Waratahs aim for a Super title, despite losing big name players.

[travelling_gerry]

NSW Waratahs captain Phil Waugh is adamant NSW can mount another strong Super 14 title challenge despite losing several big name forwards.

The Wallabies flanker, who is about to embark on his 10th Super campaign, also believes the cluster of promising backs will benefit from last year's run to the final.
The last handful of Wallabies to resume training returned to the Waratahs yesterday, with props Al Baxter and Benn Robinson subjected to some technical work on scrummaging by new Waratahs assistant coach and former Wallabies set-piece guru Michael Foley.

Winning a Super title remains a major goal for Waugh, despite the overseas departures of Test forwards Dan Vickerman, Rocky Elsom and David Lyons, plus the unavailability of prop Matt Dunning due to a season-ending achilles injury.
"Obviously (without) Vicks, Rocky and Lyno, we lose a bit of experience," Waugh said.

"But at the same time the backs have got a year under their belt and the experience of playing in the final last year and playing pressure games hopefully will hold us in good stead going into the end of games this year."

There are big raps on exciting youngsters Lachie Turner, 21, five-eighth Kurtley Beale, 20, and centre Rob Horne, 19.

Off-contract at the end of this year, Waugh will decide his future soon. He said he loved playing for NSW and Australia and living in Sydney, but would consider his options and decide what was best for his family and "for life in general".

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...015651,00.html

[Flamethrower]

?????????

[JediKnight]

Is it April 1st, or something?!?!

[Burgs]

"...with props Al Baxter and Benn Robinson subjected to some technical work on scrummaging by new Waratahs assistant coach and former Wallabies set-piece guru Michael Foley."

What makes him think he can do any more with them now than over the last three seasons
Can't do any worse I suppose.
This would have to be one of the more bewildering Assistant Coaching appointments in recent memory.

[Cowboy]

One too many knocks to the head maybe?

[jargan83]

I'm just amazed that WJ has been on here today and didn't see this. Or crap on about how awesome the tahds are.................or roll the excuses out early

[mudskipper]

Yep...Tahs in for a tough season as they still didn't manage to sign any established replacements for Rocky, Vics, Kannar or Lyons. Still have plenty of talent but not enough depth for the 80 minute S14 ELVs matches...

[waratahjesus]

i dont need to fight back, your knocks againnst the tahs mean nothing, just sour grapes from wannabe fanboys!

we get finals, you get second hand corners!

[Flamethrower]

WJ, are you feeling sick again???

That response was pathetic.

[waratahjesus]

with all due respect, i think my response was well above the bait laid for me!

[jargan83]

with all due respect, i think my response was well above the bait laid for me!

That wasn't bait



Merely an observation
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[The Lone Hydrangea]

WJ, GTT still in operation?

[TOCC]

man, if some Reds, Waratahs or Brumbies supporters said what some of you Force supporters have said we would have a riot on our hands!

[Burgs]

If we said it on a Reds, Waratahs or Brumbies supporters site we would probably expect a riot.

[jargan83]

in 6 months when someone finally has a look at GTT??