Wales’ Rugby Plan Leaked
Have you seen the recent outcry after a photo of some All Blacks moves were distributed around the Aussie press?
It was a pretty low thing to do by the photographer in my opinion (and it later turns out the guy is a Kiwi anyway) – as Graham Henry says there are some unwritten rules that should be followed. And it is moments like these that force written rules to be put into place, all because someone is greedy about selling photos.
But he’s at it again (maybe). …

We have been told to trust the coaches.  We have been told that Jamie Roberts and Tom Shanklin can work together in the same backline.  We have been told our fears are ungrounded.  Does anyone else feel we are being told to accept a coaching blindspot?
Howley has been in the papers moaning our lack of clinical execution for the scoring of tries, and to be fair that is in part true.  Inexperience and over eagerness by Warburton cost us a few chances, Hook died with a few when he might …

Howley and co promised us that they had recognized our limited play, that they had taken steps to vary things – that they had an effective plan B in place.  I even wrote a blog post about what I thought it was going to be, based on what they told us.
I was wrong, Howley lied.  We didn’t have a plan B, we had the same plan A we have had since they took over.
It’s not working
Teams have us figured out. Don’t get me wrong we are still good enough …

Remember total football? No not a computer game but the ideal, with players able to fill in and do all the jobs, players talented enough to do anything that was needed as and when the situation demanded it – spearheaded by a great Dutch football team.
Those of us old enough to remember that might wonder if the same thing is going to be happening with the Welsh rugby team vs the All Blacks during the 2009 Autumn Internationals. Why do I say that? Well a couple of …

Remember the problems facing the Welsh rugby camp after Graham Henry came back form leading the 2001 British Lions to Australia?


He lost the moral and trust of the dressing room – it was the beginning of the end for him as Welsh coach.


Can the same happen to Warren gatland and co following on from this British Lions tour of South Africa? After all, most of the Welsh management are out there.


Personally I don’t see the same thing happening again, here’s why.