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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…
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More than halfway through the regular season and the referee crackdown continues. I know this because the Channel Nine commentary team are still banging…
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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…
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Not content with stuffing the trophy cabinet with every ornament available to them, the New Zealand All Blacks have gone to work on the…
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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…
He didn’t break the time hoy posted above? Surely at least careless (reckless for mine)
Game’s gone soft, huh? League's tough enough without dangerous incidents getting feather touch from judiciary
I don’t think there’s any evidence defenders come off second best more often.
I think there’s pretty clearly some risk as it led to a serious injury. Then do we try and minimise it or not?
I know there are probably similar tackles regularly not causing injury but if there is a relatively easy fix (such as putting more onus on the tackler to prevent the accident) then I don’t think we need to settle for the situation where only luck (not the tackler or the rules) prevents you from getting a 6 week facial fracture
I’m not for send offs for all head clashes like union seem to want but there were a couple of unnecessary things he did that led to the risk going up a fair bit and they should be looking at those
Game’s gone soft, huh? League's tough enough without dangerous incidents getting feather touch from judiciary
And where is that place though ( not trying to single him out)?
Can you just run around doing risky things and as long as you don’t specifically mean to injure you have no responsibility for what happens to others?
Game’s gone soft, huh? League's tough enough without dangerous incidents getting feather touch from judiciary
Where do you see Mays responsibility to avoid dangerous accidents sitting?
Game’s gone soft, huh? League's tough enough without dangerous incidents getting feather touch from judiciary
He clocked off after contact with JT . No JT in the line he likely keeps jogging across close enough to react to the switch and have a shot at tt.
Stay clear of the defensive line
Moses-inspired Parra prove they're finals contenders but Manly seething as Bunker lacks 'common sense' with no-try call
We could try making super successful and be able to pay them closer to what they’re worth
'It's time we grew up': The jarring hypocrisy that proves All Blacks are getting key call all wrong
I’d say most of those you see don’t result in high contact issues. Anyway probably needs a closer look than I’m able to give it
The Wrap: Reds light up Melbourne, while it's lights out for TV over Lienert-Brown concussion
I’d like players dropping their top half into danger zone to turn to provide a decent non head target
The Wrap: Reds light up Melbourne, while it's lights out for TV over Lienert-Brown concussion
They can lead with their shoulders though instead of the head
The Wrap: Reds light up Melbourne, while it's lights out for TV over Lienert-Brown concussion
Always thought not replaying injuries when they don’t know it’s fine is more for the players family
The Wrap: Reds light up Melbourne, while it's lights out for TV over Lienert-Brown concussion
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No excuse for Leniu being ignorant of the impact of his words - eight-week ban sends strong message against racism
What can happen to a ball carrier isn’t relevant here.
'What you permit, you promote': Reds slam late 'cheap shot', HMP set to start ahead of Lynagh in Rebels grudge match
Let’s say he was committed to a tackle, he surely had time to lessen impact rather than accelerate and go for the biggest hit he could (on a target he knew wouldn’t move or offer hard resistance)
'What you permit, you promote': Reds slam late 'cheap shot', HMP set to start ahead of Lynagh in Rebels grudge match
Think you mean the springbok wing. The French one was for high contact I think
'What you permit, you promote': Reds slam late 'cheap shot', HMP set to start ahead of Lynagh in Rebels grudge match
im not allowed to offer discussion on an article written about it for an aussie site? might affect theroar business model a touch.
nevertheless its obviously an emotive issue and im not going to engage with you further given the personal attack. I will say that i do see youre point of view and please understand that my posts arent the definitive end point on the issue.
The Wrap: The two massive power shifts shaping Australian and New Zealand rugby
no worries mate, individual criticism isnt a prblem, theres just a predictable extended pile on every reds article and i dont see it possible that he’s as bad as the collective crowd view and still be selected. i also know theres a prevailing wish out there for ex leaguies to not do well and they always get knocked down a level (how often do we see leaguies with wallaby careers described as failures).
anyway hope its not taken too personally, very much a comment on the collective.
full disclosure tbh im not watching the games this year so have to base on past seasons.
'Breathing life back into Australian rugby': How Reds revolution can supercharge several Wallaby careers
Js will need to go gangbusters to be given anything but a fail stamp for sure
'Breathing life back into Australian rugby': How Reds revolution can supercharge several Wallaby careers
Yes I know that’s a popular narrative. Coaches have their jobs riding on assessments like these so it’s curious that they seem to differ so much from the crowd view and I wonder where the reality lies
'Breathing life back into Australian rugby': How Reds revolution can supercharge several Wallaby careers
I’m sure there is a reason. Suspect it’s a bit not complex than anything suli himself can or can’t do
Perhaps there’s also a reason he keeps getting selected for shower and above to the mystification of those same people
'Breathing life back into Australian rugby': How Reds revolution can supercharge several Wallaby careers
Haha no matter how positive the situation no discussion about the reds would be complete without a crack at suli
'Breathing life back into Australian rugby': How Reds revolution can supercharge several Wallaby careers
Fair enough. Not world rugby at lower levels. Nevertheless i still think it’s pushing the friendship to use the challenge for political statement when the opposition have essentially universally taken the decision to respectfully stand and receive the challenge.
A little arrogant if the expectation is that they come forward and respecfully listen while the opposition raise a political point each game
The Wrap: The two massive power shifts shaping Australian and New Zealand rugby
Feel free to try and explain
The Wrap: The two massive power shifts shaping Australian and New Zealand rugby
world rugby have granted the time and dictated how it must be observed including opposition behaviour. its nothing to do with me. fair enough perhaps its different at super level.
any kind of challenge is fine. question whether oppositions need observe and respect the ‘challenge’ tho when its not actually a challenge but a statement about an issue that has nothing to do with them. maybe im misunderstanding the entirety of the message tho
The Wrap: The two massive power shifts shaping Australian and New Zealand rugby
For me an issue is that the time provided for the haka etc is for cultural respect and for them to lay down a challenge to the opposition.
Feel like using that time to make statement about specific current issues is pushing what that time has been granted for
The Wrap: The two massive power shifts shaping Australian and New Zealand rugby
When they make the call that running blindly into the space beneath someone who will be jumping (9 out of 10 ) could reasonably expect what happened
Game’s gone soft, huh? League's tough enough without dangerous incidents getting feather touch from judiciary