I know that Eddie found favour with the SA fans and has been credited with helping them win the WC, but the stats (if correct) suggest that he doesn’t know any more about coaching Aussies than RD does. Add his single super 12 title vs RD’s cupboard full, and whilst his points sound ‘reasonable’, is there really any reason to think that he knows better than RD? RD is obviously doing some rebuilding and working to get his team sorted for the future. Like the AB’s, it is also obvious that the current set of rules do not fit well to their more natural running game, so like the AB’s they are learning how to adapt to rules that are more suited to the NH teams.
I still believe that over the next couple of years we will see a much improved Wallabies team, with a new generation ready to give them several years at or near the top of the sport.

cool chile… I know where you’re coming from and do know about dangerous breeds of dogs too…

but a quick google will reveal that 4,7 people are bitten by dogs in the US every year… which makes over 56,4-million people bitten in the 12 years of stats you’ve covered numbering in their thousands… as the ‘dangerous dog’ attacks are reported… that leaves some 56-million people bitten by non-dangerous dogs…

but you’re right… let’s rather chat rugby…

It is true that any dog can be dangerous under the wrong circumstances. Look at this:

“The most horrifying example of the lack of breed predictability is the October 2000 death of a 6-week-old baby, which was killed by her family’s Pomeranian dog. The average weight of a Pomeranian is about 4 pounds, and they are not thought of as a dangerous breed. Note, however, that they were bred to be watchdogs! The baby’s uncle left the infant and the dog on a bed while the uncle prepared her bottle in the kitchen. Upon his return, the dog was mauling the baby, who died shortly afterwards. (“Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog,” Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 9, 2000, Home Edition, Metro Section, Page B-5.)”

And now let’s agree to disagree. I have agreed with most of your rugby comments the last couple of months following this blog.

you missing the point chile… those are stats in which significant and serious damage is done… but more ‘less severe’ (for want of a better word) bites are inflicted than maiming and death causing attacks…

your total of 2209 attacks doing bodily harm between 1996 and 2007 (12 years of stats) is put into perspective (with this debate) by the stat that some 4,7 million people are bitten by dogs in the USA alone (forget the rest of world…) EVERY year…

the most common quoted stats are of dangerous breeds or of fatal or ‘maiming’ attacks… simply because they make the headlines… but more people (mostly kids) are bitten by the “non-dangerous” breeds and spaniels and retrievers head the list… contact KUSA or the AKC (American Kennel Club) and ask them… don’t take my word for it…

did he happen to admit, again, how he never came close to scoring that winning try in ’98 ?

Here are the dog bite statistics of the United States between 1996 and 2007:

Dog Bite statistics by breed
Thought you would all find this interesting–the numbers represent five colums, Column 1 is Breed Attacks doing Bodily Harm, #2 is Child Victims, #3 is Adult Victims, #4 is Deaths and #5 is Maimings. (The # sign meant there were additional comments, I left the web address for this info down below if you want to read more, it is 7 pages worth of info) Additionally, this info is specific to dogs that were family pets.

Akita 48 32 14 1 39
Cane Corso 4 1 2 1 3
Doberman 11 7 4 3 7 #
Doge de Bordeaux 2 1 0 0 1
Fila Brasiero 1 1 0 0 1
Great Dane 24 5 4 2 9
Mastiff 16 11 4 4 9
Tosa 1 1 0 0 1

Pit bull terrier 1110 495 397 104 608 #
Rottweiler 409 231 109 58 223 #

Golden retriever 6 6 0 1 4
Cocker spaniel 1 1 0 0 1
German shepherd 63 42 17 7 38

Total: 2209 1142 658 264 1323

As you can see Pit bull terriers account for most of the dog bites in the USA. I took their statistics because they have the biggest documented dog population in the world and they follow up on all kinds of bites.

It is interesting that German Shepherds account for so many bites and Neapolitan Matiffs for none.

These are the statistics used by the group I belong to to prove to the government the insanity of including Neos with Pit Bulls and Rottweilers and excluding German Shepherds from their list of dangerous dogs.

By the way Neapolitan Mastiffs are used as therapy dogs so they can’t be vicious and in no country in the world do they account for more bites than Beagles do.

hey bud… it’s strange how you make assumptions based upon assumptions…

you haven’t read my post properly and you couldn’t have been doing too much research… and owning a breed like you do and taking it out in public… muzzled too… demonstrates your need for people to know you own such a dangerous breed… so you would want your stats to prove this…

if you’re narrowing it down to ‘dangerous breeds’ you could be spot on and I’ll take your word for it… I’m talking about ALL breeds…

dangerous breeds normally inflict far more damage when they do bite… and make more news… but more people are bitten by the non-dangerous breeds simply because there are more non-dangerous dogs out there…

statistically more spaniels and retrievers bite people in pure numbers because millions of them are owned around the world… so although they may not make the headlines… mom and dad still have to take baby or child along to the doc for tetanus shots…

that’s why it IS so surprising… everyone expects Pitbulls and Rotty and Neopolitans etc to head the list… of course they do as far as damage concerned but they do not bite more people… fact!!

Check it out with the Kennel Union of Southern Africa… KUSA… you see I did do my research based on unemotional fact… I’d rather take the offical dog NGO’s statistics as fact than yours…

but hey… of course you’re welcome to use whichever facts support your theory.

I am sorry but you are wrong about your dog bite statistics. I have been doing a lot of research on the topic as I own a Neapolitan Mastiff and the Chilean Government have proposed to ban Neos and 11 other “dangerous” breeds. Pitbulls and Rottweilers are by far the worst offenders internationally. In the USA more than 50% of attacks that result in serious injuries or death are perpetrated by Pitbulls.

My Neo is not very friendly but definitely not a menace! I walk him twice a day with a muzzle and on a leash – just in case …..

Good locks but not exceptional.
Far sight better than the current AB crop in the second row though.

Deans is right to weed out the older players, they do like a whinge and under the old squad at Brumbies they shafted any coach they didnt like. Fair enough if you are getting the results but not anymore.

Oz have a good front row, good locks, good loosies. Missing a scrummie altho Genia is getting there. Need a solid 10 to kick and unleash Gits.. the rest all look ok as well with Ashley-Cooper looking world class. Dont rate quade though.

Now that was nice and balanced by a Bok supporter !!

But I agree with Jones on this – Deans is playing fantasy rugby and trying to turn the Wallabies into All Blacks part 2 (and its never going to happen)