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who likes rugby union?
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| OLi_A |
| i just want to see how many ta's out there like rugby union as much as i do because i have not seen it mentioned anywhere |
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| eLe_vatE |
| Well yeh watch 6 nations sometimes and stuff, I used to play but then injured the same knee twice :sadgreen: |
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| G K Murray |
I don't like
EGG CHASING!!!!!!!! |
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| Nightmonger |
| I think it's a nice sport but i'm a football addicted so no time to spend on it :p |
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| Mallard |
| I played in Northampton Saints youth setup, then I got my legs crushed by a one-and-a-half ton generator falling from a reasonable height, so I kinda stopped playing. |
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| OLi_A |
it is the greatest sport in the world
alot of english tranceaddicts
i think the english dont like it as much as football because its the only game they cant beat australia at. wait there is also cricket and rugby league. its funny to see a country that cant dominate a sport it pioneered.
i will discount the last lossess against england cause they dont count. |
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| eLe_vatE |
| quote: | Originally posted by OLi_A
it is the greatest sport in the world
alot of english tranceaddicts
i think the english dont like it as much as football because its the only game they cant beat australia at. wait there is also cricket and rugby league. its funny to see a country that cant dominate a sport it pioneered.
i will discount the last lossess against england cause they dont count. |
we're ranked no.2 in the world in rugby, ahead of Australia, and we beat you, so shutup :p |
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| OLi_A |
ranking doesn't mean anything
two different hemispheres playing two different games
bloody northern hemisphere refereeing is hopeless, too much whistleblowing
if england played australia in a more free flowing match theyd have no hope
the aussies only lost because the video ref missed the knock on
id rank england as fourth best nation under australia, new zealand and dare i say it france
GO THE WALLABIES!! |
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| Mallard |
| quote: | Originally posted by OLi_A
ranking doesn't mean anything
two different hemispheres playing two different games
bloody northern hemisphere refereeing is hopeless, too much whistleblowing
if england played australia in a more free flowing match theyd have no hope
the aussies only lost because the video ref missed the knock on
id rank england as fourth best nation under australia, new zealand and dare i say it france
GO THE WALLABIES!! |
Australia would benefit from free-flowing rugby more than england? Lol mate, I think you have your wires crossed - allow me to explain:
England's attacking platform is based around that old "Total Rugby" idea with backs and forwards interchangable at all loose situations. Almost all of their attacking ball is quick ruck ball, and they often interchange positions within the backline so as to change the poitn of attack from narrow to wide quicker.
They throw more miss passes than anyone else in the game. Their success over the last few years has been based on a platform of creating quick ball over 2 or three phases and then moving the ball to the wing as quickly as possible. They prefer control of possesion to territory (last match against Australia, England had somewhere in the region of 75% of the ball), and consider running a more effective way to gain control of a game than kicking.
Australia, on the other hand, suffer from an alarming short-sightedness in their play. They place so muich stock in Gregan, Larkham, and whichever of the bash boys wants to play at 12 that they regularly forget to give the ball to anyone outside of that line (except to Andrew Walker for a big Aussie-rules punt).
Their platform is based almost solely around short breakdown ball to big runners like Toutai Kefu and Owen Finegan. Their forwards lack the collective ability of teams like England and France to recycle ball, and rely heavily on George Smith (a tactic which was shown to be very ineffective against England and France, who merely targeted him rather than the ball, and therefore maintained control of the loose ball).
New Zealand, France and England are the only teams with the ambition to take advantage of free-flowing conditions. Australia are limited to a "one-out and then Kick it" philosophy which bears little resemblance to the provincial tactics in the Super 12. If Australia hope to beat an on-form England next year, they would be well-advised to catch up with the rest of the international heavyweights and develop a greater diversity in their strategy, because they have become wholly predictable. |
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| OLi_A |
as you may not have realised i was commenting on the ideology of referees in the two different hemispheres
there is nothing wrong with playing the bash offense and i dont think that australia do it all the time
they havent played any matches this year so i cant say how they are at the moment but if they follow the australian super 12 style then they will be unbeatable.
ill concede to the fact that australian football has been relatively defense minded and pretty static, but that would be eddie jones fault
i mean if you were playin in front of an english crowd then you would be playin defensively and looking for territory instead.
but again, the two different hemispheres play two different games
i hope nz can pull themselves together for the world cup |
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