[url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby-gold/ex-springbok-coach-jake-white-to-instil-nrl-culture/story-fndptwp4-1226579170425Brumbies coach Jake White has a change of heart and wants to instil NRL culture into his his team[/url
5 years after labelling NRL a disruptive influence & unprofessional ACT Brumbies Coach Jake White is now fawning over the influence of newly installed ' Collision Coach ' Brian Smith:-
Quote You have to learn from those (rugby league) guys,"You have to learn from those (rugby league) guys," White says. "If you can share that intellectual property, and the thought processes of coaches and their ideas and so on, geez, you're sitting on a goldmine."
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Quote You have to learn from those (rugby league) guys, White approached Smith about bringing his 30 years of experience in league to the Brumbies. Smith's official title is Collisions Coach, but after a few months on board, it may as well be the Wise Old Head.
"His influence has been massive, honestly," White says.
"You can't really quantify it. It is just in changing the attitudes of players. He has been invaluable in terms of what he's been offering us, on and off the field.
"He was a head coach and a successful head coach, and who has tried and tested things for years, whether it be defensive principles or attacking principles or whatever.
"He has not just come in and said: 'This is how you tackle', it is all the added value he has added to it. He is talking to players about selection, what mentalities are like in league, talking to us (coaches) about things that worked in rugby league about managing squads, how to get the best out of people."
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Need to get him out of there before he gets too comfortable