Robbie Deans should be coach of the Wallabies by the end of the week...
December 10th 2007 03:59
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Robbie Deans should be coach of the Wallabies by the end of the week...
A New Zealander, Robbie Deans, from my home town of Christchurch in Canterbury, is now the favoured candidate to takeover as coach of the Australian Wallabies Rugby team, after being turned down by the NZRU.
Most American readers probably don't realise that a New Zealander coached the American Eagles Rugby team at the recent Rugby World Cup.
Rugby Union may not be that well known by North American readers, but it is more of a a world sport than American football which is primarily a North American sport like baseball. Only basketball can be considered a world sport.
So let me be the first to predict that Robbie Deans will be Wallabies coach by the end of the week; and with the losing New Zealand All Blacks coach, Graham Henry, inexplicably reappointed for another two years, will I have to change my allegiance to Australia to ensure I support a winning team?
The big thing of course is how the Aussies will take the news that one of their little cousins may be coaching their national side? Knowing how competitive and realistic Aussies are, I think they may actually support our Robbie, and really consider the New Zealand Rugby Union to be extremely foolish to have let such a talented rugby coach go overseas!
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