Wallabies: Robbie Deans miglior "australiano"

[Pukana]

Deans to coach Wallabies and Crusaders
Updated 3:10PM Friday December 14, 2007

Unwanted one week and much sought after the next, Robbie Deans will be a busy man next rugby season.

Deans was today confirmed as the new coach for the Wallabies just seven days after being passed over for the All Blacks coaching job when Graham Henry was reappointed to the role.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) announced his appointment in Sydney, just moments before the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) said Deans could continue to guide the Crusaders in the 2008 Super 14 competition.

The ARU said that after a thorough selection process, involving interviews with six quality candidates, the board resolved that Deans was "the best person for the job".

"Robbie comes with a superb record and I am delighted to announce he will be joining the ARU," ARU chairman Peter McGrath said.

"The ARU board presented the selection panel with a brief to find the most outstanding candidate. We as a board consider this appointment satisfies that objective.

"The Australian public would expect nothing less from us and we see this as a new start for Australian rugby.

"In terms of our playing ranks, we are on the doorstep of generational change.

"We believe Robbie Deans is the man to move us into that new era.

A Crusaders spokesman said Deans would not comment on his promotion to the Wallabies job until he fronted an ARU press conference in Sydney tomorrow.

The ARU said Deans, 48, had signed a contract until the end of the 2011 season - taking in the next World Cup to be staged in New Zealand - marking the first time a foreign coach will been in charge of the Wallabies.

Deans saw off the challenges of five Australians for the Wallabies job - former Wallabies coach and media personality Alan Jones, Blues coach David Nucifora, Brumbies coach Laurie Fisher, Waratahs coach Ewen McKenzie and Wallabies assistant coach John Muggleton.

Debate erupted this week both about Deans' prospects to get the job and, if he did, whether it was appropriate for him to continue with the Crusaders in 2008 just as he was about to guide the fortunes of one of New Zealand rugby's greatest rivals.

Chief executive Chris Moller said the NZRU board agreed on Wednesday to allow Deans to remain with the Crusaders should he be appointed Wallabies coach.

Moller said this decision was reached "subject to a number of protocols being agreed and the resolution of contractual terms".

"We will work through a process with the Crusaders and with Robbie and his management to ensure those protocols, which are intended to protect the interests of New Zealand rugby, are understood and agreed."

The appointment of Deans sets up an intriguing battle for the Bledisloe Cup with two top New Zealand coaches on opposing sides.

The key clash may well be the one at Eden Park on August 2 when, for the first time, Deans will square off on New Zealand soil against the All Blacks.

The dates for the clashes are:

* July 26, Telstra Stadium, Sydney
* August 2, Eden Park, Auckland
* September 13, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Crusaders chairman Murray Ellis said the Crusaders were pleased with the outcome, which "is the result of a lot of hard work from all parties to reach an understanding that works for everyone".

Moller said while it was disappointing to lose a coach of Deans' calibre to another country, the NZRU understood his desire to coach at the international level.

"In an ideal world, we would be able to retain all of our top coaches in this country but we have seen over a number of years that the depth and talent of coaching in this country means we can't keep all of them coaching in New Zealand and still meet their aspirations for higher coaching opportunities.

"Robbie has made a substantial contribution to New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby as a player, manager and coach over a long period of time.

"We believe it is only fair that he be given this opportunity, despite the obvious concern about losing one of our best coaches to another country's national side."

Deans has had an outstanding tenure with the Crusaders, guiding them to four Super 12 titles in seven years before the three-nation competition was expanded to 14 teams this year when his side reached the semifinals.

- NZPA

[ItalianRugbyFriends]

Già... il "nemico" Deans alla guida dei Wallabies fino ai mondiali 2011!

http://rugby1823.blogosfere.it/2007/12/ ... ralia.html

[teodoro]

per me han proprio fatto un bel colpo i cangurotti..

[il_mastroAus]

domani vi dico che scrivono i giornali qua...
sn proprio curioso di leggere....
un kiwi alla guida dei wallabies.....

[bonds]

è il primo non australiano ad allenare la nazionale, dico bene?

[ItalianRugbyFriends]

esatto... il primo "straniero"... ed è pure neozelandese... mammamia come gireranno le p.... ai tifosi australiani!!!!!!

[il_mastroAus]

allora....
stamattina i quotidiani locali,si divertivano a chiedere ai lettori chi fosse il nuovo coach dei wallabies...
ovviamente cn una mega foto di deans...
l'umore si potrebbe definire 50-50....
che chi ovviamente storce il naso,perchè i Wallabies qua sono l'orgoglio della nazione...e quindi vedere un'odiato kiwi alla guida dell'orgoglio nazionale..vi lascio immaginare...si potrebbe paragonare come se un italiano andasse ad allenare la nazionale francese di quello sport con la palla rotonda..
altri ovviamente dicono che la scelta migliore,per riportare i wallabies sul tetto del mondo...
cmq tutti si chiedono come farà ad allenare contemporaneamente Crusaders e Wallabies....
il grande dilemma....
io dico....vedremo poi i risultati...
da una calda (era ora!!) sydney è tutto...alla prossima..

