BrumJim
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It's Rugby. It's up to the player to sort out their own issues.
2015 Rugby World Cup **Potential spoilers**
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gavgav
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May have done
. Hope she enjoyed it as much as we did
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
And as in all walks of professional life what if those issues are as a result of incompetant management....?
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I glanced at The Standard this evening and there was a word or two from Damian Hopley, who is the CEO of the Rugby Players Association. Can't remember the exact words, but it was alluding to a fish: it rots from the top down...
Here it is!
Dayvo
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I disagree with that.
After the infamous Ashes series last played in Australia, everyone under-performed. Pietersen was the top run scorer for England:
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/the-a...ing/most_runs_career.html?id=7899;type=series
The reason he was dropped was political/personal.
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User482
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Nearly as crap as the rest of them...which was my point. People will tolerate a PITA if there's a significant benefit to the team.
midliferider
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What English Rugby team need is not a new coach/ players but a mathematician.
If England has taken that penalty and draw the match, we will be in quarter finals.
With Australia, if they had taken a penalty when the score was 3-10, it may have had a different outcome.
In all sports, it is very important to have a mathematical mind to plan strategy.
If England has taken that penalty and draw the match, we will be in quarter finals.
With Australia, if they had taken a penalty when the score was 3-10, it may have had a different outcome.
In all sports, it is very important to have a mathematical mind to plan strategy.
Billy Wizz
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Where would you play him.?
martint235
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The kick for touch wasn't the problem. It showed ambition and a will to win. The resultant line out also wasn't a problem.
The usual response to a line out maul is for the defensive team to attempt to drive it back. England's problem was that, in the last minute of the match, they didn't imagine that Wales would drive them sideways and into touch. Schoolboy error.
Last night Tonga kicked for touch but made sure they drove their maul in field first and then forward
The usual response to a line out maul is for the defensive team to attempt to drive it back. England's problem was that, in the last minute of the match, they didn't imagine that Wales would drive them sideways and into touch. Schoolboy error.
Last night Tonga kicked for touch but made sure they drove their maul in field first and then forward
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User33236
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Wonder who we will get in the quarters?
Either way it will be a tough game.
Either way it will be a tough game.
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Hogg should have been yellow carded for a (perhaps try saving) deliberate knock-on in the second half. Cheat.
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User33236
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Unfortunately your opinion differs from the referee and the TMO (not that it means they are correct) but they saw no issue worthy of a yellow card. So be it.
Dayvo
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Can't imagine you'd be that philosophical about it IF Scotland lost the final under similar circumstances.
I await eagerly.
The Scottish commentator was doing a good impersonation of his English counterparts. About 4 minutes remaining with Scotland leading by 10 points in what had been a roller coaster of a match, he comes away with the dismissive "Samoa have contributed a lot to this match". Cue a converted try by Samoa, and a very nail biting last few minutes. Great game though, and Scotland have done well to get this far. They might well come unstuck against Wales or Australia.
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Your eagerness need wait no longerCan't imagine you'd be that philosophical about it IF Scotland lost the final under similar circumstances.
I await eagerly.
Yes Rugby has instances where decisions are me made that may or may not wrong but, in the grand scheme of things the combination of referee, TMO, and has been seen in this tournament, replays within the stadium all combine to a state where they are minimised, if not excluded based upon interpretation.
At the end of the day the manner in which a match is governed is much much more uniform than say football so I am happy to abide by those decisions. Should a decision be made, which I believe to have been wrong, that have cost Scotland the game then so be it. I am sure that a 100% neutral observed may also spot wrong descision, that may have benefited Scotland, that were 'wrong'.
PS us get to the final? Seriously? Lol
