Better Rugby Rules

Source: Silence proves golden as All Blacks staff wired for sound – Greg Ford

You may or may not be aware, but nothing said on the field misses the coaches ear piece. So who is in charge ‘during a game’, what happens when Richie McCaw says ‘Stuff that idea, where doing it this way!’, I wonder.

With Coaches reputations at stake it would seam they are in no way prepared to allow the players to stuff up there idea of how things should go on the field. I wonder who has the ‘Privy Council’ decision to make the final call.

Lets roll back time to RWC 2007. All Blacks vs France, quarter final. In the second half  the points weren’t coming and Wayne Barnes was not helping. So the call game down from the coaches to milk a penalty. This saw the ABs play 20 boring minutes of pick and go hoping for the French to put a hand in or be offside so that a penalty could be awarded for Dan Carter to kick. In the end the penalty did not come. But the point is, what All Black team ever had a strategy to play for a penalty, it should be attack, attack and then attack some more.

I fear micro management of the game from 50 yards away by the coaches in there high corporate boxes, how can any player become a leader if mother is watching over you. It is like having a parrot on your shoulder. Leadership is not built this way. But I guess you cant stop Coaches being nervous about the pay checks not to be an echo in the players ear !