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  1. Bruce Ross

    Shute Shield 2016

    That one went straight through to the keeper, Dave. I didn't even lift the bat.
  2. Bruce Ross

    Shute Shield 2016

    I seriously doubt it, Dave. He is now playing for West Harbour
  3. Bruce Ross

    Shute Shield 2016

    That was Faiva Sailosi who is an absolute gentleman He was making his First Grade debut on Saturday and went really well. He's still learning the craft of front row play, but at 135 kg is a seriously big unit and prodigiously strong. Three weeks ago he did a box squat of 290kg.
  4. Bruce Ross

    RWC: AUS v ENG (Twickenham): POOL A; 6am (AEDT) Sunday 4 October

    England appear to have used most of their S & C training time doing bench presses. Have a look at the pec hypertrophy. As I may have mentioned previously - it's been a while - the bench press has almost zero specificity for rugby.
  5. Bruce Ross

    England v Australia

    I don't spend a lot of my time defending Bill Pulver but he certainly wasn't involved in 2008. .
  6. Bruce Ross

    England v Australia

    Another lesson we could take from tonight was in relation to mauling. The more the shape of a pack's maul resembles a set scrum the more efficient and effective it will be. In this respect the England maul was exemplary. By contrast the Australian forwards were splintered and dangling around the...
  7. Bruce Ross

    England v Australia

    Not actually a decade. The rot set in with regard to physicality in 2008 when Jason Weber was replaced as Wallabies S & C by Peter Harding as part of the Deans experiment. Deans didn't pay attention to strength conditioning because in New Zealand brute strength is a given. Harding had a...
  8. Bruce Ross

    England v Australia

    Shunted all over the park in scrum and maul. Pulver rugby has intensified our lack of respect for serious strength training. Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? .
  9. Bruce Ross

    Physical imposition rugby – the Sydney University system

    Just a quick comment on Jim Stewart. I see him as a player marvellously suited to the Physical Imposition style. And if we look at the 2010 Uni side, Burgess, Barnes and Huxley for example were not necessarily strength athletes but fitted in well with the style. Similarly Phipps and Foley are...
  10. Bruce Ross

    Physical imposition rugby – the Sydney University system

    My view, Huge, is that the Physical Imposition system worked because of the cattle they developed rather than "the Cattle they had". In my opinion it has general applicability so long as players are prepared to train hard and heavy for an extended period, literally years. For all its faults...
  11. Bruce Ross

    Physical imposition rugby – the Sydney University system

    I thought I did briefly answer it, wamberal, when I said: "I would agree that there appears to have been 'a change in training and S&C philosophy at Uni'." I chose not to elaborate further. One thing that emerged from Uni's concentration on heavy strength training was to demonstrate that...
  12. Bruce Ross

    Physical imposition rugby – the Sydney University system

    Thank you, Huge for drawing attention to what for me at least was a very interesting extended discussion. I would agree that there appears to have been "a change in training and S&C philosophy at Uni". For me the two great Sydney Uni Grand Final appearances of the present century were in...
  13. Bruce Ross

    Rebels 2015

    An update for Rebels fans on their new attack coach, Todd Louden. This season he was Head Coach of Wanderers in the Newcastle/Hunter competition. All seven grades, including women, were Minor Premiers. Six of them won Grand Finals. Two teams went through the season undefeated; one of which...
  14. Bruce Ross

    QLD Premier Rugby 2015

    I haven't heard anything about Sammy's situation with the Reds, Filth, but if he stays north I wouldn't be surprised if he chose to play under Dammers. It is also quite likely that some of the boys that Dammers brought south to play for Sydney Uni and have since returned home might choose to...
  15. Bruce Ross

    QLD Premier Rugby 2015

    I have just heard that Todd Dammers is coaching GPS next season. This is an extraordinary coup for the Club. Dammers worked with Todd Louden at Sydney Uni in 2011 and 2012. They were also together at Ricoh in Japan. He will bring a very professional approach to GPS and will influence all of...
  16. Bruce Ross

    Rebels 2015

    Todd Louden was attack coach with the Bulls when they won their first Super title in 2007, then either attack coach or backs coach with Ewen McKenzie when the Waratahs were beaten in the Final in 2008. .
  17. Bruce Ross

    Rebels 2015

    You've nailed it, Oz. I fearlessly predict that the Rebels will be the great improvers in 2015. A fairly safe bet given that Todd Louden has improved the position of every team he has coached or been assistant coach of for each of the years he has been coaching. I do not know of any coach...
  18. Bruce Ross

    Where to for quality Rugby journalism???

    Kafe: "Australia verse New Zealand" Obviously more familiar with Trans Tasman poetry than I am. .
  19. Bruce Ross

    Where to for quality Rugby journalism???

    Surely you're not thinking of Matthew Burke as an example, Bh. .
  20. Bruce Ross

    Where to for quality Rugby journalism???

    I don't quite follow your suggested comparison of Journalism degrees - usually Media & Communications in Australia - and Education degrees. Education faculties are alive and well relatively speaking.
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