Here you have a brief mix of the relevant news in the last hours
- The Wallabies beat the BaaBaas 18-11: Take this as an example of what Deans' teams do when it matters most. These wallabies have talent on the pool and will grow up quicker than any other nation during 2009
- Carl Hayman is keen to stay in England: So rumours that he could be coming back to NZ should not be heard. Should they?
- The Pacific Islanders want to join in the 3N: Yeah, they have got almost the same chance than I have of being included.
- Leon MacDonald shall play next season: This is the best news of the month. Too bad Julian Huxley won't be playing, too.
- Johnson' project is a long-term on: When did Brian Ashton know his was a short-term one?
- George Gregan is still the best aussie scrumhalf: (no printed source, but just watch the game)
3 comments:
I have to ask, just what IS the consensus in New Zealand about Deans coaching the Wallabies? For us in the States, it would be like Phil Jackson coaching the Russian or Chinese basketball teams at the next Olympics.
All I know, is that the Wallabies look a lot better now with Deans coaching them for one season compared to how they looked at last year's World Cup-and that last game against New Zealand at Brisbane in the Tri Nations was a dog-fight. It will be interesting to see what he can do if he can stay in charge untill the 2011 RWC.
At the beginning there was a big anti-Henry feeling in New Zealand. This added to a strong pro-Deans bias made people to either lose interest in the All Blacks or even publicly stating they would support the Wallabies. (indeed)
But players, not coaches, do go out there and hit and are hit. So eventually as results were there, people switched to a more traditional All Blacks fanaticism and started seeing Deans as "the good old boy playing for the enemy".
Deans is respected, is admired and could eventually be loved again... if he comes back to coach the All Blacks.
Time has softened the anti-Henry and the pro-Deans feelings, although I think there's (and will always be) a big soft spot for Deans in every new zealander.
But this, my friend, is only how I see things going in New Zealand watching from Spain.
are you on vacation in Spain, or do you live there? If you live there, what part do you live in? I myself have only been to Barcelona, and that is more "Catalunya", not Castillian Spain-and that was a long time ago, back in February of 1982 when I took a study break while in Montpellier, France. I would love to see more of the country. I remember years ago reading one of James Michener's few non-fiction books, "Iberia", and it just sounds like an interesting place. I would love to go to Cordoba, Madrid, Sevilla and the Galicia region.
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