Aussie Pro Rugby
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Cheika is a short term genius. Bring him in for 1-2 years and he works magic, which then wears off as his coaching tactics lose their shine. He also says some wild stuff and can generate a headline.
I don't think that type of coach is what we need right now. I prefer the Dave Rennie/Joe Schmidt-type quiet tactician and I get the sense RA does as well.
@barbarian 100% Dave Rennie/Joe Schmidt would be better for aussie rugby...but neither are an option and im not sure who else is out there thats similar and of international quality
@barbarian said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Cheika is a short term genius. Bring him in for 1-2 years and he works magic, which then wears off as his coaching tactics lose their shine. He also says some wild stuff and can generate a headline.
...2 years until the world cup and aussie rugby could use some press
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@barbarian 100% Dave Rennie/Joe Schmidt would be better for aussie rugby...but neither are an option and im not sure who else is out there thats similar and of international quality
@barbarian said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Cheika is a short term genius. Bring him in for 1-2 years and he works magic, which then wears off as his coaching tactics lose their shine. He also says some wild stuff and can generate a headline.
...2 years until the world cup and aussie rugby could use some press
@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@barbarian 100% Dave Rennie/Joe Schmidt would be better for aussie rugby...but neither are an option and im not sure who else is out there thats similar and of international quality
@barbarian said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Cheika is a short term genius. Bring him in for 1-2 years and he works magic, which then wears off as his coaching tactics lose their shine. He also says some wild stuff and can generate a headline.
...2 years until the world cup and aussie rugby could use some press
Smash and grab, eh?
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@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@barbarian 100% Dave Rennie/Joe Schmidt would be better for aussie rugby...but neither are an option and im not sure who else is out there thats similar and of international quality
@barbarian said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Cheika is a short term genius. Bring him in for 1-2 years and he works magic, which then wears off as his coaching tactics lose their shine. He also says some wild stuff and can generate a headline.
...2 years until the world cup and aussie rugby could use some press
Smash and grab, eh?
@Machpants said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
@barbarian 100% Dave Rennie/Joe Schmidt would be better for aussie rugby...but neither are an option and im not sure who else is out there thats similar and of international quality
@barbarian said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Cheika is a short term genius. Bring him in for 1-2 years and he works magic, which then wears off as his coaching tactics lose their shine. He also says some wild stuff and can generate a headline.
...2 years until the world cup and aussie rugby could use some press
Smash and grab, eh?
Solid history. Of something....
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very cool news, one of the guys that came through our junior and senior clubs, played in the Grand Final last year, our MVP award is named after his dad, real club legends, has been named on the bench for the Brumbies, club group chat going off
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@NTA trust me, its happening
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for all those people running rugby that dont think there should be a connection between the club game and the pro game....or just dont care, fuck you, half the club is probably going to go to the pub to watch the game, seeing people you have a connection with play matters, ive instantly got a softspot for the Brumbies
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Wallabies captain Harry Wilson has committed long-term to Australian Rugby, signing a four-year extension. The deal sees Wilson commit his future to Queensland and Australia until the end of the 2029 season, the first Wallaby to do so.https://wallabies.rugby/news/harry-wilson-extension-wallabies-captain-reds-rugby-australia-2025220
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Ikitau confirmed to be moving to Exeter after the 2025 Rugby Championship:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2025/02/25/exeter-complete-signing-of-australia-centre-len-ikitau/It looks to be a deal not too dissimilar to what Fainga'anuku has done, where he'll go for a season or two to Europe before returning to Super Rugby. At least, that's what Christy Doran is reporting at The Roar.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/02/25/exclusive-cashed-up-english-club-signs-ikitau-and-they-have-sights-set-on-another-star-wallaby-in-aussie-raid/ -
So aside from the societies media blow up, this is what the 5 year residency rules mean, poaching players at a younger age. Pushing the pro wage to lower and lower age brackets, which often isn't great in the long term for younger peoples mental health and the health of the game in schools
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Needing official clearance from club, state and national representatives before any such moves can be made official
Wait, what? Did I read something wrong? He's 16 and has no contract.
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Needing official clearance from club, state and national representatives before any such moves can be made official
Wait, what? Did I read something wrong? He's 16 and has no contract.
@antipodean said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Needing official clearance from club, state and national representatives before any such moves can be made official
Wait, what? Did I read something wrong? He's 16 and has no contract.
Yeah it's a bit confusing, I think those rules kick in at 17. But AR want clarity from WR if that should this cover under 17, as frogs are poaching so early in this case
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Any reason why so many Aussies go to Exeter? Is there a link between them and Aussie rugby?
@African-Monkey said in Aussie Pro Rugby:
Any reason why so many Aussies go to Exeter? Is there a link between them and Aussie rugby?
This article goes a bit more into it:
https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/how-australian-rugby-can-combine-gourmet-home-cooking-and-the-overseas-takeaway/There doesn't seem to be anything formalized between RA and Exeter Chiefs, just a lot of positive feedback from former Australian Exeter players, like Nic White and Greg Holmes.
Might be a bit misleading given their current financial insecurities and poor sporting performances, but, to be fair to Exeter Chiefs, they were always a very well-run rugby club until the economic effects of the pandemic hit them hard. (see for example: https://www.thetimes.com/sport/rugby-union/article/exeter-blame-covid-hangover-as-pre-tax-losses-nearly-double-mrgb6mmkc)
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In a major boost for Australian rugby, the country’s best Super Rugby player of the past two years, Fraser McReight, has re-signed with the Queensland Reds. A week after The Roar revealed that McReight was strongly weighing up a move to the land of the rising sun, the 26-year-old turned down a $1.3 million deal in Japan to sign a new three-year deal with the Reds that will keep the openside flanker in the country beyond the 2027 home World Cup. An announcement is expected in the coming days. -
There is no Waratahs thread on here, but at what point do people start to question if maybe Dan McKellar isn't actually as good a coach as is always claimed?
@frugby said in Moana Pasifika v Waratahs:
There is no Waratahs thread on here, but at what point do people start to question if maybe Dan McKellar isn't actually as good a coach as is always claimed?
The Waratahs are the biggest underachievers in Super Rugby. Failure is.baked in to the walls of that organisation.
