Mark Watson

And the team were on a high, right?

They were world champions.

So they had a lot of say in the way that they played.

They've been humbled in recent years.

Can't compete with England.

Lost twice and drew one in the last three games.

against Canada.

So I think when Whitney Hanson came in this time, they were a bit more like, right, we need a head coach to actually tell us how to play the game.

You can't go willy-nilly, run the ball from your own 22, do whatever you want without winning the battle up front and then spreading it wide, as Sir Watto says.

I said what I said.

And that game was in the balance of lightning strikes and hold-ups and everything.

All the excuses were there to lose that game, but they powered over the top of Canada in a total team performance as well.

People are playing with confidence, ones that weren't beforehand.

Renee Holmes at fullback is a great example, I think a great barometer of this team.

When she's down, the team's down.

When she's up, they go well.

I thought there was a really great performance and a good sign that Whitney Hanson is in charge of this team rather than the team being in charge of Whitney Hanson.

Yeah, look, I agree.

Come on, man.

How is that providing excellence?