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Tier 2 nations Closing The Gap
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<blockquote data-quote="Canadian_Rugger" data-source="post: 444168" data-attributes="member: 12699"><p>I have been watching this tournament intensely and almost all the games have been exciting in their own way. As expected all the favorite teams have won so far; however, their wins have not been the blowouts everyone thought they would. The GAP between the tier 1 and tier 2 nations appears to have narrowed and this can only be positive for world rugby.</p><p></p><p>What are the reasons for this? IMO I believe it all boils down to superior coaching expertise being employed by the tier 2 nations and the influx of money being pumped into their programs. I will use Canada as an example. In 2007 our head coach was a Canadian (Rick Suggitt) with no professional coaching experience to speak of, we also had john tait who was a recently retired canadian pro, other than that we have nothing. We have since hired Kieran Crowley as head coach who coached Taranaki for 5 years, and also caoched the NZ U19 team to a world championship. We also have hired Clive Griffiths as a defensive coach, Clive was responsible for Wales defense during the 2005 grand slam and has coached at Newport Gwent Dragons, Worcester, Doncaster, Swansea, and most recently is in charge of RGC 1404 in North Wales. We have also hired, former leeds Tykes and England "A" prop to coach us on scrummaging, and in all honesty he has brought us ahead leapsand bounds to where we were before in a very short period of time, he also doubles as a coach for the Prairie Wolf Pack in the Canadian Rugby Championship. Coaching our Fowards is former Taranaki assistant coach Neil Barnes, and coaching our back is ex-Cardiff Blues assistant coach Geraint John.</p><p></p><p>Canada has also improved the development path-way for players immensely, with regional academies now set up in Newfoundland, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, and a new multi-million dollar academy being built in Langford, BC. Funding is set to increase in further with rugby now included as an Olympic Sport, Rugby Canada is gaining access to thousands, if not millions of dollars in Olympic funding from the own the podium program. This is true for most other Tier 2 unions as well with countries such as Georgia, and Romania constructing their own national academies and high performance programs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Canadian_Rugger, post: 444168, member: 12699"] I have been watching this tournament intensely and almost all the games have been exciting in their own way. As expected all the favorite teams have won so far; however, their wins have not been the blowouts everyone thought they would. The GAP between the tier 1 and tier 2 nations appears to have narrowed and this can only be positive for world rugby. What are the reasons for this? IMO I believe it all boils down to superior coaching expertise being employed by the tier 2 nations and the influx of money being pumped into their programs. I will use Canada as an example. In 2007 our head coach was a Canadian (Rick Suggitt) with no professional coaching experience to speak of, we also had john tait who was a recently retired canadian pro, other than that we have nothing. We have since hired Kieran Crowley as head coach who coached Taranaki for 5 years, and also caoched the NZ U19 team to a world championship. We also have hired Clive Griffiths as a defensive coach, Clive was responsible for Wales defense during the 2005 grand slam and has coached at Newport Gwent Dragons, Worcester, Doncaster, Swansea, and most recently is in charge of RGC 1404 in North Wales. We have also hired, former leeds Tykes and England "A" prop to coach us on scrummaging, and in all honesty he has brought us ahead leapsand bounds to where we were before in a very short period of time, he also doubles as a coach for the Prairie Wolf Pack in the Canadian Rugby Championship. Coaching our Fowards is former Taranaki assistant coach Neil Barnes, and coaching our back is ex-Cardiff Blues assistant coach Geraint John. Canada has also improved the development path-way for players immensely, with regional academies now set up in Newfoundland, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, and a new multi-million dollar academy being built in Langford, BC. Funding is set to increase in further with rugby now included as an Olympic Sport, Rugby Canada is gaining access to thousands, if not millions of dollars in Olympic funding from the own the podium program. This is true for most other Tier 2 unions as well with countries such as Georgia, and Romania constructing their own national academies and high performance programs. [/QUOTE]
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