Skip navigation
- Home
- Red Bull Chronicles
- Rugby
- League
- Cricket
- Netball
- Motorsport
- Football
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Golf
- Horse racing
- More Sports
- Videos
Ex-All Blacks skipper Justin Marshall says Australia's failings against New Zealand are no reflection on the coaching ability of Robbie Deans.
The former New Zealand halfback doesn't think the Wallabies have the strength up front to breathe life into their rugby Test hopes on Saturday night but says the competitive nature of Deans means the Australians are always a chance.
Deans coached Marshall during the glory years at the Crusaders in the late 1990s and was his New Zealand assistant coach when the All Blacks wrestled the Bledisloe Cup from Australia's grip in 2003.
Marshall said he's surprised that the All Blacks' domination has now reached the point where Australia are staring down the barrel of 10 straight years of Bledisloe misery.
Deans will be under enormous pressure to hold his job if the drought continues, but Marshall said another failing shouldn't damage the former All Black's coaching reputation.
"I understand he's under pressure and every coach when they're not winning consistently always is," Marshall told NZN.
"But that doesn't make him a bad coach.
"He's just up against the best team in the world and that's the only team he's really consistently failing against.
"I think people need to realise that and the Wallabies are No.2 in the world and that's not too bad."1-6 6-7(7)
7(7)-6 4-6 2-6
7(7)-6 6-3
7(7)-6 6-2
6-2 6-4
Costa Rica 2 - 0 Panama (FT)
USA 1 - 0 Honduras (FT)
Brazil v Mexico
Italy v Japan
Congo DR vs. Congo
Golf is a sport. #TW14 http://t.co/3m6O3SjOMQ
Nashville and World look out congrats to Danielle and Blake #thevoiceisjustpuretalent
RT @aotearoaxi: 3 kiwis in the top 10 #Ct13 wicket takers. Well bowled, @Mitch_Savage
@colin_fleming its finished mu relax
Bought the new @JasonIsbell tonight. Been looking for some decent music lately. Finally found some.
A goalkeeper played through match with a bullet lodged in his brain http://t.co/1U4rxnhVTd
121 Comments
allblacks 24 aust 15
ReplyAll Blacks 17, Wallabies 14
ReplyAB's 28 Others 18
ReplyAll Blacks 17 Wallabies 14
ReplyWallabees 50 .nz 0
1 Reply