I watched something rather interesting this morning – a segment from Supersport’s new rugby show, “TMO”. I’ll post the clip below. […]
Posts tagged with: Nick Mallett
Don’t be the rock – or the hard place
15 Sep 16 10:19 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 142 Comments
Omar to teach these dogs to fight?
20 Oct 15 10:55 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 143 Comments
“Behind every successful cerebral figure there lies a Rottweiler whose job it is to browbeat, badger or bully the footsoldiers into line. Ian McGeechan had Jim Telfer to wave the big stick, Gordon Brown employed Damian McBride as his enforcer and Alan Solomons has Omar Mouneimne to keep his Edinburgh side on their toes.” IAIN MORRISON, The Scotsman, 19 January 2014. […]
Plenty of big names linked with Sharks job
8 Oct 14 10:22 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 61 Comments
They say nature abhors a vacuum and with the media probably a part of the natural world (although sometimes it’s a bit of a stretch), it’s unsurprising that the particular vacuum that is the now-vacant Sharks Director of Rugby position is drawing in plenty of names. […]
Trio of Sharks old-boys start for World XV
5 Jun 14 13:38 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 75 Comments
Samsung World XV coach Nick Mallett has selected his match 23 for Saturday’s clash against the Springboks at Newlands. Toulon flyhalf Matt Giteau will captain the side. […]
Smit sets the record straight on Plumtree
24 Jun 13 11:34 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 117 Comments
After an initially very negative reaction to “the John Plumtree incident”, Mercury rugby writer Mike Greenaway has done a really good follow-up piece, which I encourage you all to read. […]
Tread lightly, Smitty, for foes abound
12 Jun 13 09:36 by (Big Fish) | 45 Comments
Incoming Sharks CEO John Smit probably summed up his day yesterday in the best possible way, in telling Ballz Radio’s Darren Scott that he was having “the worst holiday ever”. As the dust begins to settle on a truly momentous day in Sharks history, Smit must, I’m sure, already be wondering what exactly he’s got himself into. […]
Smit starts smartly
11 Jun 13 15:03 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 28 Comments
The Sharks held a press conference to welcome John Smit as Sharks CEO, while using the opportunity to make some important announcements. I had the pleasure of being in attendance. […]
Mallett won’t be the Sharks’ new broom
10 Jun 13 09:23 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 44 Comments
Well, City Press and SA Rugby Magazine have really set the cat among the pigeons over the weekend, by confirming that Nick Mallet has been “sounded out” about coaching the Sharks. Mallett, according to reports, opted to reject the approach, citing his current commitments to SuperSport as a better fit for his needs right now. […]
Sarries swansong for Smit
14 May 13 07:51 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 9 Comments
It seems rumours of John Smit’s playing days being behind him were just a shade premature, with the former Bok captain set to lead current club, Saracens, one final time before retiring. […]
Shark-laden SA BaaBaas squad
10 May 13 09:12 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments
Former Bok coach Nick Mallett will take charge of an interesting South African Barbarians squad, as they play against English club side Saracens in London this coming Thursday. A fair few of the squad have played for the Sharks, as the bulk is made up of South African players based in Europe. […]
Searching for coaches amongst the pumpkins
30 Mar 12 09:30 by André Meyer (Culling Song) | 14 Comments
Given the recent news that Nick Mallet is a free agent again, the general consensus regarding the inadequacy/non-existence of the current specialist/assistant coaching setup at the Sharks, and the continuous debate over the qualities of our current head coach, I decided to give some thought as to what my ideal coaching structure should look like. […]
Lancaster looks set to land England role
29 Mar 12 12:54 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 28 Comments
Press reports coming out of the UK suggest that caretaker coach Stuart Lancaster has pipped former Bok mentor Nick Mallett to the vacant England head coaching job. […]
Two horse race for Pom job
7 Feb 12 07:30 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 6 Comments
Acting head coach of the England team, Stuart Lancaster, has confirmed that he will go head-to-head with former Springbok and Italian coach Nick Mallett for the job. Lancaster confirmed after his side’s victory over Scotland that his application has gone in. […]
Bok coach to be directly appointed
18 Nov 11 10:17 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 42 Comments
SARU have announced that they will forego the very public process of formal applications for the Bok coaching job, opting to rather assemble a (presumably non-public) short-list of candidates, whom they will approach individually. […]
Staaldraad II
28 Jul 11 14:10 by Jonathan Burt (VinChainSaw) | 219 Comments
With 42 days left to the opening of the Rugby World Cup, an embattled coach taking flack on foreign soil for his selections, the Boks coming off the back of a loss to the Australians and with the All Blacks looming in a couple of days, it was left to South Africa’s very own, self-styled Rebekah Brookes to break the worst-kept secret in SA Rugby.