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Bordeaux-Bègles se fait plaisir à Chaban face au Racing

Damian Penaud a inscrit trois essais face au Racing 92, tout comme l'autre ailier de l'UBB Louis Bielle-Biarrey (à droite avec le casque). (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Un festin de jeu avec treize essais au total a conclu samedi soir le choc du Top 14 qui a vu Bordeaux-Bègles s’offrir le Racing 92 (52-34), bonus offensif conservé in extremis, dans un Chaban une nouvelle fois gâté.

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Ces derniers temps, il ne fait pas bon s’arrêter à Bordeaux quand on joue au rugby et qu’on vient de la capitale.

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Après les 46 points encaissés par le Stade Français en ouverture du top 14, les Racigmen en ont pris 52 points et ils repartiront en se disant que la vie est décidément belle à l’aile dans cette contrée.

Trois essais de Damian Penaud, trois autres de Louis Bielle-Biarrey, de quoi faire gonfler les stats et impressionner en ce début de championnat porté sur l’offensive en cette fin d’été où les entraîneurs des défenses ne doivent pas très bien dormir.

L’affiche, revanche du dernier barrage du printemps, a tourné court en ce qui concerne le vainqueur, mais a valu pour son suspense pour l’acquisition du bonus offensif que les joueurs de Stuart Lancaster ont tenté d’enlever aux Unionistes.

Mais avant cela, l’ancien sélectionneur du XV de la Rose a ruminé, impuissant comme les siens face à ce tourbillon irrésistible qui a balayé l’espace de dix minutes sa défense, quasi spectatrice sur les combinaisons bien huilées débouchant sur les doublés express de Penaud (9, 12) et Bielle-Biarrey (17, 19).

Penaud dernier pousseur

Passé cet orage (24-3), les Franciliens ont relevé la tête et le travail de sape de leurs avants a permis à Maxime Baudonne de réduire un peu l’écart (24) sans pour autant éteindre l’étincelle girondine, matérialisée par ce petit par-dessus gagnant pour lui-même de Matthieu Jalibert à faire rugir Chaban (31-10, 31).

Si Nolann Le Garrec a maintenu un semblant d’espoir avant la pause au relais d’une charge axiale de Guram Gogichashvili, Nicolas Depoortere en conclusion entre les perches d’une nouvelle combinaison née d’une touche, a rappelé que l’UBB n’avait pas l’intention d’égarer une deuxième fois le bonus offensif.

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Il a bien fait, comme Maxime Lucu inspiré pour jouer à 90 mètres au pied dans l’espace vide et à la lutte avec un brin de chance ‘LBB’ a corsé l’écart (45-17, 53).

Maladroit dans le jeu courant aux abords de la ligne locale, Cameron Woki a dû attendre un ballon porté pour se rappeler aux bons souvenirs des spectateurs. De quoi donner des idées à ses anciennes couleurs qui, elles aussi, sur une pénaltouche, ont fini une huitième fois derrière la ligne par un dernier pousseur nommé Penaud (71).

Avec cinq essais d’écart et huit minutes à jouer, on s’est dit que la cause était entendue mais les sorties sur cartons – rouge pour Lachlan Swinton, jaune pour Penaud – a rendu la fin de match crispante après les essais coup sur coup de Clovis Le Bail (76) et Hacjivah Dayimani (78).

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Un dernier contre en touche de Bastien Vergnes après la sirène a soulagé Chaban et offert cinq points à l’UBB, qui se positionne à la 2e place derrière Toulouse.

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Why is Joe Schmidt the best option for Australia? (LONG READ)


An essay for @OJohn with love from South Africa.


OJohn keeps banging on about kiwis and Saffers and everyone else seeking to undermine and bring down Australian rugby… Blah, Blah, Blah. It’s boring and not worth responding too 99 days out of 100.


He misses the point completely that Australians either are or are not the masters of their own destiny. So to blame anyone else but themselves for what the state of Australian rugby is in - is hypocritical.


But recently, Australia has shown signs of life. Personally, I always believed they would be back at some point. At the beginning of this year I predicted that the wallabies would bounce back this year. I predicted that they would overtake England in the world rankings. I am predicting that they could finish second in the RC, could win the Lions series and could make it to a RWC final at home.


I tend to get ahead of myself when I’m excited... Ask my wife. But forgive me for getting excited about the Wallabies looking good! Is it so bad?


Like OJohn, I believe that Australia’s lands abound with natures gifts, including athletic specimens across any sporting code the Aussies compete in. It’s one of the reasons most of us don’t like Aussies. They win sh1t. Regularly. And look smug when they do...


But back to OJohn. And his banging on about the need for Australia to have an Australian coach. Here are a few highlights of his argument:


Several times I've given a list of half a dozen Australian coaches who would be more Australian than Schmidt and just as successful.

