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
Omar to teach these dogs to fight?
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. […]