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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…
For me think is be sticking him at 12 and be the wrecking ball unit other countries have there. Best position for league second rowers
Rooster must remodel: Angus Crichton says he'd want to 'dominate' in rugby union - this is what he'd have to change
And not being able to enffect the rules
'We have to keep the essence of what rugby is about': All Black legend's worrying words of warning
Rugby desperately needs something like the six again rule.
Perhaps warning first a offence (not foul play) then penalty so penalties every second offence.
Or perhaps shirt arm with no scrum for offence other than foul play.
At the moment the refs have to decide whether to let the game flow or enforce the rules. Need a way to get both
'We have to keep the essence of what rugby is about': All Black legend's worrying words of warning
They run heaps and players stop in the line but they almost never call it. I don’t think fans realise enough how much it’s relied on and don’t make much noise. Suspect that officials are happy enough as it would make it harder to score tries and already too much stoppages and complexity
Obstruction turning a 'simple' game into complicated mess of decoys and defenders milking penalties
Agree on the non subjective being the way to go. I would probably tolerate a small amount by not awarding the penalty if the interfered defender doesn’t make sufficient effort to make the tackle. So fine if they get knocked over but if they fall over after a tap and don’t at least try and get across you don’t get rewarded. The difference should be fairly obvious
Obstruction turning a 'simple' game into complicated mess of decoys and defenders milking penalties
Yep a classic try assist
'Hang on': Forgotten Wallaby tipped for big year as Wright reveals 'biggest work-on'
Does far more good than bad over a game. He’s still a rookie at test remember
'Hang on': Forgotten Wallaby tipped for big year as Wright reveals 'biggest work-on'
Should make a lot of posters happy.
At least until they realise they’ll have to find something new to talk about after reds games
Vunivalu set to be dropped for Brumbies clash as Reds recall off-contract Wallabies star
It is careless because there is a way for him to have avoided head contact with more care.
I don’t think it’s all the tacklers responsibility. In this case I don’t think there’s much more Walsh could have done to reduce his risk (ducking would increase the risk)
Game’s gone soft, huh? League's tough enough without dangerous incidents getting feather touch from judiciary
Not really across the cnk/ Garrick one so I think one side of my mouth might be getting a raw deal there. Not sure how the may one has crept in here, let done being the main point
Game’s gone soft, huh? League's tough enough without dangerous incidents getting feather touch from judiciary
I can definitely see where you’re coming from but if one of them is jumping, running into that zone makes it very dangerous so they should have to jump or exercise some care when going beneath someone who is
Game’s gone soft, huh? League's tough enough without dangerous incidents getting feather touch from judiciary
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
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
first 2 minutes of the highlights is him playing 12 essentially exactly the way he can/should at the wallabies, there much more of the current player on show than when he’s at 13.
the stepping/pace tries involved some pretty ordinary defence and so you wouldn’t want to be using him for that anyway. wont work against better defences, he wont have gotten faster. he will have gotten stronger and more physical though (to account for some similarly bad tackling on those)
Rooster must remodel: Angus Crichton says he'd want to 'dominate' in rugby union - this is what he'd have to change