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Good news, Australian rugby fans. I’ve reviewed Saturday night’s Reds versus Crusaders match, and it's my pleasure to be able to declare that had…
If anyone has happened to pay attention to my regularly stated views on the matter, they will know I have reservations regarding whether a…
Well no sooner had we solved that current Super Rugby season in my previous article, New Zealand rugby have decided they want to make…
I don’t think it's news to anyone that there’s a pandemic going on right now. The spread of the previously unheard-of and now well-known…
More than halfway through the regular season and the referee crackdown continues. I know this because the Channel Nine commentary team are still banging…
The world premier annual international rugby tournament moves into its final weekend with a series of four matches having implications from the top of…
After being visibly stung by early talk of England being in pole position for 10N glory, the New Zealand All Blacks have produced a…
It was predicted in the previous Ten Nations update that after the last few weeks matches true challengers to the title would emerge. And…
It's that time of year again when the 10 Nations International Rugby Championship starts to ramp up. With the well established and highly regarded…
I kicked off this unofficial rankings system in late 2013, and it's time for the 10 Nations International Rugby Championship to ramp up again.…
Not content with stuffing the trophy cabinet with every ornament available to them, the New Zealand All Blacks have gone to work on the…
World Champions and IRB ranking leaders New Zealand hit the lead in the 10 Nations tournament over the weekend. The All Blacks took full…
There were no surprises over the weekend's 10 Nations matches, with all games going to the favourites, despite a few scorelines being perhaps different…
With just one match played over the weekend, things obviously haven't changed much on the 10 Nations Rugby table this week. Australia has taken…
Welcome to the inaugural 10 Nations International Rugby Championship! This is a new initiative by me to provide a round robin ranking of the…
A major gripe of your typical Australian rugby fan is the lack of free-to-air coverage. Even Test matches have been seemingly recently downgraded and…
Friday night's rugby league Test between Australia and New Zealand once again brought forward a deeply personal issue for me – it has become…
Ever since the demise of the Australian Rugby Championship (ARC), the greatest challenge for Australian rugby has been to find an effective third tier…
Last Saturday's Bledisloe Cup game between the All Blacks and Wallabies was a huge disappointment for Australian rugby supporters. A disappointment because once again…
While we are all debating changes to every aspect of the game of rugby, I’d like to float a couple of hare-brained concepts that…
As others have said, the imitation is that he’s running around hammering playmakers late but hasn’t been able to do it to someone his own size.
No doubt players like that can benefit the team if they manage to get away with it but, as I said, it doesn’t generate respect from the wider game
There’s not a lot of glory in hitting someone after they pass, even if it’s close enough to make it not a pen
'Purely coincidental': Chiefs coach defends bruiser after ANOTHER late shot leaves Tah flattened - but was it legal?
Consider the third option
'Purely coincidental': Chiefs coach defends bruiser after ANOTHER late shot leaves Tah flattened - but was it legal?
Yeah it’s one thing tackling a guy in case he dummies but increasing to maximum force in these “hit on suspicion’ ones is unnecessary and id think pretty dangerous in terms of sub concussive impact
'Purely coincidental': Chiefs coach defends bruiser after ANOTHER late shot leaves Tah flattened - but was it legal?
Sternum is quite long. I think these rule trials are below the sternum?
'Purely coincidental': Chiefs coach defends bruiser after ANOTHER late shot leaves Tah flattened - but was it legal?
Reckon two of the 4 examples were late with the other two just on the line. Refs thought only 1 from 4. He’s obviously close to the line and looking to maximise force when he knows the passer isn’t expecting and get good value
The late hit rule is there for a reason. Only had the one knee injury in all my rugby playing bit then playing touch some nut decided to tackle me after I passed and with relaxed body not expecting impact stuffed my back.
