– Player Power/Agents: 1 – NZRU: 0 CARTER: Good luck Dan ! Internationals (most likely at the RWC 2011) and $$$$ not a bad deal for the next 4 years. Well done. NZRU: Your one negotiating strength (international selection) can now be down graded from stone to straw. Agents will huff and puff it […]
Source: Carter’s deal a special case, says happy Henry– Duncan Johnstone But the coach clearly doesn’t want to see a rash of players heading away on short-term deals and says measures need to be put in place to control that. [ME: ha ha ha, too late now !] “I think you need to qualify […]
Source: (Peter) Thorburn slams trial of maul law changes There is strong disapproval for one of the new Experimental Law Variations in place for this year’s Tri-Nations. The International Rugby Board has agreed to a year long trial by SANZAR to allow the pulling down of a maul. Former All Blacks selector Peter Thorburn says […]
Crusaders win! Yes I can honestly say this was one of the better ELV rugby games in the Super 14 season. But what did Robbie Deans work out at the beginning of the season that the other Super 14 coaches did not. 1) ELV rugby laws allows play to be very loose (non structured): Using free […]