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NZR unilaterally blew up Super Rugby when Covid hit with a poorly conceived masterplan to launch a new competition which it would own and manage – a plan that ultimately wanted to reposition Australia as a subservient junior associate rather than trusted senior partner. – Gregor Paul Gregor Paul is one of New Zealand’s most respected rugby writers and columnists. He has won multiple awards for journalism and has written several books about sport.
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Furlong only plays in the important URC and Champions Cup matches. Look at Malherbe, after the RWC he took a 6 week break and then took his 8 week Bok enforced rest period. Squad rotation is a big thing for EPCR teams.
'He'd been flogged to death': Rebels GM's scathing Tupou claim as Wallaby battles to reignite his fire
How is it that he was “flogged to death” by only playing in a low quality SRP competition that only has 12 rounds of rugby? and not having to play in a domestic competition.
'He'd been flogged to death': Rebels GM's scathing Tupou claim as Wallaby battles to reignite his fire
Text book hip drop tackle, and deliberate! It was coached.
He targets Bongi’s knee by driving into the upper thigh/hip and then falling onto Bongi’s lower leg, all while cranking the neck. Anyone who’s played professional rugby knows precisely what the intent is here.
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There are only two ways rugby can go from here - and there's no middle ground between physicality and safety
Pathetic
There are only two ways rugby can go from here - and there's no middle ground between physicality and safety
I don’t like hip-drops and I’m not happy, for instance, that Hurricanes halfback Cam Roigard now faces a stint on the sideline.
It seems to be a kiwi thing that is being brought into rugby where players are deliberately targeted for elimination. If Roigard ever regains the full use of his knee again it will be a miracle. Now that dirty thug Frizzel did exactly the same thing, he grabbed the shirt of Bongi, rolled his body behind the legs, and then dropped his weight on the legs in an attempt to end a players career. Well done kiwis for showing just how dirty your players are.
There are only two ways rugby can go from here - and there's no middle ground between physicality and safety
Don’t tell him that the Easter bunny is not real.
EXCLUSIVE: Schmidt to appoint David Warner as Wallabies leadership consultant
You can add France to that list. Only nations with backward rugby boards calling themselves “not fit for purpose” impose restrictions and discriminate against players who happen to work in locations around the world. I bet that this blatant discrimination will not survive one legal challenge in a court of law.
'We’d like to see Taniela stay': RA 'absolutely' want Thor for Lions, have 'contingency plans' for Rebels crisis
This kind of sprawl needs multiples teams to cover more than any other rugby nation.
As a result of the absurdity of giving a nation of 60 million such a foot print, the northern heartlands which should have at least four teams
I missed this the first time, and what an ignorant thing to say. Of the 12 clubs (2 in the URC) all but 1 are located in northern Italy with Parma being the most southern of the “northern clubs” so why on earth would they want to spread south to where there is no professional footprint? It’s similar to France where the majority of clubs are located in the south. Are the French looking to spread north to unfriendly territory.
How Italy revolutionised their youth system to produce a golden generation – and what Australia can learn from it
“However, Italy have managed to do this in spite of the horrendous decision twenty years ago to reduce their second tier footprint from 10 to 2”
Mistake number 1 was thinking that Zebre and Benetton left the Top 12, 20 years ago. No iy was not 20 years ago. They it was in 2011.
“There have been movements to leave the URC and try and actually interest the majority of the nation in domestic rugby. That’s the most urgent thing for them”
Mistake number 2, Benetton is owned by the billionaire Benetton family, and Zebre is union owned by the Italian RU. Now below the URC is a domestic competition “semi-professional” with privately owned teams. Do you really want people to believe that Benetton wants to leave the best international rugby competition on the planet, where they are recording a massive 167% increase in tv viewers this season to rejoin the league that they walked away from in the first place?
No the Italians are growing their domestic competition nicely because it is their Currie cup and they are also improving their URC teams at the same time. It’s just smart.
P.s. the Italian domestic league, along with the domestic leagues of all URC nations (Currie Cup included) will be bundled into future URC deals which will be in turn bundled with the English Prem and its feeding Championship second division competition. It’s going to be a massive deal bigger than the 30 team Top14 and ProD2 rival, so again why would the Italian RU walk away from CVC and a golden thing.
How Italy revolutionised their youth system to produce a golden generation – and what Australia can learn from it
I’m not sure how well researched it is when you look a little deeper and realize that 40 percent of the starting 15 that upset Wales were born and rugby raised in countries not called Italy. But other than that piece of oversight Italy (and Georgia) both have a u20 pipelines that out performs Wales and Scotland in terms of results in the u20 6N.
How Italy revolutionised their youth system to produce a golden generation – and what Australia can learn from it
When was there fatigue in the game? So do you actually know what you are talking about or do you parrot repeat what other ignorant people are saying?
