Buderus to Brumbies

[Byron Knight]

Rugby league great Danny Buderus will likely join the ACT Brumbies as a collision coach as Jake White attempts to break an almost decade long Super Rugby finals drought.
The Brumbies will announce a new recruit for their coaching roster this morning with Buderus the leading candidate to take the position as collision coach.
Buderus still plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
He is a former Australian and NSW State of Origin captain and has won a premiership with the Knights.
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The 34-year-old is in the twilight of his career and it is understood his Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett wants him to start planning for life after his playing days.
Buderus has played 242 games in the NRL and spent three seasons playing in the UK Super League before returning to the Knights.
It's a bold move from White to recruit a current NRL player with Buderus to still play for the Knights next year.
But since the South African's arrival 12 months ago, White has canvassed ideas from Australian cricket coach Mickey Arthur, AFL guru Kevin Sheedy and Melbourne Storm mentor Craig Bellamy.
Buderus joins a star-studded coaching line-up which already includes Wallabies greats Stephen Larkham and George Gregan as well as World Cup-winning mentor White, former Brumbies head coach Laurie Fisher and athletic performance director Dean Benton.
In White's first year in charge, the Brumbies appeared destined to make the Super Rugby finals.
However, the young team crumbled under the pressure in the final round and a devastating loss to the Auckland Blues saw it tumble from third place and a guaranteed home semi-final to seventh place and out of championship contention.
The Brumbies returned for pre-season training last week and Buderus will have his first session with the players this afternoon.


http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rug...all-in-big-hitter-buderus-20121108-28zl7.html

Couldn't help myself!

 

[Frederick]

Beat me by a minute, prick :lol:

 

[Johns Magic]

I wonder what collision coach actually entails. Whatever it is, it sounds like it was made for him. The human battle-axe.

 

[Big Tim]

TRAITOR!!!!!!

Sorry, channeling my inner anti-Johns, anti-Manly, anti-life after football persona.....

Great news for him. Interesting gig, and hopefully it works out.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Collision coach? Weird

Anyhoo, they must be paying him well. Would take plenty of dosh to entice me to live in Canberra. What a shithole

 

[Peppers]

Surely this has salary cap implications let alone the dilemma of promoting a rival code. When the NRL gets wind of it this the move may be blocked.

 

[El Diablo]

Surely this has salary cap implications let alone the dilemma of promoting a rival code. When the NRL gets wind of it this the move may be blocked.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/b...ision-course-over-buderus-20121108-28zl7.html

NRL, Super Rugby on collision course over Buderus

Date
November 8, 2012 - 1:14PM

Chris Wilson, Chris Dutton

The NRL was kept in the dark about star Danny Buderus joining the ACT Brumbies as a consultant defensive coach and they are considering whether to step in and block his move to the rival code.

Wearing a Brumbies shirt and paraded in front of a media backdrop of Super Rugby sponsors, Buderus today announced he would be taking up a part-time coaching role with the Brumbies as a ??collision coach?? while he is still playing in the NRL.

But the announcement has put the NRL and Super Rugby on an embarrassing collision course, with an NRL spokesperson admitting the code was not previously informed about the move.

While a lot of former rugby league players have held coaching roles in Super Rugby, there is no precedent for a current NRL player coaching in a rival code.

Buderus, a former Australian and NSW Origin captain, still intends to play for the Newcastle Knights in 2013.

But his role with the Brumbies, one day a week until the start of the NRL season, effectively places him in an ambassador?s role for a rival football code.

The Canberra Times contacted the NRL this morning about Buderus?s appointment at the Brumbies prior to the announcement but, after investigation, a senior NRL spokesman said the NRL was not aware of it.

As part of NRL protocol, Buderus should have applied to the NRL for a third-party agreement. The NRL spokesperson said he was not aware that one had been received and it was unlikely that such a request would be approved.

Since the announcement was formalised, the NRL has responded by saying it is preparing an official statement.

It is unknown whether Buderus? position at the Brumbies could also have salary cap implications on the Newcastle Knights.

Buderus, 34, will travel to Canberra once a week to coach tackle-specific skills through to the beginning of the NRL season.

Buderus said the opportunity to begin a coaching career was a chance too good to pass up.

??Coaching is something I've always thought would be an interesting way to keep a connection with sport once I'd finished playing and this opportunity certainly allows me to start the ball rolling,?? Buderus said.

The Brumbies returned to pre-season training last week and Buderus will start working with the side this afternoon.

Buderus is in the twilight of his NRL career and it is understood his Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett wants him to start planning for life after his playing days.

It's a bold move from Brumbies coach Jake White to recruit a current NRL player with Buderus to still play for the Knights next year.

But since the South African's arrival 12 months ago, White has canvassed ideas from Australian cricket coach Mickey Arthur, AFL guru Kevin Sheedy and Melbourne Storm mentor Craig Bellamy.

Buderus joins a star-studded coaching line-up which already includes Wallabies greats Stephen Larkham and George Gregan as well as World Cup-winning mentor White, former Brumbies head coach Laurie Fisher and athletic performance director Dean Benton.

 

[Joker's Wild]

So Bellamy has worked with them in the past too

Its a weird situation

 

[Frederick]

Collision coach? Weird

Anyhoo, they must be paying him well. Would take plenty of dosh to entice me to live in Canberra. What a shithole

He's not living there. It's only for one day a week leading up to the NRL season

 

[Silent Knight]

He's not living there. It's only for one day a week leading up to the NRL season

One day in Canberra feels like a week.

 

[Alex28]

How on earth did they think that the NRL would be happy with a contracted player helping an opposing code?

 

[cram]

How on earth did they think that the NRL would be happy with a contracted player helping an opposing code?

Because its amateur hour at Knights HQ

 

[Bring it home Knights]

When it comes to players being able to perform front on defense against bigger men and not take a backward step, then Buderus is the man. Having said that, how often do union players try and run over the top of players? Generally it's a case of turning and hitting the ground when close to impact, so that the player can put the ball on the ground so the opposition can't pinch it.