Eddie Jones inspires new Manu Samoa coach

Written by Mathew Lemisio
Thursday, 17 January 2008
*Ex-Wallaby coach Eddie Jones* Development, competition and sustainability crucial, Tuala The newly appointed Manu Samoa coach Tuala Lepale Niko Palamo is a big fan of former Wallaby Coach, Eddie Jones. The 50-year-old Tuala told the media at the Prime Minister’s office that he admired Jones’ style of coach. “He’s the one who changed the history rugby,” Tuala responded when asked whether there was a coach he looked up to. “He introduced phase rugby when he was with the Brumbies. That’s exactly why the Brumbies were undefeated for like three years in a row.” Tuala described Eddie Jones as a “coach who’s not afraid to introduce new ideas”. No doubt Tuala needs a lot of “new ideas” to help rescue Samoan rugby following Manu Samoa’s dismissal performance at last year’s Rugby World Cup. Tuala, perhaps widely known as just Lepale, was under no illusion his new job will be a very challenging one. Moments after the official announcement of his appointment by Chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union and Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Malielegaoi, Tuala told the media that while he was excited about being appointed as the new Manu Samoa coach he’s also aware of the challenges that comes with the job. “It won’t be an easy job,” he said. “There’s lot of work need to be done.” As part of his application, Tuala had a vision and plan for Manu Samoa and Samoan rugby. Development of players locally through competitive competitions in the country and how to sustain these developments will be Tuala’s goal during his coach tenure. He said in order to achieve these goals he needed all the support of those in the rugby coaching fraternity in the country. “It’s a collective work which needs everyone’s expertise,” Tuala said. Chief executive officer of the SRU, Su’a Peter Schuster said he was pleased with Tuala’s appointment. “After going through the process of selecting the new coach, the Board has endorsed the selection panel’s choice of Tuala as the new Manu Samoa head coach,” Su’a said before reiterating Tuala’s call for the support of those in the rugby circle towards Tuala. “It’s crucial that we show the support Tuala needs to formulate a structure for Manu Samoa in the next four years. Meanwhile, a relieved Tuala said he didn’t expect to be named Manu Samoa coached. “To be honest, none of us knew who the coach was until it was announced to us just moments ago,” Tuala said. “It has been a really depressing process given the fact that all those who applied were excellent coaches.” But it was Tuala who stood out. “He has demonstrated record of leadership and management in and outside rugby,” Tuilaepa said when announcing Tuala’s appointment. “This is a correlation of his role as CEO and Secretary General at SASNOC including his strong involvement in the South Pacific Games. “[He] also coached the Under 19s team that won the Under 19s RWC B pool and was promoted to the A pool. Niko timed the team performance to top results. He achieved success as head coach of the Samoa National Sevens team and his coaching of the Under 19s Elite team gives him very good position in the identification of up and coming talent to the Manu Samoa.” Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Title Comment
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