Edmonsta
08-06-2007, 03:39 AM
Looks like Campo's running out of whinge material.
True, he's not going to be changing the bok backline in a few weeks, but what's wrong with getting some technical advice from somebody who knows a lot more about the game than most?
Personally I'm not a Jones fan, have always referred to him as Eddie Moans, but he's got a lot of knowledge, and lets face it, he has balls.
And then there's the talk of him being a traitor. Coaches from all over the world in all sports switch countries, it's the nature of the game. There aren't exactly 15,000 coaching jobs available in Australia.
My 2c... here's the article...
Any thoughts?
(http://www.rugby365.com/story/0,18881,3555_2642375,00.html)Link here (http://www.rugby365.com/story/0,18881,3555_2642375,00.html)
Legendary former Wallaby wing David Campese has described the decision to employ former Wallaby coach Eddie Jones in an advisory capacity with the Springbok team ahead of the World Cup as a "joke".
Writing in his weekly column for Sydney Daily Telegraph Campese questioned how Bok coach Jake White expects to get any value out of Jones.
"How Eddie Jones is going to help the Springboks just a few weeks out from the World Cup has me stumped," Campese said in his column.
"All this talk about him showing the South African backline new running lines and how to utilise decoy runners is surely some sort of pre-tournament joke.
"Boks coach Jake White cannot honestly be planning to revamp the way his guys play the game at this late stage in their preparation.
"For a start, when players come under pressure, they tend to fall back on what they know best.
"When it comes to the South Africans that is direct, hard running and making use of blinding speed on the wings. There is not a lot of subtlety to their approach.
"So for Jake to suggest Eddie has this ability to give them a cutting edge they might have previously lacked smacks of desperation.
"There is also the obvious observation: what precisely does White perceive to be so appealing about the strategies Jones employs?
"After all, the Wallabies lost eight of their last nine games before he was sacked as coach at the end of 2005, and his Queensland team finished last in this year's Super 14.
"I hardly think those statistics make Jones a must-have addition to your staff."
True, he's not going to be changing the bok backline in a few weeks, but what's wrong with getting some technical advice from somebody who knows a lot more about the game than most?
Personally I'm not a Jones fan, have always referred to him as Eddie Moans, but he's got a lot of knowledge, and lets face it, he has balls.
And then there's the talk of him being a traitor. Coaches from all over the world in all sports switch countries, it's the nature of the game. There aren't exactly 15,000 coaching jobs available in Australia.
My 2c... here's the article...
Any thoughts?
(http://www.rugby365.com/story/0,18881,3555_2642375,00.html)Link here (http://www.rugby365.com/story/0,18881,3555_2642375,00.html)
Legendary former Wallaby wing David Campese has described the decision to employ former Wallaby coach Eddie Jones in an advisory capacity with the Springbok team ahead of the World Cup as a "joke".
Writing in his weekly column for Sydney Daily Telegraph Campese questioned how Bok coach Jake White expects to get any value out of Jones.
"How Eddie Jones is going to help the Springboks just a few weeks out from the World Cup has me stumped," Campese said in his column.
"All this talk about him showing the South African backline new running lines and how to utilise decoy runners is surely some sort of pre-tournament joke.
"Boks coach Jake White cannot honestly be planning to revamp the way his guys play the game at this late stage in their preparation.
"For a start, when players come under pressure, they tend to fall back on what they know best.
"When it comes to the South Africans that is direct, hard running and making use of blinding speed on the wings. There is not a lot of subtlety to their approach.
"So for Jake to suggest Eddie has this ability to give them a cutting edge they might have previously lacked smacks of desperation.
"There is also the obvious observation: what precisely does White perceive to be so appealing about the strategies Jones employs?
"After all, the Wallabies lost eight of their last nine games before he was sacked as coach at the end of 2005, and his Queensland team finished last in this year's Super 14.
"I hardly think those statistics make Jones a must-have addition to your staff."