you see the name Lukhan Salakaia-Loto in a future Wallabies squad: it's not a new player.
Lukhan Tui has legally changed his name to Lukhan Salakaia-Loto to honour his late stepfather. -
@stargazer said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Just in case you see the name Lukhan Salakaia-Loto in a future Wallabies squad: it's not a new player.
Lukhan Tui has legally changed his name to Lukhan Salakaia-Loto to honour his late stepfather.yes! I can't wait to hear Tim Horan absolutely mangle that
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby in general:
@stargazer said in Aussie Rugby in general:
Just in case you see the name Lukhan Salakaia-Loto in a future Wallabies squad: it's not a new player.
Lukhan Tui has legally changed his name to Lukhan Salakaia-Loto to honour his late stepfather.yes! I can't wait to hear Tim Horan absolutely mangle that
Loo-can salah-ki-ya-low-toe
I'd put money on that.
Lukhan puts family first, changes last name
