“And that’s my gameplan, gentlemen.” Hmmm.
Neither coach covered himself in glory at the weekend. While Ben Mowen’s shutdown of Mike Phillips was a highly successful tactic, that has to be balanced with Deans’ selection of James O’Connor as outhalf and placekicker. Continue reading
“What should I do, God? Should I continue acting the mickey and threatening to go to league every year? If you don’t answer, I’ll take that as a yes.”
Deans has more tangible problems than a sceptical rugby public and a greedy union: he’s got a serious rash of injuries to contend with, and some of his marquee players are not just out of form on the pitch, they’re out of sorts off it. With a shallow playing pool like Australia, that’s a big deal. And it’s not as if the coach is blameless either: some of his selections – and some of his omissions – have hurt the Wallabies’ short-term prospects with little long-term pay-off. Continue reading
Schools Cups in all four provinces have kicked off in earnest. There’s no doubt that – like every year – there are some talented nippers out there running about in the cold and trying to put off studying for their Leaving Cert for as long as possible. They’ll have to go some way to put together a highlight reel like this though!
The Third Best Team In The World - Officially!
Australia – the third best team in the world! Continue reading
Digging Like a Demented Mole 