Regardless running about trying to hammer the little blokes on and beyond the edge of late to maximise danger isn’t really something that will generate him much respect
'Purely coincidental': Chiefs coach defends bruiser after ANOTHER late shot leaves Tah flattened - but was it legal?
got stitched up a bit. there was a vacancy when he switched but then jordie decided to be a 12. maybe would have had a go at fullback
Manu excited to take SBW path in pursuit of All Blacks goal but admits 'I've got to learn the game' first
benji was a decade ago
Manu excited to take SBW path in pursuit of All Blacks goal but admits 'I've got to learn the game' first
What’s will Harrison kicking at?
Five surprises, five disappointments and five things to figure out as Super Rugby 2024 reaches the end game
Jarrod Saffy went ok too.
a hard sell to get NRL forwards to play rugby unless they already have a love of the game
Hansen's done Joey Manu no favours comparing him to SBW. He'll be more like RTS - and Foz is the reason why
Yep best to develop out of the spotlight without the death riders all over you
Hansen's done Joey Manu no favours comparing him to SBW. He'll be more like RTS - and Foz is the reason why
Not sure your totally objective assessment of league highlights and strengths in union in any way
Let's celebrate rugby for its differences: Why imitating league is not the answer
yeah i agree with your point that they fill the gaps well enough to not matter. i don’t know if rugby has it in them/us to get to that level from where they are or if the fans have the culture to accept those kinds of stoppages
Let's celebrate rugby for its differences: Why imitating league is not the answer
the one that kills me is the treatment breaks. not sure how it became ok to stop the game for every players aches and pains that flare through the game. tempted to say if you go down you’ve got to go off.
Let's celebrate rugby for its differences: Why imitating league is not the answer
dont think there was much loved lost between the codes elsewhere historically going right back to vichy france (and likely earlier).
Let's celebrate rugby for its differences: Why imitating league is not the answer
i wonder if its the time taken for the stops moreso than the number of them. we perhaps didn’t notice the number with play getting underway much quicker?
Let's celebrate rugby for its differences: Why imitating league is not the answer
source available there diesel?
not sure why you’d use the ‘best’ of the values? mean would be more meaningful (no pun intended).
studies like this have the mean at for xv’s forwards at 4.49 but no mention of league I can find
https://waik-rg-prod.its.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10289/15855/Bronco%20article.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Let's celebrate rugby for its differences: Why imitating league is not the answer
rugby scrums could easily be a strength of the game (like ltg’s point about the cardio in league being a strength – I assume that’s your point). need to get rid of the 95% of the ‘scrum time’ that is standing around doing nothing though.
Let's celebrate rugby for its differences: Why imitating league is not the answer
you guys did ok in terms of injiries too didnt you so depth wasn’t tested so much. none of this winning with your 4th choice 10 sort of thing needed
'Like a Scud missile': World Cup reject leads rout, but Reds suffer fresh blow with Petaia's season in jeopardy
Will that impact ab in the long term? Is have thought so but they still made the WC final
'Like a Scud missile': World Cup reject leads rout, but Reds suffer fresh blow with Petaia's season in jeopardy
depends what theyve invested in from their peak as well I spose. don’t spend as if the success is permanent. i’d like to see the Irish model go through some dry times before declaring it the universal best model.
Scrap the Giteau Law: Rugby Australia should look to Rassie's 'Boks RWC recipe if it wants to re-join the big boys' table
bit late to this but can these nations support themselves when the test team isn’t winning for a few years? its impossible for everyone to sustain themselves from a model that needs more than 50% wins
Scrap the Giteau Law: Rugby Australia should look to Rassie's 'Boks RWC recipe if it wants to re-join the big boys' table
Yep probably a little better if anything. These guys who can’t be fit into origin despite being good are the ones they should be targeting.
Wild idea but Blues should actually pick Origin team on form this time around - and that means Tedesco’s time is up
Get him over to rugby don
Wild idea but Blues should actually pick Origin team on form this time around - and that means Tedesco’s time is up
its a very short season and 10 isnt the most physically demanding. i think more about keeping them mentally fresh
Five things: Lesson Aussie rugby can learn from Kiwis - and why next month will determine whether SR gap has closed
It could be before, after, or……
'Purely coincidental': Chiefs coach defends bruiser after ANOTHER late shot leaves Tah flattened - but was it legal?