The Current State of Rugby
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@MajorRage said in The Current State of Rugby:
@mariner4life the 2 Irish itv pundits BOD and Best both couldn’t believe it wasn’t looked at.
When the TMO outright lied on the touch call, incompetence went out the window & there was genuine reason to believe in a fix.
My opinion of these two has lifted as a result. Support your team, but always be ready to call out missteps
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The reffing issue isn't just on here. It's invariably the topic of conversation when discussing the RWC with people. I've always been wary of any reffing conspiracy theories, but I'm not so sure now...it's damaging the game.
As @gt12 has said, I think it's time it was called out. Hopefully behind closed doors, but if not, then someone will need to go public.
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@canefan said in The Current State of Rugby:
My opinion of these two has lifted as a result.
Rory Best is one of rugby's all-time good guys. BOD is still a fluffybunny.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in The Current State of Rugby:
The reffing issue isn't just on here. It's invariably the topic of conversation when discussing the RWC with people. I've always been wary of any reffing conspiracy theories, but I'm not so sure now...it's damaging the game.
As @gt12 has said, I think it's time it was called out. Hopefully behind closed doors, but if not, then someone will need to go public.
Where's Jason Paris when you need him....
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@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
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@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
I am afraid I don’t love it any more.
I’ll be back for the 6 Nations and the Super season, but I have nothing like the enthusiasm for the sport that I once did. I suspect many others feel the same.
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@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
I am afraid I don’t love it any more.
I’ll be back for the 6 Nations and the Super season, but I have nothing like the enthusiasm for the sport that I once did. I suspect many others feel the same.
Yes,but a lot of that is all about growing up and realising it’s not the be all and end all.
The refereeing certainly does not help though.
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@canefan said in The Current State of Rugby:
Watch that game. Then watch the NRL grand final. It's chalk and cheese, and the Panthers Broncos game was the Camembert
As a spectacle or reffing? Because that was a damn good game of rugby for fans of rugby (maybe not for league fans).
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@Nepia said in The Current State of Rugby:
@canefan said in The Current State of Rugby:
Watch that game. Then watch the NRL grand final. It's chalk and cheese, and the Panthers Broncos game was the Camembert
As a spectacle or reffing? Because that was a damn good game of rugby for fans of rugby (maybe not for league fans).
It was close. But the TMO and ref ruined the game and spoiled the flow. All hopes that Barnes would stop the rest breaks were dashed. It moved so slowly for a long spell of the second half. NRL was just dynamic
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@MN5 said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
I am afraid I don’t love it any more.
I’ll be back for the 6 Nations and the Super season, but I have nothing like the enthusiasm for the sport that I once did. I suspect many others feel the same.
Yes,but a lot of that is all about growing up and realising it’s not the be all and end all.
The refereeing certainly does not help though.
I think it comes down to where you are in life as you've pointed out.
Before Wallabies games I could barely eat, and felt nauseous. I'd shout at the TV etc etc
Who has the energy for that any more?
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@NTA said in The Current State of Rugby:
@MN5 said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
I am afraid I don’t love it any more.
I’ll be back for the 6 Nations and the Super season, but I have nothing like the enthusiasm for the sport that I once did. I suspect many others feel the same.
Yes,but a lot of that is all about growing up and realising it’s not the be all and end all.
The refereeing certainly does not help though.
I think it comes down to where you are in life as you've pointed out.
Before Wallabies games I could barely eat, and felt nauseous. I'd shout at the TV etc etc
Who has the energy for that any more?
Not the Wallabies!
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@NTA said in The Current State of Rugby:
@MN5 said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
@nzzp said in The Current State of Rugby:
@sparky said in The Current State of Rugby:
It’s become a fucking joke of a sport.
the inconsistency and lottery week to week does my head. Played well, the best sport in the world, but there's a reason I've fallen out of love with professional rugby. It's on display tonight. Was on display with Ireland series last year.
I am afraid I don’t love it any more.
I’ll be back for the 6 Nations and the Super season, but I have nothing like the enthusiasm for the sport that I once did. I suspect many others feel the same.
Yes,but a lot of that is all about growing up and realising it’s not the be all and end all.
The refereeing certainly does not help though.
I think it comes down to where you are in life as you've pointed out.
**Before Wallabies games I could barely eat, and felt nauseous. I'd shout at the TV etc etc
Who has the energy for that any more?**
Not you cos it sounds like you won’t have eaten for awhile
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The game at the top level is a contest, but it’s not prioritising entertainment enough. The games are slow and too dominated by debates between the officials.
In Europe and the UK soccer dominates. In Australasia and the Pacific it’s NRL and in the USA it’s NFL and NBA.
Rugby with its slow games and baffling decisions is getting less and less of a look in.
It’s only really South Africa and Ireland where the game seems to be growing.
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World Rugby won't grow the game by chucking money and token games at tier twos, it will grow by making a better product. Professional sport is entertainment, sucking all Joie de vivre out of the game to engineer a result is only going to keep only a certain sect of diehards happy.
