The Current State of Rugby
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@Rapido said in The Current State of Rugby:
@nostrildamus said in The Current State of Rugby:
for mauls one could limit the overall number of number across of players binding?
I've read this post about 10 times now and still can't understand it. I, for one, am impressed that you guys seem to have managed to have an entire page's worth of conversation around this post.
i admit to doing some assuming and interpretation...but you're not wrong
@nostrildamus said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Rapido said in The Current State of Rugby:
@nostrildamus said in The Current State of Rugby:
for mauls one could limit the overall number of number across of players binding?
I've read this post about 10 times now and still can't understand it. I, for one, am impressed that you guys seem to have managed to have an entire page's worth of conversation around this post.
Like a scrum sets number of players and number of rows (and sets the order/positioning but that aint' gonna help here)
but a scrum is a break in play with a predetermined number of participants....you can see how thats different to a maul that can form in open play
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@Kiwiwomble said in The Current State of Rugby:
but a scrum is a break in play with a predetermined number of participants....you can see how thats different to a maul that can form in open play
of course I am suggesting more parameters like a scrum has (but not as many) but here I don't think one is really sacrificing that much in individual expression given the best mauls are like phalanxes anyway..and there is so much to adjudicate with a maul I don't frankly see how it is possible for a single ref to do so consistently...
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@Rapido said in The Current State of Rugby:
Let's see how much conversation this can generate:
For rucks one could seagull the seagulls of players hooking?
That's all well and good until you remember hot chips are extremely common in the stands.
We've finally got Perenara playing proper rugby and you want him to regress back to old ways.
Unless the players hooking are side on to seagull the reverse seagull, then unseagull, it's not even close to a good idea.
Moran.
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@Kirwan said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Bones said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Crucial he didn't really go into much detail eh. But I assume he's talking about TJ.
Gets worse every year. However, Kane Hames makes him sound like a genius.
I actually thought Hames was good on this most recent test.
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quite frankly, one off rugby's biggest issues right now is the culture around the current South African team. Yes, i am calling you out directly.
Rassie's weekly whinge dumps of stupid. Kolbe's missus got in on the act after the weekend too. And lets face it, saffer fans have a years-long reputation for epic ref-related whinge fests.
Wait, i say current, but remember "justice for Bakkies" (justice for bakkies would have been a few months in prison)
Social media the day after a test is already a fucking dumpster-fire of 10-second videos of alleged missed calls by refs. When actual team officials are leading it? how has this fuckhead not been entirely rubbed out yet?
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@mariner4life fans are definitely a problem
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Interesting comment from Mrs C on the weekend while watching the Schools Sevens was that she really enjoyed watching the girls more because it pitched various sizes and body shapes againt each other. Watching a little scrapper take on a huge opponent or a big unit having to be brought down really added to the entertainment.
I guess that is a bit like pre-pro Union for the men's game when it was more of a game for all sizes and made me wonder if somehow encouraging that to be more prevalent is possible through using the laws and interpretations. -
@Crucial i agree and i think thats one of the reasons club rugby can be more enjoyable, young and old, big and small, fit and....people like me....all get a game
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@Kiwiwomble said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Crucial i agree and i think thats one of the reasons club rugby can be more enjoyable, young and old, big and small, fit and....people like me....all get a game
Couldn't agree more kiwi, you can almost imagine yourself as part of game(in my case about 40 years ago). I find the odd mistake in womens, college, club rugby as almost making whole thing more enjoyable. Watch the game to enjoy how different teams play, rather than just for the score? Not sure I explained that right, but I have watched a few games of grid iron from college level (think it may even be 3rd level) last couple of weekends, and most I have enjoyed the game, because I could understand the mistakes and all?
Also at lower level rugby, you enjoy skills because maybe you don't expect them to have as much as higher level? -
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@Bones said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Higgins you got connections at Irish? I used to play with Lovejoy.
He seems like a great guy. Came late to rugby (and to the front row) iirc. When did you play with him?
Hugely entertaining game last night as a LI fan. Made a few of the tight losses this season worth it, if that was the pay off.
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@Margin_Walker said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Bones said in The Current State of Rugby:
@Higgins you got connections at Irish? I used to play with Lovejoy.
He seems like a great guy. Came late to rugby (and to the front row) iirc. When did you play with him?
Hugely entertaining game last night as a LI fan. Made a few of the tight losses this season worth it, if that was the pay off.
Ahh shit make it's probably been almost ten years! He coaches at the club now 😳 but we got him into rugby...
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Nice. Well the bloke certainly did pretty well for himself. Best name in the league too.
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@Margin_Walker said in The Current State of Rugby:
Nice. Well the bloke certainly did pretty well for himself. Best name in the league too.
He's come a long way from a club level loosehead and part time number 8.
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@Bones No but being of vast Irish DNA (62.5% and counting!) and having to have a team to follow in the Premiership it is an obvious choice. Having said that Riki Flutey is part of my precious niece's group of friends from her school days and she reports that his time spent there was very enjoyable and that they really took real care of their players during his time there in the mid 2000s so that's even more reason to have them as my team. Shame about their current financial situation though!
Law 20 - Scrum
