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Re: Marchant Playing?
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: June 25, 2020, 3:37 am
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Poor old Joe. All became a bit of a damp squib really. Still,
experiencing different Coaching can only be a good thing.
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Re: Marchant Playing?
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: June 25, 2020, 3:53 am
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Here's the official team announcement
HTML https://blues.rugby/unchanged-starting-line-up-for-landers/
for
this weekend. The interesting thing in there is the quote about
Joe:
--- Quote ---
> “It is also Joe’s final hit-out with the team. He has been a
popular and outstanding member of the team and we will miss him.
He has contributed well on and off the field and we are
confident he will return as a more complete footballer for the
experience when he returns to Harlequins.”
--- End Quote ---
Aside from the sly dig at NH rugby in the last part, it seems
he's done well by their estimations. I guess that the fact he'd
be heading back before the end of the revised competition meant
that the coaching staff wanted to prioritise time on the field
for players who have more games ahead of them in the
competition.
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Re: Marchant Playing?
DIR By: MadMax
Date: June 25, 2020, 6:02 am
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--- Quote from: Fearless Fred link ---
>
> Here's the official team announcement
HTML https://blues.rugby/unchanged-starting-line-up-for-landers/
for
this weekend. The interesting thing in there is the quote about
Joe:Aside from the sly dig at NH rugby in the last part, it
seems he's done well by their estimations. I guess that the fact
he'd be heading back before the end of the revised competition
meant that the coaching staff wanted to prioritise time on the
field for players who have more games ahead of them in the
competition.
>
--- End Quote ---
I don't see that as a dig. Surely any team would hope to make a
player better before he moves on?
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Re: Marchant Playing?
DIR By: J Scott
Date: June 25, 2020, 7:33 am
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--- Quote from: MadMax link ---
>
> I don't see that as a dig. Surely any team would hope to make
a player better before he moves on?
>
--- End Quote ---
Also is that not the very reason for the move by hi and the
club?
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Re: Marchant Playing?
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: June 26, 2020, 3:18 pm
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Here's what the Times is saying about his time down there:
Joe Marchant’s Super Rugby gamble pays off as Eddie Jones hails
his education from greats Dan Carter and Beauden Barrett
Harlequins centre set for England recall after Super Rugby stint
with Carter and Barrett
Alex Lowe, Deputy Rugby Correspondent
Thursday June 25 2020, 5.00pm, The Times
Joe Marchant’s Super Rugby sabbatical is nearly over. The
England centre is set to make his final appearance for the Blues
against the Highlanders in Auckland tomorrow morning after being
named on the bench, before flying home to rejoin Harlequins and
begin preparations for the restart of the Gallagher Premiership
season.
Marchant knew he was asking a lot when he walked in to see Paul
Gustard, the Harlequins head of rugby, and said he wanted to
build a Super Rugby stint into his new contract. Not only would
Harlequins have to agree to release one of their best players
but Marchant was putting on hold the chance of playing for
England.
The 23-year-old outside centre won three caps in the build-up to
last year’s World Cup and he would have backed himself to be
involved in England’s Six Nations squad but he was determined to
follow the path less trodden, by taking himself to the other
side of the world to further his education in Super Rugby.
Marchant was fortunate that in Gustard and in Eddie Jones, the
England head coach, he had two mentors who bought into his
vision and recognised the value of experiencing a different
style of rugby.
At the Blues he has been coached by Leon MacDonald and Tana
Umaga, two former All Blacks. Marchant has relished the “pretty
crazy” training sessions, with Beauden Barrett playing fly half
on one team and Dan Carter on the other.
“The best coaches in the world are the best players,” Jones told
The Times. “Getting to play alongside two of the foremost tens
in the world in Beauden Barrett and Dan Carter, he’ll learn how
they operate during a game, how they think about preparing for a
game, how they prepare for a game, so that’s a great learning
opportunity.
“It shows that he’s determined to be the best that he can be.
He’s made a great move to explore what rugby can teach him and
he’s shown the right sort of character.
“We’ve seen Graham Henry and Steve Hansen both turn New Zealand
from an 80 per cent winning team to a 90 per cent winning team
learning about the value particularly of set-piece having
coached in Wales.
“Joe will have learnt about the New Zealand approach to rugby —
that it’s not just all about possession, keeping the ball. That
it’s about exploring transitional periods in the game with
urgency and an element of risk.
“He’ll learn about the New Zealand approach to training which is
different again from English club rugby in some regards. All in
all it’s a great learning experience for him.”
Marchant has made a success of his southern sojourn. He played
six games, scoring three tries before the Super Rugby season was
halted, playing outside centre and wing.
“Joe has been a popular and outstanding member of the team and
we will miss him,” MacDonald said. “He has contributed well on
and off the field and we are confident he will return as a more
complete footballer for the experience when he returns to
Harlequins.”
That, indeed, was the point of the venture. It was how Gustard
sold it to the board when Harlequins thought he would miss the
second half of the season. As it transpires, Marchant will be
available for nine games as Harlequins push for Heineken
Champions Cup qualification.
He will spend two weeks in quarantine upon his return home and
then start building a new centre partnership with André
Esterhuizen, the Springbok. Long term, his goal is to overhaul
Manu Tuilagi, Henry Slade and Jonathan Joseph to be England’s
outside centre at the 2023 World Cup.
“It was brave from the club and brave for Joe to test himself at
this stage of his career, to compete and challenge and test his
skills,” Gustard said. “Joe is a special player and potentially
a very special player for England and we had to factor that into
our mindset.
“He wants to compete for England in the next World Cup cycle, so
he has a three-and-a-half-year run-in to establish himself as
England’s starting 13.
“The first thing we will see is a massive increase in his
confidence. He has now played a faster movement game than we see
in the Premiership. The way the Blues want to handle the ball,
the way they play a 1-3-3-1 attacking shape, he will be
improving his communication and passing skills as well.
“He really felt he could add to the Blues’ defensive make-up.
Last season he was the best defensive outside centre in the
league, better than Manu (Tuilagi), better than Henry (Slade).
“But he has learnt the ability to defend big men moving quickly,
with angles and offloads, and to develop his own skill set in
that area.”
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Re: Marchant Playing?
DIR By: Banstead Quin
Date: June 27, 2020, 9:49 am
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And he got through today's game unscathed so as long as he
doesn't fall over at the airport, he should be ready to go.
Think him and Esterhuizen will work really well together, some
serious carrying ability with Brown, Earle and Gabs/Ashton as
well.
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Re: Marchant Playing?
DIR By: DOK
Date: June 27, 2020, 10:15 am
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Report on Sky
HTML https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/rugby-union/12015871/joe-marchant-reflects-on-time-with-blues<br
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