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Perth Spirit 2016 NRC season preview
It’s back!! Let us repeat that…IT’S BACK! NRC 2016 and the mighty Property Powerhouse Perth Spirit!
The local Perth rugby competition wrapped up over the weekend, allowing rugby fans to shift their complete focus onto the Perth Spirit, and the opening game of the competition to be played at home (UWA Sports Park).
With the scoring system being adjusted to run in a 6-2-2-2 format (6 point tries and all kicks worth 2) expect to see plenty of attacking rugby being played throughout the competition. We should also see a reduction in the fear of infringing in the defensive 22 – allowing for more set piece attack platforms being set in these areas of the field as teams push for tries.
The Perth Spirit has spent the last 2 seasons playing fantastic rugby in some matches and battling for consistency in others, and this possibly stems from playing a largely settled squad in 2014 and the biggest squad in the 2015 competition – travelling with certain players and rotating others from match to match.
This season sees another quality squad coming together.
COACHING GROUP:
2016 sees the 3rd coach in as many seasons taking the helm at the Spirit. Dwayne Nestor is the head coach taking over from Tai McIsaac as he cut short his 3yr deal at the close of the 2015 competition.
Nice work G Beard!