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Getting the call right for better rugby scrums

2 Mar 2010

After watching five matches this weekend, I saw a real muck up by the referees as they call “Crouch, touch, pause, engage”. This alone led to unnecessary and avoidable penalties. My solution is to dispense with “Pause”.

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On 3. "... team does not even realise the fans exist ..." Go_the_Wannabe's I heard a fine example of "doing the small things well on Saturday night when the commentators recounted Ewen McKenzie's instructions to his players to remain on the field for 35 minutes at the end of each game to sign autographs and talk with their fans. Marto commented the Bulls players were showered, dressed and walking out past the Reds men as they remained out there with their fans. This where my 36 year old's abiding love for the game started, hanging around to talk to Marty Roebuck, Carter, Scott Johnson, Space, Monster, Ian Williams, Papworth, Tim Dalton and Roy Saunders up at the Mighty Woods. One cannot underestimate the enormous value of access to the players to those who will carry the rugby religion forward. A master stroke by Ewen in my book!

Can the wilting Waratahs defeat the rampant Reds?

18 Apr 2011

Merely seeking truth, mate, merely performing the thankless task of seeking truth! :) :)

Reds win shows Wallabies rising, Boks declining

17 Apr 2011

Ouch! about those "stats lie a bit" PeterK A look at my IRB spreadsheet found for the period I stated (2008 onwards) the relative performances as: All Blacks played 43 Tests, won 36 (84%), vs IRB top 10 won 83% South Africa played 39 Tests, won 25 (64%), vs IRB top 10 won 59% France played 53 Tests, won 32 (60%), vs IRB top 10 won 55% Australia played 43 Tests, won 24 (56%), vs IRB top 10 won 51% Ireland played 36 Tests, won 21 (58%), vs IRB top 10 won 46% Arentina played 29 Tests, won 15 (52%), vs IRB top 10 won 43% Easier games or not, a win signifies beating the opposition faced, rather than not. I do think our teams take the 6 Nations sides seriously 'cos the impudent peasants departed from the script to beat us a few times during that period, as they did to the All Blacks once and the Springboks thrice. "how are the Brumbies Wallaby laden?" I hear you ask - well, that ARU dot com thingy shows 36 Wallabies are being paid good money on this very day, drawn from: Reds - a heavily laden 12 Brumbies - a slightly less heavily laden 9 Waratahs - about the same laden rating of 8 Western Force - a creditably laden 5 Rebels - a modestly laden 2

Reds win shows Wallabies rising, Boks declining

17 Apr 2011

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