Mike Ruddock
Mike Ruddock
Mike Ruddock, OBEis a Welsh rugby union coach, currently coach of the Ireland Under-20 Rugby Union Team and Lansdowne FC . Ruddock was the Director of Rugby at the Worcester Warriors until his resignation on 28 April 2010. Previously, Ruddock was the coach of the Welsh national rugby union team from 2004 until February 2006 and Leinster Coach from 1997 to 2000...
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It's a very big workload, but I'm hoping that greater exposure will benefit the players, ... The level of competition is exciting. I think we're all going to be riding a rollercoaster. In the Super 12 and the Tri-Nations the southern-hemisphere teams have raised the bar. We'll know more after the autumn.
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It was interesting to hear Gareth confirm that the players raised my name in a meeting with Steve Lewis. I would like to find out more on what that was about. I will use the opportunity during my meeting with the directors to answer any questions they may have and I will raise the issue of why it was that we went into the Six Nations without having in place contracts for any of the three coaches involved in the grand slam.
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Ryan is not looking great for the New Zealand game,
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Our shape was there but our accuracy let us down,
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The same 15 players have a chance to dispel the demons of that loss and show what they are really capable of. The players we have at our disposal are capable of great things and we are maintaining our high standards of preparation in order to ensure that great things are achieved.
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The scrum is a big weapon and it got us back in the match,
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With 12 players away we saw what players can do. It may not have been the toughest competition but the team did develop real cohesion and that will be important during the autumn series.
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Scotland come to us on the back of a big win against France and now they've tasted success they'll be hungry for more.
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Mike was a vital member of our squad during the Six Nations last season, when Gareth Cooper was out injured,
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No doubt Gavin has a case to answer, but I am not sure if the length of ban is spot-on.
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Scott is a great coach who is hugely valued here and we would like him to stay with the Welsh team. He is aware of that.
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The plan is to make a number of changes for Fiji,
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We kept the ball away from contact and scored some great tries
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To be quite honest, it was the best time to play them last season. They might view us in the same light this year having lost a few of our players. We're in a similar position to them last year, but I'd hopefully like to think that we can still perform and get the result that we want at Twickenham.