Il futuro degli All Blacks? Nerissimo

Pakeha_70 · Messaggio da **Pakeha_70** » 26 nov 2007, 9:30

Pukana ha scritto:I canditadi sono 6, conferma appena rilasciata al telegiornale. ma come ha detto Pakeha solo 4 nomi sono stati identificati.

AllBlacks.com e altri siti ne danno 7...

The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) has received seven eligible applications for the position of All Blacks Coach.

Applications for the position closed at 5pm today.

NZRU Board Member and Rugby Committee Chairman Mike Eagle said the seven applicants who were eligible to apply would now be considered by the NZRU Rugby Committee and a shortlist of final candidates decided.

“At this stage, we are not at liberty to announce the names of the candidates due to the provisions of the Privacy Act. But once a shortlist of candidates is finalised we intend to ask the applicants to agree to be named, given the strong public interest in both the role and the process,” Mr Eagle said.

No further comment will be made until the short-listing process has been completed.

Forse ne hanno già eliminato uno....

Ma tant'è... Poco importa.

Comunque ribadisco la corsa a due...

Tu Pukana chi preferisci?

Pukana · Messaggio da **Pukana** » 26 nov 2007, 9:54

devo ammettere che sono pro triade. quindi secondo me Henry & Co. potrebbero riavere il posto. l'unico altro contendente e' Deans che non mi impressiono' molto durante la precedente gestione (al tempo ero molto addentro agli ABs) sotto vari punti di vista.

Cooper, Foster e chi altro sia in lista non hanno molta possibilita' ma possono tranquillamente prendere il posto come vice di Deans per esempio.

Non ci sono nomi dall'estero quindi tutti allenatori kiwi purosangue.

Pakeha_70 · Messaggio da **Pakeha_70** » 26 nov 2007, 19:20

Pukana ha scritto:devo ammettere che sono pro triade. quindi secondo me Henry & Co. potrebbero riavere il posto. l'unico altro contendente e' Deans che non mi impressiono' molto durante la precedente gestione (al tempo ero molto addentro agli ABs) sotto vari punti di vista.

Cooper, Foster e chi altro sia in lista non hanno molta possibilita' ma possono tranquillamente prendere il posto come vice di Deans per esempio.

Non ci sono nomi dall'estero quindi tutti allenatori kiwi purosangue.

Io sono molto combattuto.

Da un lato mi piacerebbe vedere se Deans riesce a portare il rugby Crusader anche a livello AB. E' cresciuto, anche in termini di esperienza dall'avventura 2003. E' un vincente. Secondo me Deans è il favorito ma Henry probabilmente ha ancora delle carte da giocarsi.
E poi si sa che chi entra in conclave papa....

Mi dispiacerebbe moltissimo (e secondo me anche alla NZRU) però vedere poi Deans andare ad allenare l'Australia (dove lo aspettano a braccia aperte) e portarla al successo contro la NZ di Henry.
Non so cosa potrebbe succedere in NZ.

Dall'altro lato sono convinto che la triade abbia capito benissimo gli errori che li hanno portati alla sconfitta nella RWC e dopo tutto i risultati degli ultimi 4 anni non sono affatto negativi.
Io poi che non sono particolarmente ossessionato dalla vittoria nella RWC devo dire che sono stati 4 anni di buon rugby.
Certo che fallire, e in quel modo, l'obiettivo dichiarato non depone a suo favore... mah

Pukana · Messaggio da **Pukana** » 27 nov 2007, 6:53

La NZRU ha confermato i candidati per la shortlist che verranno intervistati il prossimo giovedi': Graham Henry (All Blacks) , Robbie Deans (Crusaders), Colin Cooper (Hurricanes & Jnr ABs) and Ian Foster (Chiefs & Jnr ABs). I restanti 3 nomi dei canditati che non sono riusciti ad entrate nella "lista corta" non verranno pubblicati per rispettare il Privacy Act che vigila in NZ.
La NZRU ha comunicato che il l'allenatore degli ABs verra' nominato prima di Natale.

Si la NZRU ha un grosso dilemma nella scelta del futuro allenatore che va oltre il problema nazionale e la prossima coppa del mondo. Come si e' gia' detto, se Henry verra' richiamato, Robbie Deans sara' messo come condottiero dei Wallabies e non potrebbe essere piu' disastroso per la Union Neo Zelandese perdere l'ennesima coppa stavolta in casa contro Deans e i Trans-Tasman cousins. Invece se Deans verra' confermato come sostituto di Henry, David Nucifora avra' il posto alla guida della sua nazionale. Il che significa che le due piu' forti franchise perderanno i due piu' quotati allenatori sul mercato per il S14 2009 e la NZRU dovra' subito correre ai ripari.

Come la si mette la NZRU avra' gatte da pelare.

Pukana · Messaggio da **Pukana** » 5 dic 2007, 22:48

Oggi 6 Dicembre, la NZRU terra' negli uffici di Wellington i colloqui dei 4 canditati (Henry, Deans, Cooper e Foster) per il posto di New Zealand All Blacks Head Coach.

Pukana · Messaggio da **Pukana** » 5 dic 2007, 22:56

Un riassunto dei 4 canditati:

All Blacks coaching candidates
8:40AM Thursday December 06, 2007

GRAHAM HENRY
Age: 61
International experience: All Blacks coach 2004-07 (42 wins, six losses). Wales coach 1998-2002 (22 wins, one draw, 13 losses). Lions coach on tour to Australia 2001 (1-2 series loss).
Super 14: Blues 1996-98 (two titles, once runner-up). Blues technical adviser 2003 (one title).
NPC: Auckland 1992-98 (four titles).
As a player: Senior club player in Dunedin, Christchurch and Auckland.
Specialty: Defence.

