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McKellar to replace Larkham as Brumbies head coach
By Dejan Kalinic
Brumbies appointed Dan McKellar as head coach for the 2018 Super Rugby season, replacing the outgoing Stephen Larkham.
Larkham, who took over at the helm in 2014, will leave Brumbies at the end of the campaign, making his attack coach role with the Wallabies a full-time position.
McKellar has been at Brumbies since 2013 and the assistant will replace Larkham, the club announced on Friday.
"I am feel honoured and privileged to be taking over as head coach of this fantastic club," he said.
"It's a wonderful club to be part of and I am looking forward to helping shape the future of the Brumbies, on and off the field.
"Having worked with Stephen for several years, and been part of the Brumbies set-up since 2013, I am confident that we have some exciting times ahead of us.
"We have lots of young talent at the club and are in the process of looking to consolidate our playing resources for next season."
McKellar was a member of Queensland Reds in 2005-06 and also played club rugby in Scotland and Ireland.
Brumbies are top of the Australian Conference this season, despite losing seven of 12 matches.
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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