In fairness to Ted Striker he is correct in a way - results should be the telling factor however in NZ Sport it now is not. Coaches are somewhat facilitators and often it's what the group wants from them. Female sport and particularly the Ferns went through a period of it and it seems to be creeping into the male side.
However, Wood stuck up for Hay when the younger cotton wool didn't like his style. Wood will have a definite say and tell some of them to pull their heads in hopefully with the new coach.
NZ a hard place to be a coach in any sport these days like Ted Striker says you best try be friends and give them all a fair run. In fact could be worse, that USA coach screwed over from a players mum by bringing up dirt from 30 years ago for not playing her son! crazy. Maybe we not that bad after all.
Also not sold on Ramon. Just that CWC form makes you think he could go ok.
However, Wood stuck up for Hay when the younger cotton wool didn't like his style. Wood will have a definite say and tell some of them to pull their heads in hopefully with the new coach.
NZ a hard place to be a coach in any sport these days like Ted Striker says you best try be friends and give them all a fair run. In fact could be worse, that USA coach screwed over from a players mum by bringing up dirt from 30 years ago for not playing her son! crazy. Maybe we not that bad after all.
Also not sold on Ramon. Just that CWC form makes you think he could go ok.