ROBBIE DEANS
Age: 48
International experience: All Blacks assistant 2001-03 (22 wins, one draw, four losses).
Super 14: Crusaders 2000-07 (four titles, runners-up twice).
NPC: Canterbury 1997-2000 (one title).
As a player: All Blacks fullback 1983-84 - five tests, 50 points. 14 games, 202 points. Canterbury fullback - 147 games, 1641 points.

COLIN COOPER
Age: 48
International experience: NZ Colts 2001 (world champions). NZ Juniors 2005-07.
Super 14: Hurricanes 2003-07 (runners-up once). Crusaders assistant 2002 (champions).
NPC: Taranaki 1999-2002.
As a player: Former Taranaki and NZ Maori loose forward.
Specialty: Forwards.

IAN FOSTER
Age: 42
International experience: New Zealand Juniors 2005-07.
Super 14: Chiefs 2004-07.
NPC: Waikato 2002-03.
As a player: Waikato first five-eighth 1985-98 (148 games). Chiefs first five-eighth 1996-97 (26 games).

Pukana · Messaggio da **Pukana** » 6 dic 2007, 1:22

The interview process
8:29AM Thursday December 06, 2007

Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper will be first out of the chute when interviews for the All Blacks head coaching job begin this afternoon in Wellington.

The NZRU board will interview the four short-listed candidates in alphabetical order. That means Cooper will be first to press his case, followed by Robbie Deans and Ian Foster. Incumbent Graham Henry will have the chance to make a lasting final impression when he fronts the panel this evening.

The board is to reconvene tomorrow morning and its decision will likely be revealed later in the day. Rugby committee chairman Mike Eagle will chair the board for the interviews and the subsequent meeting to discuss the appointment.

Regular chairman Jock Hobbs has withdrawn from the selection process as he is Deans' brother-in-law. The NZRU board has two members from each of the northern, central and southern regions; one Maori rugby representative; and two independent directors.

The union's president and vice-president can attend and participate in meetings but do not have a vote. The geographic split among the eight vote-holding members is six-two in favour of the North Island. Four of the board are based in Wellington, while the others are from Northland, King Country, Canterbury and Marlborough.

THE BOARD MEMBERS

- President: Andy Leslie (Wellington), former All Black with 32 tests to his name.
- Vice president: John Sturgeon (Greymouth), a veteran administrator who managed the All Blacks from 1988-1991.

NORTHERN REPRESENTATIVES
- Ivan Haines (King Country), former chairman of the King Country RFU and chairman of the Chiefs board.
- Warwick Syers (Northland), former Northland RFU chairman and former member of the Blues Board. An accountant.

CENTRAL REPRESENTATIVE
- Graham Mourie (Wellington), 61 games for the All Blacks. Captain from 1976-1982. A coach and administrator with Wellington.

SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVES
- Mike Eagle (Canterbury), rugby committee chairman. A Christchurch-based director of an electrical contracting company.
- Mark Peters (Blenheim), an accountant. Chaired the Marlborough RFU from 1995-2001.

MAORI REPRESENTATIVE
- Paul Quinn (Wellington), former New Zealand Maori and Wellington captain. Joined the board in April 2002.

INDEPENDENT MEMBERS
- Ken Douglas (Wellington), former president of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. Expert in labour relations.
- Bill Thurston (Wellington), a lawyer who worked as general counsel for Fletcher Challenge.
- Jock Hobbs (chairman, Wellington), former All Blacks captain. Elected to the NZRU board in 2002. Has withdrawn from selection process as he is Deans' brother-in-law.

Pukana · Messaggio da **Pukana** » 6 dic 2007, 22:10

r e' stato il primo a sostenere il colloqio alle 13.30 seguito poi da Ian Foster. Terzo Robbie Deans che e' arrivato a Wellington NZRU headquaters con 20 minuti di ritardo. L'attuale allenatore Graham Henry e' stato sentito alle 20.30.

Nella giornata di oggi la NZRU confermera' il nome dell'allenatore degli ABs per i prossimi 4 anni in una conferenza stampa speciale. La nuova Zelanda e' tutta in attesa.

Henry grim, Deans all smiles as ABs coach to be announced
5:00AM Friday December 07, 2007
By Steve Deane

The NZRU was expected to announce its decision on the new All Blacks coach today.

Of the two main candidates, Graham Henry cut a stern figure yesterday when he arrived at Rugby Union headquarters seeking to keep the job he has held for four years.

His solemn countenance was in contrast to his main challenger, Crusaders coach Robbie Deans, and outsider candidates Colin Cooper and Ian Foster, who were all smiles before and after their interviews.

Henry batted away questions, saying he would not comment until the interview process was completed.

He said little more after his interview, which lasted more than two hours.

The all-new media-friendly Deans said he was a different coach from the one who assisted John Mitchell during the All Blacks' unsuccessful 2003 World Cup campaign.

"You learn in coaching from every experience and I am a very different coach now, certainly from what I was 10 years ago. It's a bit scary looking back. And five years ago likewise."

He also sidestepped questions on whether he would coach Australia if passed over for the All Blacks job.

"I don't know. If I wasn't successful here, I've got a great job, which I look forward to getting my teeth into. Outside of that I don't know."

Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper, and Chiefs coach Ian Foster were interviewed earlier in the day.

Cooper said he had enjoyed his chance to present his ideas to the board.

"We tell our players to aspire to become All Blacks and it has always been a goal of mine to be part of the All Blacks."

Foster said he had been keen to show the board he was a legitimate option.