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Grand Slam winner Davies to join Dragons coaching set-up

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Dragons boss Dean Ryan has recruited his ex-Worcester assistant Mefin Davies to join the Rodney Parade coaching team next season. 

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The ex-Wales international hooker joined the Warriors in 2014 during Ryan’s tenure at the helm of the Gallagher Premiership club. 

He continued to work at Sixways despite Ryan’s exit some years ago, but the pair will now renew their partnership with Davies – the current scrum and assistant coach at the Warriors – heading back to Wales. 

“Investing in our coaching environment will improve us as a team, so it’s pleasing to announce that Mefin will be joining us next season,” said Ryan.

“I know Mefin very well after we worked together during our time at Worcester, where he guided the development of Warriors’ talented forwards.

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“He has made a real impression in the English Premiership and we now looking forward to seeing the impact he can make at Dragons.”

The 47-year-old Davies made his Test debut in 2002 in Cape Town against South Africa and featured in the 2003 World Cup. He was also part of the 2005 Six Nations Grand Slam-winning squad before becoming a development coach at Ospreys and Swansea head coach.

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That's Cron's job though. Australia has had one of the most penalised scrums in international rugby for a long time. Just look at the scrum win loss percentage and scrum penalties. That is your evidence. AA has been the starter during that period. Pretty simple analysis. That Australia has had a poor scrum for a long time is hardly news. If bell and thor are not on the field they are woeful. So you are just plain wrong. They have very little time for the lions so doing the same old things that dont work is not going to get them there.


Ainsley is better than our next best tighthead options and has been playing well at scrum time for Lyon in the most competitive comp in the world. Superstar player? No. But better than the next best options. So that is a good enough guide. The scrummaging in the Prem is pretty good too so there is Sio's proof. Same analysis for him. Certainly better in both cases than Super, where the brumbies had the worst win loss and scrum pen in Super. Who plays there? Ohh yes... And the level of scrummaging in Super is well below the URC, prem and France with the SA teams out.


Nongorr is truly woeful. He's 130kg and gets shoved about. That just should not be happening at that weight for a specialist prop who has always played rugby cf pone with leauge. He has had enough time to develop at 23. You'd be better off with Pone who is at least good around the field for the moment and sending Nongorr on exchange to France or England to see if they can improve him with better coaching as happened with Skelton and Meafou. He isn't going to develop in time in super if he has it at all.


Latu is a better scrummaging hooker than BPA and Nasser. and he's the best aussie player over the ball at ruck time. McReight's super jackling percentage hasnt converted to international level but latu consistently does it at heniken level, which is similar to test level in the big games. With good coaching at La Rochelle he's much improved though still has the odd shocker. He should start the November games.

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