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<blockquote data-quote="Mr Ruggleby" data-source="post: 925488" data-attributes="member: 41553"><p>Deep knowledge about players. Without question Baxter has more knowledge about premiership players than Gatland. Think about how much analysis he has done on all of the other premiership players and teams whilst preparing for Exeter's opponents, all of whom he has played at least twice per year for the best part of a decade.</p><p></p><p>I also find it astonishing that you think knowledge and experience of the premiership is irrelevant to coaching international rugby. It is the league that every single one of our players competes in! By understanding the league, you have a much better idea of the style of play that all of your players are used to playing, the training and conditioning that players will be getting at clubs, the coaching (and gaps in it) they are receiving...there are a tonne of benefits. It's not a substitute for being an international standard coach, but look at the benefit Schmidt's 3 years at Leinster brought to Ireland when he took the reigns there. Cultural fit and understanding matters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr Ruggleby, post: 925488, member: 41553"] Deep knowledge about players. Without question Baxter has more knowledge about premiership players than Gatland. Think about how much analysis he has done on all of the other premiership players and teams whilst preparing for Exeter's opponents, all of whom he has played at least twice per year for the best part of a decade. I also find it astonishing that you think knowledge and experience of the premiership is irrelevant to coaching international rugby. It is the league that every single one of our players competes in! By understanding the league, you have a much better idea of the style of play that all of your players are used to playing, the training and conditioning that players will be getting at clubs, the coaching (and gaps in it) they are receiving...there are a tonne of benefits. It's not a substitute for being an international standard coach, but look at the benefit Schmidt's 3 years at Leinster brought to Ireland when he took the reigns there. Cultural fit and understanding matters. [/QUOTE]
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