Anyone else heard this is in fact the guy who has been offered the job, recived a text today naming him and not seen him mentioned anywhere !!! He has been very succsesful over in the NZ comp over the past two seasons winning it in 2010 with a team then takeing auckland vulcans to the runners up spot last season.

I thought he had decided to reform Rainbow and tour

If he comes to Leyth he will have found the end of the Rainbow

Coached Otahuhu Leopards to Aukland RL Grand Final victory in 2010 and Aukland Vulcans to 2011 NSW Cup Grand Final runners up. He is/was also involved in coaching the NZ Maoris

not sure if hiring a coach from the NZ domestic comp is such a good idea.

The last one we had was well liked, rubbish at coaching but well liked

I liked him but his rugby wasn't the most entertaining if i remember rightly,although he did win us a trophy.

Ronnie James Dio recommended him from the other side via a spiritualist, again LRL lead the way in recruitment techniques

Would be our second ex junior kiwi coach

Don't forget that Blackmore had a very respectable playing career which should stand him in good stead as a coach (and smooth any visa complications).

Nice one Maurice !!!
(never thought Ronnie would get mentioned on here, WE ROCK !!!)

the publican is a trifle late as I released mester Blackmores name at 11-34 this morning on the coach thread

I'm amazed how anyone can knock his appointment hes coached quality players in the Warriors feeder club and won the trophies available! To compare him with TB is ridiculous. I reckon with his record and experience in the game he is just what we need and will get the players playing for him and hes bound to bring a Massive Maori prop with him lol

would that be the 18st winger come prop with 100m at 10.2 secs?

Yes at swimming haha

10 points to anyone who can remember the name of the huge Pacific Islander we had on trial the other year who looked like a prop but played on the wing IIRC.

Dom Feaunati!

Yep he was about as quick as me running through treacle.

Feaunati will always be well remembered for those two tries at Leeds when we pulled level from 24-0 down but fell short near the end.

Yes what could of been, had we played rugby n there half not our own we would of won! Funnily enough i remember him catching Calderwood with the colar and stopping him dead, we may about to see Calderwood in a Leigh shirt i hope hes sorted his hair out!

Belting night that

, all thanks to Mr Klein , once he started pulling the Whinos for forward passes , their whole game fell apart , I remember the 2 Leeds fans we had stood near us as well , they were singing along with us to the South stand



Then Mguire intercepted and they got back on track

I remember going in to the bogs at half time and mentioning to someone, half-jokingly, that we'd come back from what was 24-6 at half-time...wish I'd put money on it

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