An old-school coach makes his mark on the modern game
Georgina Robinson On a cool afternoon in Parramatta this week a schoolboy walked up to Michael Cheika and introduced himself to the Waratahs coach.
The Breakdown
ARU puts indigenous talent on firm footing
Georgina Robinson FOUR years after Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team boss Thom Evans gave the ARU a spray about appalling indigenous participation rates in rugby's top grade, the Breakdown is pleased to report,...
Rugby
Tahs' turnstile of transition keeps turning as Cheika cultivates change
Georgina Robinson So here we are. Three games in, one hopeful win, two losses – one as bad as anything NSW have put out on the park for 11 seasons – and a back line with the ominous swing of the turnstile about it as...
Mitchell, Ashley-Cooper test overseas options
Georgina Robinson Could the Waratahs and Wallabies lose Drew Mitchell and Adam Ashley-Cooper next year? The Breakdown understands both players are taking a long, hard look at their options.
Rugby Union
Deans calls for Super player rotation
Georgina Robinson Wallabies coach's call to save Australian rugby from unprecedented ''carnage'' wrought by injuries.
Rugby
Deans wants players rested
Georgina Robinson PARIS: Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has called on the Super Rugby franchises to begin rotating Test players to save Australian rugby from the unprecedented ''carnage'' wrought by injuries this year.
Waratahs dismiss O'Driscoll talk as backs coach goes
Georgina Robinson DO NOT expect to see Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll in the sky blue any time soon.
Repair man needs time to work magic with Waratahs
Georgina Robinson SPEND a little time talking to Michael Cheika, take a look at his eight years in Europe - at the successes, the failures and the legacies he left - and an outline begins to form of what the Waratahs...
Waratahs take step into unknown as new coach starts to call shots
Georgina Robinson THE auditions have started. The Waratahs' first week back at the office has involved fitness testing, conditioning and one-on-one pow-wows with new coach Michael Cheika.
Rugby
Cheika appointed Waratahs coach
Georgina Robinson Michael Cheika is the new coach of the Waratahs after signing a three-year deal with the NSW province.
Rugby
I can make a difference, says Cheika
Georgina Robinson Michael Cheika talks to Georgina Robinson after the announcement he will coach the NSW Waratahs for the next three years.
After Riff's excellent adventure, he's back with the right side
Georgina Robinson IN among the bronzed, powerful bodies darting around the pitch on any given Waratahs training day at Victoria Barracks in Sydney's east, a different kind of rugby figure can be observed.
