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Cape Town - Brumbies wing Clyde Rathbone says he struggled to understand why Jake White decided to resign as head coach of the Canberra side.
In his column on The Roar website, Rathbone shared his views when he heard of White's decision to leave the Brumbies, despite having two years left on his contract.
Rathbone first talks about his relationship with White, which dates back to their time together with the Baby Boks in 2002, and why he rates White so highly as a coach.
However, he then turns his attention to White's weaknesses, questioning his reasons for quitting.
"I’ve come to know Jake as a highly strung, emotional and complex individual who can get bogged down and consumed by irrelevant issues and peripheral details," Rathbone wrote.
"For all Jake’s success, he appears unsatisfied, always chasing the next opportunity. And so it was when he applied for the Wallaby coaching position.
"I know how disappointed Jake was at missing out on the Wallabies Job. I know he felt as though the politics that marred his time with the Springboks and which he believed he had escaped in Australia had burnt him once more.
"With that said, failure to secure the Wallabies job is not an acceptable reason to resign from the Brumbies. It’s not even close to being an acceptable reason.
"If Jake made his decision for family reasons, it’s an entirely different matter. No reasonable person would stand in the way of somebody with a desire to be closer to loved ones.
"I hope that this is the sole reason for Jake’s decision. But if pining for home and family is Jake’s rationale for reallocation, why apply for the Wallaby coaching job?
"It’s all rather perplexing," continued Rathbone.
White's next venture is likely to be that of Director of Coaching at the Sharks.
CLICK HERE to read Clyde Rathbone's full column on The Roar website.
In his column on The Roar website, Rathbone shared his views when he heard of White's decision to leave the Brumbies, despite having two years left on his contract.
Rathbone first talks about his relationship with White, which dates back to their time together with the Baby Boks in 2002, and why he rates White so highly as a coach.
However, he then turns his attention to White's weaknesses, questioning his reasons for quitting.
"I’ve come to know Jake as a highly strung, emotional and complex individual who can get bogged down and consumed by irrelevant issues and peripheral details," Rathbone wrote.
"For all Jake’s success, he appears unsatisfied, always chasing the next opportunity. And so it was when he applied for the Wallaby coaching position.
"I know how disappointed Jake was at missing out on the Wallabies Job. I know he felt as though the politics that marred his time with the Springboks and which he believed he had escaped in Australia had burnt him once more.
"With that said, failure to secure the Wallabies job is not an acceptable reason to resign from the Brumbies. It’s not even close to being an acceptable reason.
"If Jake made his decision for family reasons, it’s an entirely different matter. No reasonable person would stand in the way of somebody with a desire to be closer to loved ones.
"I hope that this is the sole reason for Jake’s decision. But if pining for home and family is Jake’s rationale for reallocation, why apply for the Wallaby coaching job?
"It’s all rather perplexing," continued Rathbone.
White's next venture is likely to be that of Director of Coaching at the Sharks.
CLICK HERE to read Clyde Rathbone's full column on The Roar website.
