Recent content by Butch21

Cheikas team has been riddled with inaccuracy and ill discipline. There were some better patches last Saturday which augurs well for the NH tour - he should have been speaking about that and how some new players did well and Folau was back running etc.. rather than focus on himself and clown...

I am happy to remind you- he didn't didn't do well is the answer. All coaches have success and failure if they are in the game long enough. On your criteria Eddie Jones must be a woeful coach cause the Reds were abominable and came last under his watch and he had no success at Saracens either...

Great start for young Tupou, really glad the Reds let him develop and settle and not throw him into the deep end earlier, he didn't look out of place for a 20 yr old prop in his first game. He looked chuffed with his try, was great to see the look on his face.

To say Nucifora isn't a successful super coach is even more of a stretch. He lost the final to the Crusaders in Christchurch in 2002, he lost the semi to eventual winners the rampant Blues in Auckland in 2003 and won the title against the Crusaders in Canberra in 2004, he was also voted super...

As opposed to Lancaster who's demise is well documented? As opposed to Blackadder who has had an up and down tenure at Crusaders despite always having one of the best rosters? I agree that the mistake with Foley and Graham was to reappoint them at another province straight after spectacular...

I see your point, however my point is that there are enough coaches serving assistant coach apprenticeships in Super rugby and others currently doing what you say overseas - so why aren't they getting promoted? For all the work and planning Australian rugby do in coach education and...

Who says there are no super rugby level coaches in Australia?? What is this based on? That they haven't coached at this level before? If only coaches with reputations and extensive experience at the same level were appointed, well there wouldn't be many coaches around surely? Lucky Eddie Jones...

As mentioned elsewhere, it seems very strange having MO signed for 3 years, Stiles for 2, RG for 1? I hope this is part of some sort of plan by the QRU and not some 'we'll see what happens- last man standing' scenario? Can't imagine it all being hunky dory with Stiles reported to be next line...

Aussie D, I heard the same thing about MO ego.Seems like lots of similarities between his time at brumbies and leinster. Came into both teams coaching attack year after they had won and were renowned as fantastic attacking teams (brumbies had just won s12 2004?), Leinster a couple of years ago...