[Pukana]

ma la domanda che si fanno gli addetti ai lavori in NZL e': come puo' Robbie Deans separare i due ruoli se fino a maggio 2008 dovra' aiutare Henry nella selezione degli ABs e poi non portarsi (e soprattutto non utilizzare) con se tutti questi "segreti" alla guida dei Wallabies??? Robbie dice che non e' un problema. vedremo.

Ps= per quanto riguarda l'allenatore italiano che va ad allenare la nazionale francese....che ne dite di quella INGLESE?????????? me ce stanno ammorbando la vita pure qui co' Fabbione Capello

[il_mastroAus]

anche qua...mr hair!!!
ma sì sarà una bella sfida per capello...in bocca al lupo...riuscire a controllare quei put...... dei giocatori inglesi...

auguri....

[Pukana]

Deans won't have Kiwi assistants
1:30PM Wednesday January 23, 2008

SYDNEY - Robbie Deans has confirmed his Wallabies rugby coaching staff will be all-Australian, and the Super 14 coaches will help select his first squad of the year.

Former All Black Deans said he'd settled on his preferred support staff for when he takes on the job after the Super 14 competition in May.

"As I have said, one Kiwi will be adequate," he told the Sydney Morning Herald.

And it seems likely some, or all, of last year's Wallabies assistant coaches Michael Foley (forwards), Scott Johnson (backs), and John Muggleton (defence) will lose their jobs.

"It's clear (Foley) is keen to continue, but who knows? They may all be keen to," Deans said.

"But the reality of the circumstances is that the opportunity won't be there for all (of them)."

Deans has refused to comment on who his support staff might be, and whether Blues coach David Nucifora might be included. The former Wallabies hooker was one of the unsuccessful applicants for the coaching job.

Meanwhile Deans said he was ready to put forward a plan for the four Australian Super 14 coaches - John Mitchell (Force), Ewen McKenzie (Waratahs), Laurie Fisher (Brumbies) and Phil Mooney (Reds) - to be involved in choosing the Wallabies' first wider squad this year.

This would assist Deans, who is committed to a final season with the Crusaders and is bound by an agreement with the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) not to work on the Wallabies while still with a New Zealand franchise.

"The key is to involve them (Super 14 coaches) in selection genuinely, and in the preparation as we go around in those (provincial) areas."

He said the Super 14 coaches would not be involved in selecting test teams or overseas tour squads.

"I have had no resistance (from the Australian Rugby Union) so far," Deans said.

"It's exciting. No one person owns all the ideas, nor all the understanding."

- NZPA

[Pukana]

Nucifora scores job with ARU
7:46AM Thursday May 22, 2008

MELBOURNE - Departing Blues coach David Nucifora will take up the position of the Australian Rugby Union's (ARU) high performance manager in June, chief executive John O'Neill said yesterday.

The announcement was widely expected within rugby circles, particularly after Nucifora confirmed on May 1 he would not be seeking to extend his stay with the Auckland-based Super 14 franchise.

The former Wallabies hooker will replace Pat Howard, who returned to Australia last year after a stint with English club side Leicester Tigers to take up the position.

O'Neill said Nucifora was just finalising schooling options for his children in Sydney before he could be formally introduced as the new high performance manager.

"David will take up his position in June," O'Neill said.

"There's no other hurdles and, if that's (schooling for his children) resolved this week, we will able to formally announce he's joining the ARU at the beginning of June."

Nucifora spent three seasons in charge of the Blues after initially joining them as a technical advisor in 2005.

He led the ACT Brumbies to the 2004 Super 12 title, despite being told midway through the season his contract would not be renewed at its conclusion.

He had earlier ruled out applying for the New South Wales Waratahs job after current coach Ewen McKenzie was told his contract would not be renewed after this season.

Nucifora's Blues, who had been Super 14 frontrunners in the early part of the season, faded badly in the middle section and had an outside chance of making the semifinals after they beat the Hurricanes 19-17 last week.

However, other results went against them and they finished sixth.

- REUTERS

[diddi]

Deans "coach" della Nazionale e Nucifora "high performance manager" dell'ARU...
Cioè Nucifora come "superiore" di Deans???

Chiedo per capire...

[Pukana]

no la struttura richiede a Nucifora di organizzare programmi per lo sviluppo di giocatori nella cosidetta HP path. cioe' dai giovani nelle accademie fino alla nazionale. il superiore di Deans dovrebbe essere il team manger e naturalmente il CEO e Board. Nucifora e Deans possono invece collaborare per capire se il sistema al moneto in adozione per i wallabies e quello giusto, per esempio talet scouts, recruitment, personal development etc.

[diddi]

Thanks