Highlanders 2021 coaching staff
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@Duluth His selections are finally becoming consistent. For the most part Mauger has his best XV sorted and is sticking with a core group of players, which is a good sign. I'm still hesitant about his coaching as the improvements this year can be more attributed to Brown, rather than Mauger himself.
What we know is that Tony Brown has been in charge of the game-planning/strategy this year, not Mauger. This is the most significant area in which the Highlanders have stepped up this year. They've been playing smarter rugby.
The strategy the Highlanders implemented this year was much the same as what Brown used with Japan at the rugby world cup.
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@kiwi_expat said in Highlanders 2021 coaching staff:
@Duluth His selections are finally becoming consistent. For the most part Mauger has his best XV sorted and is sticking with a core group of players, which is a good sign. I'm still hesitant about his coaching as the improvements this year can be more attributed to Brown, rather than Mauger himself.
What we know is that Tony Brown has been in charge of the game-planning/strategy this year, not Mauger. This is the most significant area in which the Highlanders have stepped up this year. They've been playing smarter rugby.
The strategy the Highlanders implemented this year was much the same as what Brown used with Japan at the rugby world cup.
Tony, if you want the job, we're not really the ones to be campaigning...
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@Snowy all jokes aside, it is really baffling considering sio has become a bit of a card magnet and before collins moved our midfield was really struggling
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@Kiwiwomble It was tongue in cheek, but I agree with you. Collins to centre does seem to have been a bit of an inspired choice though. A full back moving to centre...brave stuff around here.
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@Snowy said in Highlanders 2021 coaching staff:
@Kiwiwomble It was tongue in cheek, but I agree with you. Collins to centre does seem to have been a bit of an inspired choice though. A full back moving to centre...brave stuff around here.
I always thought of him as a midfielder just because that's where he started with otago when Bender was at 15, it was reported when he moved to the blues it was because he wanted game time at his preferred position of 15...which surprised me...and now ive seen it mentioned he's relishing his preferred position in the midfield
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@Kiwiwomble actually come to think of it, I think I was calling him an AB in waiting waaaay back then, he was a gun for a young fella...do I recall right he had blondish/curly hair?
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@Bones ...not sure even i went that far...although i honestly think he'd have a much better rep if he'd just stuck to the midfield
I thought he always had pretty short hair but i did see this, this would have to be debut season
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021 coaching staff:
I always thought of him as a midfielder just because that's where he started with otago when Bender was at 15, it was reported when he moved to the blues it was because he wanted game time at his preferred position of 15...which surprised me...and now ive seen it mentioned he's relishing his preferred position in the midfield
He was talked up as a midfielder when he arrived at the Blues. His best game for the Blues was in the preseason before he played a full match. He was playing at 12 and scored or set up 3 tries in 40mins
He played that entire preseason in the midfield and then was selected at fullback when the real games started.
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@Kiwiwomble I was pretty surprised when he showed up playing average rugby at fullback at the blues a few years later.
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@Duluth said in Highlanders 2021 coaching staff:
@Bones said in Highlanders 2021 coaching staff:
he showed up playing average rugby at fullback at the blues a few years later.
He never reached those lofty heights
It was the blues. Exceeding expectations was frowned upon.
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@Bones said in Highlanders 2021 coaching staff:
@Nepia said in Highlanders 2021 coaching staff:
I remembered him as a young on the rise, well thought of centre back in the day, but I probably only noticed him due to his name.
Nepia is Judith Collins!
Damn, I didn't think @mariner4life's insult would be topped today and you step up and knock it out of the park. She definitely has bigger balls than me I guess.
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@Nepia said in Highlanders 2021 coaching staff:
I remembered him as a young on the rise, well thought of centre back in the day, but I probably only noticed him due to his name.
Me too, but I also remember watching him in the midfield for Otago and wondering what all the fuss was about. Might even have mentioned it on here at the time.
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@Crazy-Horse hard to shine for otago, this year might be the first he gets to play outside a top first five for otago
it keeps giving, funny...and also quite relevant rugby chat
