Robbie Deans
Robbie Deans
Robert Maxwell Deansis a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player, currently the head coach of Japanese club Panasonic Wild Knights. He was head coach of the Australian national team between 2008 and 2013. Deans had previously coached the Crusaders for eight seasons and was an assistant coach of New Zealand between late 2001 and 2003. As the coach of the Crusaders, Deans has won more Super rugby titles than any other. He has also coached Canterbury in the...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 September 1959
humiliated last respond track weekend
They were humiliated on the track last weekend and there's only one way they're going to respond to that.
age age-and-aging creative looking prepared thinker
I don't think age is at all relevant. He's a creative thinker, a lateral thinker and he's always looking for opportunities. He's prepared to take a risk.
bit both doubt guys morning ralph test
We will also test Caleb Ralph who's a bit tight, so he's potentially in doubt and we will look at both those guys in the morning before making a decision.
expect people
Most people expect it's a given, but it's not necessarily the case.
december good hit occasions ready shown
He's had a really good preparation from December 1, he's ready for it and he's shown that from the occasions he's hit the ground.
act class delighted rugby zealand
He's a class act isn't he? I would think New Zealand rugby would be delighted to have him back on the roster.
doubt earned ground
We earned it. There's no doubt we earned it. Things didn't go our way but we ground it out.
aaron came contact hopefully week work
We'll look at Aaron ? hopefully he'll be all right. He did some contact work at the end of the week and came through it well, so should be able to take his place.
guys managing
We are just managing our guys as we would do every year.
amount credit deserves fair force large
It would be fair to say we were off the pace, but a large amount of credit deserves to go to the Force for that.
indicative remarkable
He's the first to have done it and that's indicative of how remarkable it is. Who knows, it may never be done again.
call hoax second
He thought the first call was a hoax from a mate, but he responded to the second one.
advertising aware job
I'm aware they are advertising the job and I was made aware of that...(but) it's not an option.
cameron clearly player
It's clearly a big day for Cameron but it will be one that he is able to handle. I think he is a player that is under-rated in what he can do.