World Rugby Player of the Year
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@sparky said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Will be Alun Wyn Jones, should be Faf De Klerk or Mako Vunipola.
Itoje should be on the list
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Coach of the Year?
Should be Jamie Joseph by a bloody mile.
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@rotated said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@TeWaio said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
(Kaino was robbed in 2011).
For sure, but POTY in a RWC favours 6N teams - because they get a 6N, plus warm up tests and then RWC.
That's a very good point, SH only get a truncated rugby championship in the calendar year of a world cup.
@TeWaio said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@rotated said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@TeWaio said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
(Kaino was robbed in 2011).
For sure, but POTY in a RWC favours 6N teams - because they get a 6N, plus warm up tests and then RWC.
That's a very good point, SH only get a truncated rugby championship in the calendar year of a world cup.
It's not calendar year but year to date
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Curry, England, Eddie, Ntamack, TJ try
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Curry, England, Eddie, Ntamack, TJ try
It's Tipex time
PSDT, SA, Erasmus, Ntamack, TJ try
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I am going to say
Kolbe, Japan, Erasmus, Jantjies
Japan has to win either team or coach. I think they get team.
Personally I would like du Toit to win, but Kolbe deserves it no less
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@Machpants said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@sparky said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Kolbe, SA, Erasmus, Ntamack, TJ
This
Nope
PSDT Men's
Emily Scarrat Women'sBoks and Rassie team and coach no surprise
Ntamick break through
7s Tuwai (Fiji) and Tui
Waynes Barne got the ref
Tj, YAY, got the try - tells a bit about the ABs over the last few years, no consistency but man we can show some amazing skills - sometimes - when under no real pressure
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@Machpants said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@sparky said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Kolbe, SA, Erasmus, Ntamack, TJ
This
Nope
PSDT Men's
Emily Scarrat Women'sBoks and Rassie team and coach no surprise
Ntamick break through
7s Tuwai (Fiji) and Tui
Waynes Barne got the ref
Tj, YAY, got the try - tells a bit about the ABs over the last few years, no consistency but man we can show some amazing skills - sometimes - when under no real pressure
@Machpants said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Tj, YAY, got the try - tells a bit about the ABs over the last few years, no consistency bu man we can show some amazing skills
That was some try - worthy winner.
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@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Curry, England, Eddie, Ntamack, TJ try
It's Tipex time
PSDT, SA, Erasmus, Ntamack, TJ try
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Curry, England, Eddie, Ntamack, TJ try
It's Tipex time
PSDT, SA, Erasmus, Ntamack, TJ try
100% correct.
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The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning team -
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning team@MajorRage said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning teamI don't know how SA got team of the year. Japan all the way for me- beating Ireland, getting out of the pool; by comparison, SA big achievement was winning the RWC despite a loss, and a narrow points decision in the RC.
Ah well, rugby politics I presume
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@MajorRage said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning teamI don't know how SA got team of the year. Japan all the way for me- beating Ireland, getting out of the pool; by comparison, SA big achievement was winning the RWC despite a loss, and a narrow points decision in the RC.
Ah well, rugby politics I presume
@nzzp said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MajorRage said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning teamI don't know how SA got team of the year. Japan all the way for me- beating Ireland, getting out of the pool; by comparison, SA big achievement was winning the RWC despite a loss, and a narrow points decision in the RC.
Ah well, rugby politics I presume
Comedy Gold
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@nzzp said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MajorRage said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
The world rugby awards do feel a little bit pointless in WC years.
Coach = WC winning coach
Team = WC winning teamI don't know how SA got team of the year. Japan all the way for me- beating Ireland, getting out of the pool; by comparison, SA big achievement was winning the RWC despite a loss, and a narrow points decision in the RC.
Ah well, rugby politics I presume
Comedy Gold
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
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@Number-10 said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MajorRage Not in 2015.
The Coach of the Year went to Michael Cheika.
Four years on it seems like an even worse joke.
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@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
@nzzp said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
I'm good with SA being team of the year, but I'd pick Jamie J as coach of the year for exactly your reasons above.
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@nzzp said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
@MiketheSnow said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
Comedy Gold
Depends on whehter you just want to choose the best team (pro tip: there's an RWC for that), or the team that performed above its level.
If it's the best, then obviously SA. But a team that confounded everyone, played rugby I'd pay to watch, and played as a team greater than the sum of its parts... Japan all the way.
I'm good with SA being team of the year, but I'd pick Jamie J as coach of the year for exactly your reasons above.
@booboo said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
I'm good with SA being team of the year, but I'd pick Jamie J as coach of the year for exactly your reasons above.
September 2017 the Boks lose 57-0 to the AB's. Springbok rugby is in freefall. Everyone with points to score has the knives out. Rassie appointed SA coach 1 March 2018. Every points-scoring politician has a ready and eager soundbyte about team composition, lack-of team transformation. Top players are leaving SA in droves to go and play overseas away from the politics and administrative incompetence and interference.
18 months later Rassie delivers the RWC.
I think he deserves the accolade.
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@booboo said in World Rugby Player of the Year:
I'm good with SA being team of the year, but I'd pick Jamie J as coach of the year for exactly your reasons above.
September 2017 the Boks lose 57-0 to the AB's. Springbok rugby is in freefall. Everyone with points to score has the knives out. Rassie appointed SA coach 1 March 2018. Every points-scoring politician has a ready and eager soundbyte about team composition, lack-of team transformation. Top players are leaving SA in droves to go and play overseas away from the politics and administrative incompetence and interference.
18 months later Rassie delivers the RWC.
I think he deserves the accolade.
