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^ Yes, not a bad try to say the least!! :thumb:

RE: Gatland & The Chiefs....

Well Pete, what can you say? Played 7, lost 7 - looking far from good..... Couldn't exactly be much worse!

Certainly problems there, but it's not as if they are getting thrashed week in week out. Games have been close, but it's things like the capitulation against the Highlanders which has got to be a huge concern - it does bring the whole "mental strength" to the forefront.

Whether this is down to tactics, lack of communication etc., who know's, but it's certainly dented Gatland's standing in a big way. Realistically, there's bugger all he can do this season now with few games remaining - I just hope he gets the chance next season and the side gels.

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I'm just seeing a blank in your last 2 posts, Pete
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dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 5:09 pm I'm just seeing a blank in your last 2 posts, Pete
They're there, but they are from Facebook and you may need a Facebook account? I'm just guessing....

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Here are the direct links if helpful:

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PeteC wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 5:24 pm
dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 5:09 pm I'm just seeing a blank in your last 2 posts, Pete
They're there, but they are from Facebook and you may need a Facebook account? I'm just guessing....
Fine for me & I have no Facebook account that's for sure! That said I've had a couple of minor issues on the Forum recently - sometimes not able to edit text, tried to post a link on another Thread, but just a blank/white square displayed etc.

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Upcoming Heineken Cup Fixtures... :thumb:
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Six Nations confirms rescheduled dates for men's and women's tournaments

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/53667495


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Quite an old video but I don't think there's ever a bad time to watch rugby's first 'Haka' again. 😂

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Lost wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:06 pm Quite an old video but I don't think there's ever a bad time to watch rugby's first 'Haka' again. 😂
More like Morris Dancing back then.....
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pharvey wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:51 pm
Lost wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:06 pm Quite an old video but I don't think there's ever a bad time to watch rugby's first 'Haka' again. 😂
More like Morris Dancing back then.....
They look absurd - Dad-dancing par excellence. :laugh: :laugh:
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Gatland unsurprisingly getting a bit of a hammering in the NZ press: -

"Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Liam Napier said in an article titled 'How season from hell exposed Warren Gatland's flaws': "Warren Gatland will hope to regain his diminished coaching gloss if he ever makes it to South Africa with the British and Irish Lions.

"Returning to the UK next month for a succession of Lions roundtable commitments following a string of nine straight losses with the Chiefs is a less than ideal backdrop - a far cry from the heroic sendoff he received when departing Wales after last year's World Cup.

"Gatland is a man accustomed to the harsh northern winters but a return home to the ol' misty that is Hamilton has left his pride, and coaching credentials, frostbitten.

"Circumstances, to some degree, conspired against them as injuries to their tight five and refereeing blunders assisted in digging the insurmountable hole against their superior local brethren.

"The sound of flushing toilets as a dejected Gatland sat in the post-match press conference, however, seemed an apt metaphor for the winless run that has transpired. [OUCH]!!

"The issue for Gatland boils down to the foreign and the familiar. Gatland's familiar is the largely conservative, set-piece focused, territory-based, defensive resilience that enabled Wales to scrap and grind their way to four Six Nations titles in his 12-year reign.

"Gatland's Test record against the Rugby Championship nations with Wales – 14 wins from 51 Tests – speaks to his historical challenges against fluid, free-flowing attacking intent.

"The Chiefs will retain faith that Gatland's intellect and vast experience will eventually pay off, but these flaws have again been exposed in the world's toughest domestic competition. As Gatland prepares to switch focus to the Lions, there must now be worries his approach, without serious adjustment, may be incompatible with the New Zealand way.

"With Gatland preparing to assume his Lions duties in the UK – he will return in December for his daughter's wedding and be forced to fork out to quarantine – New Zealand Maori and Bay of Plenty coach Clayton McMillan can at least step into the interim role safe in the knowledge he can do no worse.

"A third Lions tour as head coach to South Africa in July next year, should it proceed as planned amid the Covid-19 pandemic, represents a return to familiarity for Gatland; a chance to re-establish his lost sheen.""

Taken from: - https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rug ... d-18743593
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