Saffex
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RE: Du Plessis ruled out for the Super Rugby season
June 24, 2014, 12:00:10
Mallett has a better test record than Jake - so bang goes your theory, he turned Italian rugby around so bang goes your theory.
Jake would be far better than Meyer and there is no reason in the world not to select him.
Given how shit Meyer is, give me Rassie's rugby brain anyday
I'd rather have Venter telling SARU to fuck off that have that useless conservative twat coaching our side.
Any of the Kiwi coaches, coaching a S15 side and would like the step up to test level
So I'll say it again, anyone other than clueless Meyer
Jake has won a RWC. Mallett fucked one up. As I said, the moment he lost his first test, he was on a slip next to none. It was his winning streak that saved him some face in a way. Eventually SARU used a crap excuse just to get rid of him because of his kak record.
Mallett did anything but turn Italian rugby around. He has one of the worst records as an Italian coach. On a 19% win ratio, he was only better than Macioletti who was the coached for three months in '99. The other one who had a worse record than him was Brad Johnstone with a 15.4% win ratio. They fired him despite him expressing his clear wish to stay on for another term.
What exactly has Rassie achieved as a coach? He was always riding on his win in the CC final at Loftus which was won in the dying moments because of a fuck-up between Johan Roux and FDP, which saw Meyer Bosman score. His claim to fame for that game, though, was that he caught the Blue Bulls with a clever tactical move when he loaded his bench with only forwards and took on the Blue Bulls up front. It worked but it is one of those things that doesn't come off very often. That is his forte. He can sit down and plan a specific game with what he has, but coach and develop players? No ways. His key players were always players that were poached from others. He poached amongst others Duane Vermeulen, for the Cheetahs, from the Pumas and Tiaan Liebenberg from Griquas. When he dropped the Cheetahs, like a bad habit, forthe Stormers, he took Vermeuelen and Liebenberg with him.
As I said, Venter won't last a year as Bok coach. What is the use of appointing him?
Which of the kiwi coaches would be able to put up with the internal shit surrounding SA rugby? Not a single one. That goes for any international coach with hopes of coaching the Boks.
