Ewen McKenzie
Ewen McKenzie
Ewen James Andrew McKenzieis an Australian professional rugby union coach and a former international rugby player. He played for Australia's World Cup winning team in 1991 and earned 51 caps for the Wallabies during his test career. McKenzie was head coach of the Australian team from 2013 to 2014. He has coached in both southern and northern hemispheres, in Super Rugby for the Waratahs and Reds, and in France at Top 14 side Stade Français. During his playing days he...
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth21 June 1965
bit school
He's a bit old school in that context.
benefit bit decision hindsight learnt million moment moved people positions spur supported wrong
He did take that hard. You're sometimes put in those positions where there's a spur of the moment decision and there's probably a million people out there with the benefit of hindsight who can probably tell you you've done the wrong thing. I think he learnt a bit there, but I supported what he did and we moved on.
ball bit both catch club create display game good hand himself hopefully kicking line might mind pass people played taking traffic using weekend
In club rugby, he played a tactical kicking game for his club, but he doesn't mind taking the ball into traffic and he can play both and catch and pass. And he's got that sleight of hand at the line where he might pass it and he might not. He's very good at using people around him to create opportunities for himself and for them, so hopefully he can display all of that on the weekend and a bit more.
chance definitely involved next pulled remarkably
Benn has actually pulled up remarkably well, so we will just see how he is in the next 24, 48 hours, but he's definitely a chance to be involved next week.
guys run stressed sure
I stressed there is not much between some of the players, so the guys who run out there need to make sure they deliver.
far leadership played
Peter's played very well so far and his leadership will be important from the back,
fit keen
Mat was very keen to be fit for this match, but in the end he wasn't right.
issues physically
There are two issues with Mat: emotionally he is not right and physically he is off the pace.
available people step wrists
It's very disappointing he won't be available but I'm not slashing my wrists because I think we have other people who can step into the breach.
ball beaten buried dead dollar enhanced guys lifestyle looks might move park players prospects seems sure test three
It looks like we're dead and buried on that one, it seems like the dollar might have beaten us. I don't think we're in the ball park at all. Players only move for three things, the program, lifestyle or money. I'm sure the lifestyle is good, but I don't think too many of the guys over there have enhanced their Test prospects this year.
question
It'll give us another thing to think about, there's no question about that.
eventually incredible
Where he has come from to where he is now is incredible and if you keep delivering, eventually you will get an opportunity.
counter good hold middle money ways
They're still going, that middle tier, you can't hold them. The money is too good in the UK. We need to find ways to counter that financially.
definitely fairly knows less moment objective obviously pace per physically point start stuff top trying
I think there's two issues. Obviously emotionally he's not right and physically he's off the pace. We'll definitely start doing some one-on-one stuff with him shortly so he's on top of that. He's definitely off the pace at the moment and he knows that and I can see that so there's no point in trying to get him to play at anything less than 100 per cent. So I think it's a fairly objective decision.