Highlanders 2020
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Instead of denigrating other opinions may I suggest an alternative to cancel culture NZRU may embark upon:
Nurture him through any counselling deemed appropriate, at his expense and get him out to schools and orgs to speak to and mentor adolescent boys about bravado, temper, choices and the consequences. Teach him to set up and run these groups. Remind him of the chances afforded to him and go and spread the message to the " deplorables". Give the kids someone real to learn from ( McCaw and Read are role models to no one outside middle class functional families). Market it to appease your sjw potential market and the optics. Give him a genuine chance to be a role model to the many aggressive and non catered for teen boys in society.
Reprehensible that ed. Dept threaten his teacher status. Provided there's no recidivism and genuine contrition, ( comes from an achieving family afterall) then the thought of him teaching young men about violence and consequences is highly appealing. Much more productive than the shallow messages from a Marxist feminist.
I hate cancel culture and the way it's selectively applied to enhance a news week. The courts must be the final arbiter otherwise it's all individually subjective. None of us are consistent with our application of what's acceptable behaviour and punishment for every situation
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So NZR still think Selby-Rickit is one to watch .....
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@Stargazer despite the issues he has with law, he is a very talented lineout forward..could be very much in the Paripari Parkinson mould..
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@Steven-Harris I just don't think it's wise to promote a player, who has just been convicted of assault and with a misconduct procedure still being conducted.
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2020:
So NZR still think Selby-Rickit is one to watch .....
I think that is a different watch-list he is on...
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2020:
So NZR still think Selby-Rickit is one to watch .....
You better keep an eye on him, he's certainly one to watch out for.
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@Stargazer fair enough.
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So this is a good outcome:
Brown at Highlanders for three seasons
Tony Brown may not be coaching the All Blacks but he will be involved with the Highlanders for the next three seasons. The franchise had signed...
Tony Brown may not be coaching the All Blacks but he will be involved with the Highlanders for the next three seasons. The franchise had signed Brown through until 2022 but that was dependent on his international commitments. With Brown linked to the main coaching candidates for the vacant All Black position, there was a fear he would coach for the 2020 season only and then move on. However, with Brown joining Brave Blossoms head coach Jamie Joseph in Japan through until the next World Cup, he is now able to coach the Highlanders for the next three seasons. Highlanders chief executive Roger Clark is thrilled Brown has confirmed he will stay until 2022 with the Highlanders. "It is a massive coup for us. Everybody wants him - the All Blacks wanted him and now we have got him for the next three years," Clark said. "It's incredibly exciting for our fans." Clark said it was a real boost for the young players in the team to have Brown involved on the attack side. Brown, who will be the attack coach and also be in charge of the game plan, would have a significant workload through the year but, with the way Super Rugby was structured, it should be manageable, Clark said. The Super Rugby season will start early next year - the first round is in late January and it will be over by June. The test windows are in July and November, when the Highlanders are not playing. From 2021, the Super Rugby competition will go from mid to late February to the end of June when it reverts to a true round-robin format. Clark said Brown had been doing two jobs for a good while so he was used to it and was a good manager of time. Brown was also an assistant coach and not the head coach, so that would make his job easier. -
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2020:
@Smudge So if you're the assistant coach for another country, you can continue to be the assistant coach to a SR franchise, but if you're the assistant coach for the ABs, you can't?
These questions are best directed at NZR, rather than me. Unless I'm Tony Brown, which I'm not.
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2020:
@Smudge So if you're the assistant coach for another country, you can continue to be the assistant coach to a SR franchise, but if you're the assistant coach for the ABs, you can't?
Yes. Depending on the country
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@Bovidae said in Highlanders 2020:
The Landers home jersey is the best of the lot, but the 2020 jerseys are easily the worst ever.
By the length of the straight.
The Blues and Canes ones are horrendous even if they don’t have a couple of dils on their chest
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@Stargazer said in Highlanders 2020:
@Smudge So if you're the assistant coach for another country, you can continue to be the assistant coach to a SR franchise, but if you're the assistant coach for the ABs, you can't?
Wouldn't that be down to the employers?
If NZR says AB Asst is full time and they pay both positions then they make the call.
If JRU says J Asst is part time and they allow the guy to have another job then fine at that end. And as long as said coach delivers in his dedicated role as SR Asst the NZR should have no issue.
