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@crucial said in Good Rugby Reads:
<p>I'll put this one here as well from another thread.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/gordon-d-arcy-burgess-is-blunder-that-could-bury-england-1.2371821'>http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/gordon-d-arcy-burgess-is-blunder-that-could-bury-england-1.2371821</a></p>
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<p>Gordon D'Arcy's view on the Burgess experiment</p> -
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@jegga this is particularly true of most sports clubs these days, not least the bar take was always a huge part in keeping the places running.
Not so much of an issue in the cities where public transport or carpooling is an option.
You can’t ignore the fact that alcohol plays a big part in proceedings. You can’t deny the fact, also, that attitudes to, and more specifically policing of, drink-driving laws has torn away at the social tissue that connected rural rugby clubs to the wider community.
During the centenary celebrations, Dean Cup stalwart David Walter wrote: “In earlier days the drinking ritual was manly and mandatory, smoking was almost compulsory and drink-driving was a highly recommended activity. Panelbeaters got quite a surge of winter activity following a Dean Cup challenge.”
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Two good articles from Rugbypass:
'All I ever wanted to do was be an All Black. And then it all gets taken away'
Suncorp Stadium was teeming on 13 May 2012, but slumped deep in the innards of the ground, Richard Kahui had never felt more alone.
'When I was skinny as a rake, I wasn't very filled out so everyone would want a fight with you if you were in a nightclub'
It's 7 years since giant-like Dominic Bird was last capped by the All Blacks but he is now performing to the peak of his powers at Racing.
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'I couldn't see myself ever going back': How New Zealand Rugby nearly lost its next big star to the NRL
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens hardly let the ink on his final high school exam dry before his professional rugby career took off, but it could have taken a drastically different turn had an NRL club had its way.
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@mofitzy_ said in Good Rugby Reads:
@Stargazer
Have to wonder how many high level school-aged players are lost to NRL and forgotten by most of the rugby community.There's only so many places in SR and ITM squads, so heaps I'd imagine
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@mofitzy_ said in Good Rugby Reads:
Have to wonder how many high level school-aged players are lost to NRL and forgotten by most of the rugby community.
Here's a recent example:
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@Bovidae said in Good Rugby Reads:
@mofitzy_ said in Good Rugby Reads:
Have to wonder how many high level school-aged players are lost to NRL and forgotten by most of the rugby community.
Here's a recent example:
TBF, going by that article he was a leaguie anyway.
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Why Sid Going was one of the most unique players to play for the All Blacks
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@taniwharugby I'd love to see video of that famous triple scissors again.
Not sure if it would work against modern defences but you never know. HIstory is often forgotten by coaches wanting to do the next new thing when the old thing could be better. -
Great article. But have to take issue with the author saying Sid's passing game (or lack of it) didn't matter as the AB backs were a bit crap back then. Players like Bruce Robinson, Bryan Williams, Grant Batty, Joe Karam, Ian McRae, Bill Osborne etc were pretty damn good.
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@victor-meldrew largely before my time, but I was wondering about that.
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Surprised that Mark Treason can also write good articles, but this interview with Wayne Smith is a very good read!
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@stargazer said in Good Rugby Reads:
Surprised that Mark Treason can also write good articles, but this interview with Wayne Smith is a very good read!
It's interesting to hear Wayne Smith is another advocate of Jordie Barrett being played at 12, Razor had much the same reasoning when he shared his views on the radio a few months ago, like Wayne, believes Jordie's physical attributes would be better utilized at second-five.
"There are people who are saying that Richie Mo’unga is struggling to step up to international level. But when New Zealand came back from the Autumn tour, Scott Robertson heavily implied that the All Blacks weren't playing to the strengths of their players."
Ain't that the truth...
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