Castres : Sadourny - Davidson, la valse des entraîneurs anticipée

You are the most narrow-minded bigot on this forum.

The 2 in Australia were due to covid, messing up the rotation cycle, these games likely to be played in NZ looking at prior scheduling. That would've made it 8-10 in NZ vs South Africa, presently, with the 2 this year, to make it 10-10, in NZ and South Africa.

Nobody scared of anybody in SA-NZ rivalry in my book.

If you constantly reject obvious facts ppl distrust you, even if you have 'musk' in your personal atmosphere!

I was lucky I got to evaluate Hooper objectively as analyst with England, I came to realize just what a good player he was - but it soudl not need a Welshman to do it!

And it's why NZ coaches have to be brought in to provide some objectivity. You don't have it.

All the same words 'traitor' 'stabbing in the back' 'entitled' 'favouritism' 'sabotage' smack of ongoing paranoia.

It's as if you cannot bring yourself to believe that any interstate coopoeration is possible - ever. Which means as an Aussie fan you're stuck in Queensland alone.

It's not a great basis for bring four teams together is it?

Overseas, they weren't there. I had t o survive, I could invent myself as who I wanted, and there was no one to blame but me.

It bought me alive, focused my efforts towards what I wanted and people largely accepted me for who I was and how I turned up.

So my suggestion is to make overseas scholarships for younger players and older too so they can benefit from the value offered by overseas coaching acumen, established systems, higher intensity competition which like the pressure that turns coal into diamonds, can produce more Skeltons, Arnold's, Kellaways and the like.

I've suggested in many previous articles that Aussie clubs agree exchange deals with selected clubs in Europe, like for example Exeter now Northampton, who have a natural leaning towards Aussie players because of the style they embrace.

Players and even coaches can be circulated between the clubs for 2-3 year periods while primacy of contract remains with the origin club.

Guys like Lolesio even benefited from a 3-month stint in Toulon, he prob packed 3 years worth of value into that time!

I reckon Penney and Razor may be in contact over the next few mongths about how best to mesh individuals like LF with AB development. It's something NZ has always done well - if the national copaches want to see a player in a certain position at SR level, their wish tends to be granted.