The Current State of Rugby
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@nostrildamus said in The Current State of Rugby:
professional coaches are above all else risk averse they also absolutely hate chaos.I see your PDivvy and raise you a coach who took a punt on rugby chaos: RobHowleylookingshifty.jpeg
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@mooshld said in The Current State of Rugby:
So Porter has been cleared.
I don't understand this game any more.
lol what?
yep, the game has no issues at all....
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Did the NZRU appeal the decision? If we had any balls, we’d be screaming blue murder.
Btw, for those who are trolling and wish to point out our ‘inconsistency’, I don’t have an actual problem with that being a YC, I have a problem with the fact that Ta’avao got a RC and three weeks for something more akin to a rugby collision !
I genuinely hope that the World Cup final changes because of a call like this, so that World a rugby can be shown up as the bunch of useless fluffybunnies they clearly are.
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@gt12 said in The Current State of Rugby:
I genuinely hope that the World Cup final changes because of a call like this, so that World a rugby can be shown up as the bunch of useless fluffybunnies they clearly are.
It would depend on who is affected in the final, negatively and positively, before it would be an issue worth addressing.
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@Crazy-Horse said in The Current State of Rugby:
@gt12 said in The Current State of Rugby:
I genuinely hope that the World Cup final changes because of a call like this, so that World a rugby can be shown up as the bunch of useless fluffybunnies they clearly are.
It would depend on who is affected in the final, negatively and positively, before it would be an issue worth addressing.
Naturally, that we win because Farrell is red carded in the 1st minute. That should do it.
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@gt12 said in The Current State of Rugby:
Did the NZRU appeal the decision? If we had any balls, we’d be screaming blue murder.
NZR is still waiting for a "please explain" and an apology from the 3rd BIL test aren't they? WR never admit their mistakes.
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@POV said in The Current State of Rugby:
League allows a red carded player to be instantly subbed… apparently….makes sense. Also it would also be a good thing if each side had three requests to have an incident reviewed like tennis.
Why three?
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@gt12 said in The Current State of Rugby:
Did the NZRU appeal the decision? If we had any balls, we’d be screaming blue murder.
Btw, for those who are trolling and wish to point out our ‘inconsistency’, I don’t have an actual problem with that being a YC, I have a problem with the fact that Ta’avao got a RC and three weeks for something more akin to a rugby collision !
I genuinely hope that the World Cup final changes because of a call like this, so that World a rugby can be shown up as the bunch of useless fluffybunnies they clearly are.
The argument, not that I agree with it, is the difference between Ta'avao running and Porter basically standing still. WR clearly don't care about head contact because Porter's tackle obviously caused damage. It's a farce.
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@Bovidae said in The Current State of Rugby:
@gt12 said in The Current State of Rugby:
Did the NZRU appeal the decision? If we had any balls, we’d be screaming blue murder.
NZR is still waiting for a "please explain" and an apology from the 3rd BIL test aren't they? WR never admit their mistakes.
In any decently run sporting organisation, Poite would've been sacked and investigated for corruption.
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@antipodean said in The Current State of Rugby:
@gt12 said in The Current State of Rugby:
Did the NZRU appeal the decision? If we had any balls, we’d be screaming blue murder.
Btw, for those who are trolling and wish to point out our ‘inconsistency’, I don’t have an actual problem with that being a YC, I have a problem with the fact that Ta’avao got a RC and three weeks for something more akin to a rugby collision !
I genuinely hope that the World Cup final changes because of a call like this, so that World a rugby can be shown up as the bunch of useless fluffybunnies they clearly are.
The argument, not that I agree with it, is the difference between Ta'avao running and Porter basically standing still. WR clearly don't care about head contact because Porter's tackle obviously caused damage. It's a farce.
and he basically took one step
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@antipodean Porter straightened (natural instinct to protect oneself, I expect this probably is stronger than ones ninja reflexes) to brace for the impact, which was probably the worst part as it raised his head into Brodies.
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@taniwharugby said in The Current State of Rugby:
@antipodean Porter straightened (natural instinct to protect oneself, I expect this probably is stronger than ones ninja reflexes) to brace for the impact, which was probably the worst part as it raised his head into Brodies.
Porter: 183cm
Brodie: 204cm
Impact: just below his right eye I believe (saw it on tv/video now can't find a photo).
Sure Brodie wasn't full height but neither were and that's a 21cm height difference.
Andrew Porter's citing for high tackle on All Black Brodie Retallick is dismissed
The incident occurred during Saturday’s series-clinching win in Wellington.
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@nostrildamus It's a fucking joke. He had 5m of clear visibility to line him up and tackle him low. He decided to go high. Ta'avao didn't have time to make a decision, didn't have time to drop.
What's the precedent? As long as you're not moving forward you can line up an attackers head with your own? -
Maybe WR contracted refs for internationals. What they also need is a citing panel for the entire world, say 7 people who do it all, as a full time or retirement job. Cos that's even more inconsistant without the excuse of time pressure. Every citing is online to make it equal for all, with the same core people
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Having watched Lindsay Collins knock himself out for the 2nd time in two games I have had another 180
Something has to be done to protect these guys from themselves
My problem is I don't know what that something is. What we are doing is not working. Maybe the answer is as @MiketheSnow says, ignore fans and media and ex-player Neanderthals like yours truly and have every head contact as red. No soak tackles, no incidental contact, no mitigation. Red card and 3 week suspension. We need to get rid of the current defence where its aimed at getting up as fast as possible winning space and collision, because that's where issues start. We need defenders to slow the fuck down, and get lower.
My problem is, this doesn't solve the problem. Repeated little hits are a bigger issue. And that's the breakdown. And training. Over a long career most of my issues come from breakdown hits.
Maybe, just maybe, the rugby codes don't have a future because I can't see a safe way forward.
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@mariner4life not sure what golden oldies rules are universal but I reckon some of these could be taken into the real game which would take some of the physicality out.
From a penalty no quick tap
Players can kick the ball only in their own 22.
In line-outs all 8 forwards must take part
Once ball to deck, it is won, no contesting
Chest tackles are free kick (think they played this in North Harbour and some Auckland 1st 15)
Shoulder is auto YC
For me, accidental head contact is YC, but that player cannot returnSure some shit and unrecognisable from the game we loved, but where to, really?
Pick them apart!
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@mariner4life said in The Current State of Rugby:
Maybe, just maybe, the rugby codes don't have a future because I can't see a safe way forward
Hope not but too many ex rugby players suffering serious long term damage and who knows where it could go
How many head knocks has Ratallick had now. Yet Porter wasn't red carded. I can understand the reason given but unsure if I agree with it. My view is this example should have been a red card. But reduce the card to 20 minutes and a red carded player has an automatic stand down period
But I stopped playing at 20. And only had one bad head knock in my playing days. And played at a level that was nothing compared to test or top level rugby today.
I
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@taniwharugby is this a product that anyone will watch?
And is this a game for all shapes and sizes?
Fuck trying to solve this issue
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@mariner4life who knows, just throwing some ideas
World Rugby considering ref changes after All Blacks controversy
