The Fallout from RWC 2015

[waiopehu oldboy]

Alama Ieremia has been appointed coach of Samoa. Now all they need is to get their governance sorted, followed by getting the auditors in to establish exactly where all the IRB money went.............

 

[Quick Hands]

Alama Ieremia has been appointed coach of Samoa. Now all they need is to get their governance sorted, followed by getting the auditors in to establish exactly where all the IRB money went.....

It's probably in the same banks as the ICC money for the West Indies.

 

[boyo]

That Hartley can be considered for captain is beyond me

 

[Quick Hands]

Can't believe that the Poms are still talking about the Robshaw decision to go for the win instead of the draw against Wales. Seriously guys, get over it - no guarrantee that the penalty goal would have been kicked either. In the end the team weren't good enough and deserved to miss the quarters.

 

[zer0]

Some Google stattery on the almost 250 million RWC related searches:

https://www.google.as/trends/story/US_cu_ggT_ElEBAAAslM_en

 

[wamberal]

Can't believe that the Poms are still talking about the Robshaw decision to go for the win instead of the draw against Wales. Seriously guys, get over it - no guarrantee that the penalty goal would have been kicked either. In the end the team weren't good enough and deserved to miss the quarters.

Agreed. They were a rabble. Beaten in the scrum by us. Us!!!!'

All they had was a good back three, and good locks.

 

[TOCC]

Well all I know is that the England tour of Australia in 2016 will be an absolute blockbuster, Eddie Jones will have them prepared well, they will be filthy at all the ridicule they copped from Australian media, and the Wallabies have lost a few key players.

It will be the biggest inbound Test series in many years.


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[waiopehu oldboy]

John Mitchell appointed USA coach through to RWC 2019*

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...coach-john-mitchell-takes-charge-of-us-eagles

* player and/ or staff revolt(s) permitting

 

[I like to watch]

Well all I know is that the England tour of Australia in 2016 will be an absolute blockbuster, Eddie Jones will have them prepared well, they will be filthy at all the ridicule they copped from Australian media, and the Wallabies have lost a few key players.

It will be the biggest inbound Test series in many years.


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Haven't they sent a "B" team the last few times?

 

[wamberal]

Haven't they sent a "B" team the last few times?

Given the recent successes of their under 20s their B team might be pretty handy. One thing an Australian coach will inject into their set-up is a propensity to select players on potential. That will have huge ramifications for 2019.

 

[Forcefield]

Haven't they sent a "B" team the last few times?

2010 no. They sent a fairly full strength side. 2006 may as well have been a C team.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Kieran Crowley has quit Canada just two weeks after signing on for two more years, possibly off to Benetton.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...by-quitting-as-coach-weeks-after-recommitting

Andy Farrell is Ireland's new assistant coach.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...ndy-farrell-signed-as-ireland-assistant-coach

 

[boyo]

Shall we now call him Andy O'Farrell?

 

[mxyzptlk]

Farrell's an interesting choice. One argument you'll hear is that he brings some of that intensity the side lost when O'Connell retired from Test rugby. And with Joe Schmidt at the helm, no one has to worry about Farrell sticking his nose into selection or imposing himself on the rest of the coaching staff -- Schmidt has that side of things locked down. Plus Farrell's contract extends beyond Schmidt's, so it may be a case of him being groomed for something else down the road.

And we get to see Farrell Super Rugby. get the likes of Sean O'Brien, CJ Stander and Iain Henderson up for smashing his own son. That's extra ticket sales right there.