John Eales
Rugby
Quick brains needed to fast-foot it with lucid Lions
John Eales Joel Goldberg, a former psychological and recruitment assessor for the New York Giants and New Jersey Nets, maintains that among the most important assessable attributes of an athlete are fast feet...
Rugby
Tale of Tahs, Brumbies and ... Wallabies
John Eales Know your story, tell it well and tell it often.
Rugby
Dilemma putting a Smith up against the Jones boys
John Eales Fifteen reds, 10 whites, nine greens and only three blues. No Jonny Wilkinson either, but no real surprise there, although sentiment can sometimes trump realism, age and form when picking a team...
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Don’t believe the romantic myths of rugby consistency
John Eales The conception of romance is subjective. A common man’s view may suggest it is conceived with dessert and what happens there afterwards whereas, a woman’s view will invoke the aperitifs, entrée, main...
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What rugby union can learn from league
John Eales In the 1970s, although he never specified any particular hierarchy, one of the old Marist Brothers at my school used to list three evils in the world: rugby league, communism and Christian Brothers.
Rugby
A great coach needs more than just winning ways
John Eales Despite at times vastly different personalities, the best coaches are typically more similar than they are different – they have to be.
Rugby
How the Wallabies can bounce back
John Eales So Robbie Deans and the Wallabies have just seven days to turn around an eight-point deficit. From some of their comments after the disappointing 27-19 loss to the All Blacks in the opening match of...
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It's a brave Wallabies fan who scoffs at Scotland
John Eales Just under 12 months ago, as the Wallabies prepared for their opening Test of the year against Samoa, our 1991 World Cup winning team held a 20-year reunion.
