Monday’s Rugby News – 9/7/23 – Green and Gold Rugby

Monday’s Rugby Information – 9/7/23

Good Monday, GAGRs, and welcome to the information. We’ll have reflections from the Males’s and Ladies’s take a look at matches, the newest in MLR information and two Tremendous sides set to unveil their new coach.

THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 – ROUND ONE

Springboks 43 def Wallabies 12

Andrew Fontaine in the Guardian sums it up in addition to another particular person may:

“Eddie Jones stated he wished a “sturdy efficiency” from his new-look Wallabies. He bought an insipid debacle. He advised media he had coached his males to play like “mongrel canines”. He delivered a mob of mewling pussycats. He promised followers this week was step one towards a “smash and seize” on rugby’s biggest prize. As a substitute, 62-days out from the World Cup, a season that promised a lot has kicked off with catastrophe.”

In no unsure phrases, this recreation was a catastrophe for the Wallabies, each for the current competitors and for the lead as much as the RWC in September. A variety of gamers have been outgunned, outmuscled and outplayed; just a few extra demonstrated the folly of their choice that just one man thought would produce a unique outcome. I’ve it on good authority that there might be important modifications to subsequent weekend’s aspect, although we’ll see if Eddie’s ego permits it.

While some gamers *cough Suli cough* have completely deserved the pasting they’re incomes, what has been stunning is how gamers who had an honest recreation, or at the least a satisfactory recreation, cop a hammering, too. I perceive the philosophy of “all for one, one for all” and all that Musketeer hoopla and that there should be accountability. That stated, I feel we’ve no alternative however to maintain combating the great combat and to maintain the religion. One take a look at doth not make a RWC (at the least, not this month…).

All Blacks 41 def Los Pumas 12

New Zealand opened their Rugby Championship account with a ruthless 41-12 bonus-point win over Argentina at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on Saturday.

Tries from Dane Coles, Ardie Savea, Jordie Barrett, Rieko Ioane, Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett and Emoni Narawa noticed the guests cruise to a most. It was a scientific efficiency from New Zealand which units up a attainable Rugby Championship title decider with a formidable South Africa subsequent weekend. In stark distinction, for Argentina this was a major step backwards as tries from Lucio Sordoni and Agustin Creevy have been the one vibrant spots on an in any other case dismal displaying. For extra, head to Planet Rugby

Any probability the Wallabies had of considering that the Ian foster-coached ABs could be a considerably simpler to beat this season has seemingly evaporated.

Wallaroos def USA

New Zealand 52 def Canada 21

For a wrap up, see the World Rugby media release.

We’ll have an in-depth evaluation later within the week to do the ladies’s recreation justice.

QUEENSLAND REDS AND MOANA PASIFIKA ANNOUNCE COACHES FOR 2024

Pacific Ocean have introduced Tana Umaga as their head coach from 2024 till 2026. This can be a curious choice as, regardless of being a superb participant, has by no means achieved any nice success as a head coach. Certainly, the Blues all however went backwards beneath him. I do hope he can pull one thing collectively although!

The Queensland Reds have apparently signed Les Kiss (previously of London Irish) to a contract of unknown size, although probably at the least three seasons, in a bid to resurrect their skilled rugby program. Kiss beat out different candidates for the function, together with Toutai Kefu, Nathan Gray (phew!) and Daniel Heenan. Unsurprisingly, contemplating how the administration is clearly run, there have been stories of discontent with the method from people who by no means heard again from Reds powerbrokers.

MLR GRAND FINAL

From the Guardian –

The New England Free Jacks and the San Diego Legion scored three tries every within the Main League Rugby Championship Last in Chicago on Saturday, the boot of Jayson Potroz making the distinction and giving New England their first US skilled rugby union title with a 25-24 win. The New Zealander Free Jacks fly-half was one among quite a few worldwide gamers on present on the SeatGeek Stadium outdoors Chicago – with the 103-cap All Blacks heart Ma’a Nonu turning out for the Legion, not lengthy having turned 41.

MLR has now accomplished 5 of six seasons, 2020 having fallen sufferer to Covid. Two groups, Los Angeles and Austin, dropped out in 2022 however the Chicago Hounds performed their first season this yr. Subsequent yr a thirteenth group, the Miami Sharks, is because of be part of the competitors. Having awarded the 2031 males’s and 2033 girls’s Rugby World Cups to the USA – and after the Eagles males didn’t qualify for the match in France this fall – World Rugby will watch keenly what comes subsequent. MLR might be inspired by an introduced attendance of 10, 153 – the very best for its championship recreation.

This may solely be good for the perennially dormant rugby tremendous energy in ready. While I’m all the time going to be a Toronto fan, any rugby is sweet rugby for the US. I solely hope that their backroom is considerably improved (phrase was the best way it was run made the again room of the Shute Protect blush).