Do you think that Canterbury should be where the New Zealand rugby academy should be based?
28 Oct 2009
Based on the facts that this province has produced understandiliby the best preformed players over the previous years then i feel that by using our formula that we have down here should be good cause to have the academy based in Canterbury. Now this is just a question not something to take personally.
NO, Recently Canterbury isn’t a breeding ground for top players. How many players are even grew up in the area and even less born there.
They buy in players.
15 Responses
2009 Sep 28
NO WAY
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2009 Sep 28
Of course, given Canterbury’s ongoing sucess at Super14 and NZ Cup, where else should it go? The only logical erea for an academy is where the demonstrable talent for coaching and nurturing talent in NZ is, and that certainly is Canterbury!
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2009 Sep 28
No.
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2009 Sep 28
It would make a lot of sense based upon provincial history, however in terms of accessibility it’s not such a good idea. It would be better to have the NZ rugby academy based somewhere closer to the centre of the country – like Wellington. Acceptable to Canty and Auck, who would both be somewhat irritated if the academy was in the other province (ain’t provincial rivalry great?), and also a major rugby centre.
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2009 Sep 28
No, but they should use some of the tactics that Canterbury have used.
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2009 Sep 28
yes
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2009 Sep 28
Absolutely. Canterbury and more specifically Christchurch is without question the home of NZ rugby. 8 super rugby titles, the home of R McCaw, D Carter, R Deans the list goes on and on. The only argument against this suggestion will come from wannabe Wellingtonians or Aucklanders who are just fed up with coming second. Alas, for the NZ rugby, it will never be in the garden city, the anti Cantab brigade will see to that, lead by turn coat Jock Hobbs, who wants to ask himself sometime where his roots are.
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2009 Sep 28
I think that the current placing of the rugby academy in Palmerston North is ideal. It’s centrally located and it’s a good place for players to get away from their usual rugby environment and realise that they are no longer there as Canterbury, Wellington or Auckland representatives, they are there at a national level.
I’d have to say that the number of top class players being produced by a province is irrelevant. Canterbury already have an academy in place for developing their own talent and they are doing a stirling job of doing that. The NZRU just needs to take on whatever they’re doing down there in Christchurch and implement it into their program in Palmerston North. I’m a North Harbour supporter so I can honestly say that I have no personal investment into the rugby academy being placed in Palmy.
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2009 Sep 28
NO, Recently Canterbury isn’t a breeding ground for top players. How many players are even grew up in the area and even less born there.
They buy in players.
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2009 Sep 28
I agree with Neo. Half of Canterbury’s players are poached from other Unions, especially the smaller ones.
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2009 Sep 28
Canterbury Bulldogs? Nar, they are a proper footy team in the NRL! Not poop from Enzed!
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2009 Sep 28
Why not. Isnt Canterbury a breeding ground for a strong off field culture that leads to on field performance? The stats supporting Auckland re shield defences and National titles is irrelevant. Firstly they haven’t performed anywhere near as well since the professional era despite having a huge player base to choose from. Also the comment Canterbury doesn’t develop their own is true to a point however now the sport is professional there will be less home grown talent and a lot of player movement due to the salary cap. No one can deny that once they get players in they do seems to kick on to bigger and better things.
Canterbury has imported a lot of players however they were developed in the region and went to earn higher honours. Very few came in as superstars unless they were fed up with their current province – ala Ali Williams.
The academy is for the greater good of New Zealand rugby not Caterburys. It would appear that whilst the sport is well and truely professional their is some amatuer thinking when it comes to progress.
And before being accused of bias I’m Australian and support the Tahs
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2009 Sep 28
WTF 4
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2009 Sep 28
But then there is players that Canterbury has pouched from other unions, so I’d say no.
Auckland has had a longer history of success so by that theory they should have it.
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2009 Sep 28
Yes I do, when you look at Canterbury over the last 15 years they must have the best record of being in the top 4 (I haven’t checked this out) the province have produced so many good All Blacks. There is so much good experience with current and previous players to call on.
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