WR's mooted law changes are great - but show there's a hell of a lot wrong with rugby in 2024, and that sucks
The only people excited about these proposed law changes are NZAR, they are also the ones with the least say in making law changes so why the big fuss. The unions with the power and votes Western Hemisphere nations will make the changes as they see fit using the 6N and EPCR as their barometer. And right now the temperature is great with growing record viewership and attendance where it matters.
If the temperature in NZAR is unbearable deal with it yourselves. No one is forcing a defensive set piece game on any team. Be like Japan and run it from everywhere (yes under current laws today) instead having bloggers (so called journalists), players, ex-players, coaches and boardroom executives running their mouths every single week.
WR's mooted law changes are great - but show there's a hell of a lot wrong with rugby in 2024, and that sucks
Competing against cashed up Japanese and Euro teams was never going to be a fair competition, but then starting a bidding war for talent against a cashed up domestic rival was just madness. Well done RA.
Wonder kid offered 3-yr, $1.6m deal to stay in Aussie rugby - and why it could see Wallabies stars leave Ballymore
Hamish, you should read about what JD wrote about old players. Bringing in an old man, chronologically and biologically speaking goes against all that was written.
Razor's pursuit of 'hard bastard' Sam Whitelock reveals the ugly truth about the modern All Blacks
When amateur bloggers like Roggo use big words like “ball in play” without even understanding the meaning one just laughs. The fact is that there is more BIP in EPCR competitions than SRP, this despite the fact that the majority of games are played wet winter weather. Yes even the 6N has more BIP than the Rugby Championship so I wonder what the excuse is for the Eastern hemisphere to have less BIP than the Western hemisphere, AKA EPCR nations.
The Wrap: Wallaby's brain fade that cost the Tahs, con job worthy of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
So without Mounga and Whitlock this team is falling apart. No wonder why Robertson is trying to change the Giteau law because he can see his team being thumped with a headless chicken like McKenzie running the show, and with soft second rate locks like Vaai and Lord not good enough for test rugby.
Blues beat Crusaders for first time in 10 years, Chiefs survive late scare
None of those laws have changed the basics of the game – set piece dominance and defence. Not one of them and you think that these “proposed” new laws will make a difference to the game, or save the boring and dying SRP.
p.s as I recall shot clocks were a URC invention long ago since 2021.
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
Kiwis and Aussies should stop their arrogance thinking that the world wants to see a game with players running around like headless chickens running ball in hand with no set pieces. People in the Western Hemisphere like their set pieces and structured defences.
Look at the URC registering record stadium and tv attendances under the current laws as they are. Loot at the Top14, the French love their scrums and lineouts and the Prem is all about driving mauls. There is no way in hell that the Western Hemisphere will adopt any law that will turn rugby into second rate SR or league.
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
LOL the phase one (1) break foot is a SR law haha (2) and the use it at the ruck law is not new. It has always been there, what happens after 5 seconds? (3) water boy was introduced after Gatland had his entire coaching staff on the field “coaching” during the Lions series, Rassie copied them so be careful of what you wish for.
Maybe if you write an article on these so called SR law changes I may read it before pulling it apart.
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
It was madness adding that money sucking talentless team to SR in the first place. If they are liquidated and physically dismantled then great. If they take down RA with them then that would be a bonus because it was their braindead idea to start a franchise that was doomed from day one.
Exclusive: Rebels threaten Civil War as peace talks with RA end in another blow for Super Rugby
I love that selfie that Willemse took with you in the background surrounded by salty frogs. ????
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
It comes down to the top two inches Jacko. NZ players and coaches do not know how to use their higher brain functions, like Cane for instance. He and he alone is to blame for his red card.
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
The (proposed) new law changes do not come from Super Rugby. It comes from a panel of representatives from all nations.
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We have seen this same story play out after every World Cup where people think it (changing the laws) will benefit their teams and not the Boks.
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But when have a genius like Rassie and the player resources to play any style of rugby known to man it makes no difference at the end of the day.
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
Rassie was playing 3D chess with the referees after his ban when they invited the fox into the hen house. JN is 100% correct and Rassie became their “mentor”.
'Grow up': France coach still crying salty tears over RWC exit, makes 'disgusting' claim about Kiwi ref
What makes Super Rugby super for Australia?
– to be perfectly honest absolutely nothing. Hamish had the answer staring at him in the face. It was called SRAU, yes an ugly name but it had potential to grow into a proper domestic league (8 or 10 teams) with tribal rivalries and longevity. Hamish turned out to be a fool and was fooled by some myth about needing the beggar NZR, and their boring teams.
What must change?
– Get someone with balls to give SRP and NZR the flick. Basically what Hamish should have done.
What dare not?
– There is no one with balls in RA and I refer to the men on the board. Unfortunately, so they will be stuck in an unhappy and in a poor marriage.
'Curse the money all you want' but RA must work out what it wants from Super Rugby - otherwise the game is doomed