Dan McKellar has received in early and lit the fuse forward of the Waratahs’ journey to Queensland subsequent week, saying they’ll should go up one other stage towards the “greatest workforce within the comp” to maintain their unbeaten streak alive.
Requested to make clear whether or not he stated the Reds have been the very best workforce in Tremendous Rugby, McKellar doubled down on his scorching take.
“Yeah, I did say that,” the previous Reds prop stated.
“In case you press rewind and take a look on the imaginative and prescient, I stated the Reds are the very best workforce within the comp.”
A pleasant early shot, in that case?
“You are taking it the way you need to take it,” McKellar concluded, with a wink.
Dan McKellar has helped lead the Waratahs to their greatest begin in Tremendous Rugby since 2009. (Photograph by Matt King/Getty Photos)
Maybe he was envisioning the unbeaten Reds smashing the Crusaders on Sunday afternoon to spherical out the fourth week of the competitors, however the Townsville-raised 48-year-old has by no means shied away from setting the cat amongst the pigeons.
Certainly, throughout his time on the Brumbies, McKellar usually poked the bear in a bid to generate publicity, however he additionally didn’t thoughts participating in thoughts video games.
That seemingly received’t change in McKellar’s second stint as a head coach in Tremendous Rugby after some severely large bait was not solely being thrown in Queensland’s path, but in addition throughout the ditch.
It additionally comes at a captivating time in Australian rugby, with McKellar one of many main Australian candidates to succeed outgoing Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt together with Les Kiss and Stephen Larkham.
“We received’t be falling in love with ourselves after tonight or the primary three video games,” McKellar stated.
“Anybody can beat anybody for the time being.
“Our problem will come once we go away from dwelling. Profitable at dwelling is sweet, however successful away from dwelling, they’re the actually particular reminiscences. In order that’s going to be the problem for us over the following few weeks.”
Max Jorgensen scored twice within the Waratahs’ large win over the Pressure. (Photograph by Matt King/Getty Photos)
After struggling to seek out fluency of their sport in the course of the opening couple of weeks of the competitors, the Waratahs managed to place collectively their greatest efficiency of the 12 months towards a Pressure facet that had proven actual indicators of development.
Certainly, not solely did the Waratahs rating six tries, with 4 coming from the backs, however their defence stood tall in the course of the first-half when the Pressure threw lots on the dwelling facet.
Then the Waratahs’ scrum actually went to work, with Angus Bell having fun with a effective evening.
However he wasn’t alone, with the arduous edge coming proper throughout the workforce from Ben Grant to Charlie Gamble, Henry O’Donnell to Jorgensen.