Tell me which Australian coaches would be acceptable to coach the All Blacks ......?

Because South Africans and Kiwis and Welshmen and Scotsman are all s.... scared that if an immensely talented and athletic team like Australia is ever able to harness nationalistic Australian passion with an Australian coach, you'll all be s.c.r.e.w.e.d.


And then finally – the list of 6:


Ewen McKenzie, Less Kiss, Stephen Larkham, Jim McKay, David Nucifora, Scott Wisenthal, Ben Mowen, Rod Kafer, Mick Byrne, John Manetti, Jason Gilmore, Dan McKellar.

Plus, a special request:


Keep in mind Rod MacQueen never won a Super Rugby title before he was appointed Wallaby coach but he ended up the greatest rugby coach the world has ever seen. Better than Erasmus even. Who is probably the next best.

Right. I don’t care about the tinfoil hat theories. I want to assess OJohn’s list and determine whether any of them fit the mold of a Rod Macqueen.

 

Like Rod Macqueen the following world cup winning coaches never won a Super Rugby Title:


·       David Kirk, 1987 (17 appearances for New Zealand)

·       Kitch Kristie, 1995

·       Rod Macqueen, 1999

·       Clive Woodward, 2003 (21 Appearance for England)

·       Jake White, 2007 (School Teacher)

·       Graham Henry, 2011 (School Teacher)

·       Steve Hansen, 2015 (Policeman)

·       Rassie Erasmus, 2019 (36 Appearances for South Africa)

·       Jacques Nienaber, 2023 (Physiotherapist).


I couldn't find out what Rod or Kitch did other than coach.


The only coach who has won a Super title and a World Cup?

·       Bob Dwyer, 1991 (A Tahs man wouldn’t you know!)


In fact coaches that have won super rugby titles have not won world cups. Robbie Deans. Heyneke Meyer to name just two.


I know I’m being childish, but I needed to bring this list in somehow because it’s quite obvious that whatever these coaches did before they became international level coaches is largely immaterial. Or is it?


Interestingly Ewan McKenzie (A Tah Man!) has won a Super title. And despite being a Tah Man made it into OJohn’s list. That’s two strikes for Ewan Mckenzie based on OJohn’s criteria so far. Not to mention his 50% win rate as head coach of the Wallabies between 2013 and 2014 (and the laundry list of off the field fcuk ups that swirled around the team at the time).


So Ewan is out.


I find it interesting that, as we speak, eight out of the ten top ranked men’s teams are coached by former international players:

1.      South Africa, Rassie Erasmus (36 appearances for South Africa)

2.      Ireland, Andy Farrell (8 appearances for England)

3.      New Zealand, Scott Robertson (23 appearances for New Zealan)

4.      France, Fabien Galthie (64 appearances for France)

5.      Argentina, Felipe Contemponi (87 appearances for Argentina)

6.      Scotland, Gregor Townsend (82 appearances for Scotland)

7.      England, Steve Borthwick (57 appearances for England)

8.      Australia, Joe Schmidt (School Teacher)

9.      Fiji, Michael Byrne (Aussie Rules Player)

10.  Italy, Gonzalo Quesada (38 appearances for Argentina).


It would appear as though we have entered an era where successful international coaches, largely, have played rugby at international level in the professional era. Or are ex school teachers. Much like Jake White and Graham Henry! Or a policeman.

 

Back to OJohn’s List. That leaves us with:


·       Less Kiss, (I like the look of)

·       Stephen Larkham, (I like the look of)

·       Jim McKay, (Very little to write home about)

·       David Nucifora, (Too old)

·       Scott Wisenthal, (I literally can’t find anything on him on the Google).

·       Ben Mowen, (Too young, no coaching experience)

·       Rod Kafer, (No coaching experience)

·       Mick Byrne, (He’s coaching the Fijians, Aussie rules!)

·       John Manetti, (Can’t find him on the google)

·       Jason Gilmore, (Seems to be working through the ranks, coaching Wallabies A)

·       Dan McKellar, (Not much to write home about, but could be an option).


Applying some logic, I would say the following are viable options based on age, experience in coaching AND the fact that they have played rugby for Australia in the professional era:

·       Less Kiss, (I like the look of)

·       Stephen Larkham, (I like the look of)

·       Jason Gilmore, (Seems to be working through the ranks, coaching Wallabies A)


After having done all this research, I think it’s fair to say that none of these three have the same pedigree as Joe Schmidt, the teacher. Who took a sh1tty Ireland team to no.1. Won a few 6 Nations and helped get the All Blacks to a world cup final in 2023.


Joe’s the best option for now. But if Kiss, Larkham and Gilmore are the business for the future for Australia get them in now as assistants to Joe and stop moaning!!


Errors and Ommissions accepted. Mispelling of names is OJohn's fault.

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