@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
Looks like the team with the 3rd worse defence in SR (which has some baaaaaaaaaaad defence) is off to specialise in defence for Engerland
musta fudged his CV...
Seems we're not the only ones to notice!
@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
Seems we're not the only ones to notice!
That highlights all the fears I have.
so MItchell is now English...IIRC his teams were never that great defensively, always decent attacking.
So chop a few office and grass roots staff for good ol' Mitch?
"If they believe John Mitchell is a better defence coach than me then good luck to them," Sean Edwards soon to be ex Wales defence coach. Touche!
Mitchell seems to give off the vibe (to most NZ fans of a certain age) that he's faking it.
What are the Bulls like on defence?
I've been to https://sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/competition-stats/ but they are a pretty hopelessly incomprehensive set of stats.
The most relevant set of stats I could get from there to assess team defence is Team Tackle % won. Where Bulls are 14th out of 15 in the comp.
There's not even a category in that hopeless site for tries conceded!
@bovidae said in NH International Rugby:
Is Mitchell also in charge of defence at the Bulls?
probably not.
@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
So chop a few office and grass roots staff for good ol' Mitch?
"If they believe John Mitchell is a better defence coach than me then good luck to them," Sean Edwards soon to be ex Wales defence coach. Touche!
@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
So chop a few office and grass roots staff for good ol' Mitch?
"If they believe John Mitchell is a better defence coach than me then good luck to them," Sean Edwards soon to be ex Wales defence coach. Touche!
Is that Max Headroom?
@bovidae possibly not, but if your side's defence is a bit shit, the head coach would (should) probably take a more active role.
not sure if this is any better
Cipriani doing the Hokey Cokey
@mikethesnow Unlike. Just when he appeared to have got his shit together. Sigh.
Will he though?
@billy-tell he has said that if he acts like an arse then he wont pick him, but people say one thing and do another.
@antipodean said in NH International Rugby:
A poor man's Quade Cooper
A rich man's Quade Cooper I would suggest, based on likely salaries.
Some people are utter morons, Ashton is one
See kids, that's why you don't do show off swan dives when scoring tries, it messes your brain up!
25 days later
Well, it's now been confirmed. £200K severance payment too :anguished_face:
@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
Imagine the ego smashing that's going to go on with Eddie and Mitchell, who hasn't been an assistant for years
He's been Eddie's assistant though
@mikethesnow Gimp. I think the word you're looking for is gimp.
@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow Gimp. I think the word you're looking for is gimp.
I’ll have you know he’s a deep thinker . It says so here.
Bwahahahahaha
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
Imagine the ego smashing that's going to go on with Eddie and Mitchell, who hasn't been an assistant for years
He's been Eddie's assistant though
Are you referring to 2003 when he assisted the Wallabies into the final of the RWC?
@nepia said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
Imagine the ego smashing that's going to go on with Eddie and Mitchell, who hasn't been an assistant for years
He's been Eddie's assistant though
Are you referring to 2003 when he assisted the Wallabies into the final of the RWC?
With Japan at RWC 2015
@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
Well, it's now been confirmed. £200K severance payment too :anguished_face:
Gee the Bulls must be thinking they got out of that one well
@nevorian said in NH International Rugby:
@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
Well, it's now been confirmed. £200K severance payment too :anguished_face:
Gee the Bulls must be thinking they got out of that one well
Probably would gladly have paid £200K to get rid.
@nepia said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow said in NH International Rugby:
@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
Imagine the ego smashing that's going to go on with Eddie and Mitchell, who hasn't been an assistant for years
He's been Eddie's assistant though
Are you referring to 2003 when he assisted the Wallabies into the final of the RWC?
@jegga said in NH International Rugby:
@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow Gimp. I think the word you're looking for is gimp.
I’ll have you know he’s a deep thinker . It says so here.
Bwahahahahaha
"the results have been sub-par with the exception of his short stint at the helm of the All Blacks."
Fuck off. Par is 1st, not 3rd.
@booboo said in NH International Rugby:
@jegga said in NH International Rugby:
@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow Gimp. I think the word you're looking for is gimp.
I’ll have you know he’s a deep thinker . It says so here.
Bwahahahahaha
"the results have been sub-par with the exception of his short stint at the helm of the All Blacks."
Fuck off. Par is 1st, not 3rd.
As much as I hate to say it, par for 2003 WC would really have been second. England results in the run-in to that tournament were very hard to argue against.
However, big difference between 2nd and 3rd. We had the cattle to get over the line in that semi, just not the whole package. I don't think we had the cattle to win it though.
@majorrage said in NH International Rugby:
@booboo said in NH International Rugby:
@jegga said in NH International Rugby:
@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@mikethesnow Gimp. I think the word you're looking for is gimp.
I’ll have you know he’s a deep thinker . It says so here.
Bwahahahahaha
"the results have been sub-par with the exception of his short stint at the helm of the All Blacks."
Fuck off. Par is 1st, not 3rd.
As much as I hate to say it, par for 2003 WC would really have been second. England results in the run-in to that tournament were very hard to argue against.
However, big difference between 2nd and 3rd. We had the cattle to get over the line in that semi, just not the whole package. I don't think we had the cattle to win it though.
I do agree generally, although I do think we could have beaten England. I gave us a 40% chance.
I felt we had outmuscled them in the forwards in Wellington* but they did enough to win. We were especially effective in thst game (and the two big scoring games in SA and Aus) when we kept it very close to the forwards (pick and gos, one off runners etc). When we tried to go a little wider v Aus in the semi we got picked off and shut down. I was expecting (hoping for) similar forward dominance in the final. Shame there was no final in 03 ...
But it would have been an injustice (one I coukd have lived with) if England had lost that.
*Don't start me on the 6 man scrum thing: that was a penalty try to Rodders all day long.
@booboo said in NH International Rugby:
*Don't start me on the 6 man scrum thing: that was a penalty try to Rodders all day long.
Talking about injustices, poor Rodders copped a lot for that non try when, in reality he was robbed.