Mike Cron is renowned as the world expert on scrummaging. But the Wallabies’ shaky pack presents the self-deprecating Kiwi with the toughest challenge of his career.
Wallabies scrum coach Mike Cron jokingly refers to himself as ‘broken-down old forwards coach’. But in world rugby, the New Zealander is renowned as the foremost expert on scrummaging, a decorated scrum doctor who can diagnose and cure even the shakiest of set pieces.
“I was surprised with some of the skills they probably needed, probably at a younger age, and we just had to go back a wee bit to make sure we nailed that and bring them through,” Cron said. “Even in the All Blacks, I didn’t have my front rows go past about 50/55 minutes, because they become a defensive liability sometimes, and it keeps them fresher for the following week,” Cron said. “It’s a long race, not a sprint.
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