Adapting to Rugby Sevens from the 15-man version is often said to be similar to playing another code altogether – the fitness base required to contain top-level players alone is a tough requirement for even the seasoned professional.
The nature of the Sevens game can be appreciated much more from the sky, where you can see just how difficult it is to contain players in open space. The natural flow of play is mesmerising from the air – almost like watching a video game.
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Reds prop Alex Hodgman, ACT blindside Tom Hooper, NSW No.8 Langi Gleeson and Force No.10 Ben Donaldson are all pushing hard for selection.
Ranking managers age profile in a different sport is senseless.
Ranking them ‘in-season’ before that particular sports season has concluded is dafter still.
You’ve actually missed that Ferguson is actually a sporting paradox. 23 years at the helm and the bulk of his success was from the mid-later point of his career. It only proves experience is more important than age.
I was being polite in suggesting the comparison was not stable.
105 Go to commentsOfa Tu’ungafa had a very good season for the All Blacks in 2024.
His injury opens the door to blood a new loosehead prop, maybe Xavier Numia, who was a beast last SRP season but has not yet reached the same form. Ollie Norris is another contender at the Chiefs as is George Bower.
1 Go to commentsAnd like I said, he has only ever performed well at 7 in international rugby when there has been a specialist openside elsewhere in the back row who is able to share the defensive workload. If you’re going to lock in to only ever selecting Tom Curry at 6 then there’s no issues at all. But if there’s a chance that one day CCS, or Ted Hill, or Chessum, or Kpoku, or Carnduff might play 6, then a backrow with Earl at 7 would be extremely unbalanced.
I don’t have a pension fund. I am relaxed, but I’m that my tone offended you - it really wasn’t deliberate!
14 Go to commentsI named the specific coaches that the numbers were based on - which ones render the comparison “unstable”?
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78 Go to commentsSo if even your best examples of older coaches stepped back to more minor roles by 65 at the latest, its a bit of a non-sequiteur to suggest that Les Kiss should begin the biggest role of his life aged 63.
“rugby is still so very young as a pro sport. It hasn’t had much of a chance to value that kind of experienced head yet. It takes time to accumulate enough relevant experience, and rugby is only 30 years old.”
well, except for Gatland and Jones - but their experience doesn’t seem to count for much at the moment!
105 Go to commentsNot British so should not be considered!!
1 Go to commentsNot British so should not be considered!
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0 Go to commentsWould the Reds gig interest Lancaster or is it only the Wallabies gig he’d move to Australia for?
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0 Go to commentsLet’s hope all 3 teams succeed in this endeavour.
2 Go to commentsAny job would be conisdered ‘lesser’ than the ABs, but they are still alive and coaching.
And Smithy’s WWC win with the Black Ferns was hardly nothing, in fact he rated it his most memorable achievement!
The most influential factor compared to American Sport may be that rugby is still so very young as a pro sport. It hasn’t had much of a chance to value that kind of experienced head yet. It takes time to accumulate enough relevant experience, and rugby is only 30 years old.
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