RuggaMatrix – Show 057 – The Muscles from Brussels
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Happy New Year!
The RuggaMatrix Team is back for another year with more commentary and analysis.
We start 2010 with a look at the big freeze, the Heineken Cup, Six Nations and Super 14.
The Six Nations Squads are starting to hit the press and we check out England’s line up.
We’re just getting started so why not join Djuro, Mark, Les and Ewen as they guide your through both hemispheres of the game.
RuggaMatrix – Show 036 – Master and Commander
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He looks like Russell Crowe but he’s ten times tougher.
Former Wallaby hooker Brendan Cannon joins the RuggaMatrix panel for one of our best interviews yet.
Cannon was almost killed in a car accident in 1993 and he’s endured many personal challenges through his career. His story is inspirational but this show is not just about Cannon’s history but the current events in the game.
Cannon has some interesting observations about the South African team dominating the Tri-Nations and what Australia and New Zealand have to do to win.
We also throw in a few questions from our Twitter followers.
Ewen McKenzie reports in from the French Alps as he prepares for the Top 14 kick-off and Les Kiss is already winging his way to Dublin after packing up the family in Sydney.
Our in-depth analysis is bit different this week.
The subject is WIN TODAY OR PREPARE FOR TOMORROW.
Some teams are continually building towards some future goal at the expense of the match immediately before them. How long is too long for a team that’s rebuilding or rotating young players with their older and more experienced combatants? We probe our coaching panel about rotation policies, three year plans, cheap test jerseys and how they approach their test programme. It’s a tough one to answer but as usual our team comes up with the goods.
RuggaMatrix – Show 019 – Flower Power
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RuggaMatrix takes on a family feel for episode 019. Leinster scrumhalf and former Wallaby Chris Whitaker joins us just hours after the arrival of his third child in Dublin and just a few days after qualifying for the Heineken Cup semis.
Whitaker talks about the gripping finish to the quarter final against Harlequins and throws in a few funny stories about Rocky Elsom as a bonus. We also get the scoop on the new baby’s name.
Les Kiss is still in Sydney but Ewen McKenzie is back in Paris as the Top 14 resumes.
Simnikiwe Xabanisa joins the panel from Johannesburg for all things South Africa.
Our in depth analysis this week is TACTICS.
Kiss and McKenzie give a superb masterclass on the subject that is a must listen.
Congratulations to Ali Wells from Sydney who intros this week’s show. Warning: It’s smokin’ hot!
RuggaMatrix – Show 003 – Chocolates in New York Buffets in Japan
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2009 starts with a bang for the RuggaMatrix crew and what a show we have for you first up in the New Year.
Mark Cashman returns from his visit to Perth to give us a full rundown on the coaching situation at the Western Force.
Conditions are cool in the northern hemisphere but for Ewen McKenzie the action has been red hot. Stade Francais is in sizzling form as the French Top 14 heats up.
Les Kiss casts an eagle eye across teams in Ireland and the UK including Eddie Jones’ latest blasting of the Experimental Law Variations or ELVs.
We introduce a new character to our colourful cast this week. Bruce McLane, coach of the New York Athletic Club in the United States brings a fresh perspective on the game and not just regarding his home country. A regular contributor to www.americanrugbynews.com Bruce reveals the very latest on the U.S.A coaching drama involving Australia’s Scott Johnson and his bold plan to save the United States Eagles.
Our special guest star is former Wallaby tighthead prop Ben Darwin. Ben joins Mark and Djuro from Tokyo for a lengthy discussion about the game in Japan. It’s an amazing insight into an often misunderstood region of the game. Above all it’s a fun show to start the year as Super 14 preparations reach their climax and Europe starts the long haul home.
