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The 10 reasons Jake White should be the next England coach
1) He just won the World Cup. That's never a bad thing to have on your CV.
2) The fact his name is so similar to Jack White, will give England fans the excuse to do a White Stripes "Seven Nation Army" chant. Doo-do-do-do-da-dooo-dooo will sounds awesome ringing around twickers.
3) His contract runs out in December so he's genuinely available.
4) He wants the job. "England have a rugby culture," he told The Guardian today. "They have played in three World Cup finals out of six, so there are a lot of things going for them."
5) He has a history of bringing through youth - something England need NOW!
6) He gives instant success. Despite South Africa being in turmoil when he took over, he won 69% of their tests in his first year as coach
7) He looks stupid in that gold and green blazer. He needs some kind of nylon tracksuit with a massive O2 logo splashed all over it to look "street" and England can provide that for sure.
8) He created the most successful South African team at home in the history of Springbok rugby.
9) In 2005 his team hit 134 past Uruguay. Now that kind of thing would be fun to watch.
10) He's not Brian Ashton, he's has nothing to do with England's 2003 team - it'll be the right kind of clean slate.
So what would you think of Jake White taking the controls of England? Let us know what you think with your comments...
Image: Getty
October 29, 2007 in England | Permalink
Comments
I'd hate it. Please let the England merry-go-round of picking mental coaches with unfathomable selection policies go on for many years to come :-)
3 finals in 6 world cups - that's a mad statistic isn't it, cos really, do they "feel" that successful?
Posted by: brighty | 29 Oct 2007 12:25:23
I hear New Zealand are in need of a coach who can actually deliever the goods.Jake White should move there.As much as I hate to say it.If Graham Henry stayed I think we would see a repeat of the same policies he used before which ultimately amounted to nothing.Jake White should be the next New Zealand coach.
Posted by: Phil | 29 Oct 2007 23:11:39
FROM A SOUTH AFRICAN FAN'S POINT OF VIEW,I THINK JAKE WHITE WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE BLESSING TO ENGLAND OR ANY SIDE FOR THAT MATTER.HE HAS GREATNESS WITHIN THAT COMES FROM AN UNMISTAKABLE LEVEL OF FAITH(IT IS ONE THING TO HAVE LOADS OF TALENT AT YOUR DISPOSLE BUT ANOTHER THING TO EXPLOIT THOSE TALENTS AND BRING THEM TO SUCCESS.HATS OFF TO BRIAN ASHTON IN WHOM I ALSO SEE THESE QUALITIES.(UNFORTUNATELY THIS ADMIRABLE GENERAL FELL SHORT AT THE LAST BATTLE.)
Posted by: LESTER MULLIGAN | 30 Oct 2007 10:25:51
MY FATHER IS SOUTH AFRICAN MY MOTHER IS SCOTTISH MY BROTHER LIVES IN FRANCE MY SISTER IS CANADIAN I HAVE RELITIVES IN AUZZIE AND A COUSIN IN NEW ZEALAND I HOLD A BRITTISH PASPORT AND AM A PERMANANT RESIDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA WHO THE HELL SHOULD I SUPPORT.FOUR YEARS AGO I DECIDED JAKE WHITE WAS THE GENERAL IN CHARGE SO WHO EVER JAKE COACHES WILL BE THE TEAM I SUPPORT. SA RUGBY CAN JOIN FORCES WITH ZIMBABWE FOR ALL I CARE THEY ARE A LOST POLITICAL CAUSE.THERE IS NO ROOM IN SPORT FOR POLITICS.IF JAKE IS CONTRACTED TO ENGLAND I THINK THE ENGLAND SUPPORT TEAM WILL SWELL BY MILLIONS GREEN WILL TURN TO WHITE
Posted by: steve | 2 Nov 2007 05:32:47
thanks for that
Posted by: Rojo | 1 May 2008 22:10:23
