European Club Rugby
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@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
Nah, don’t agree with that. Too much licence for off field personnel to interfere. May as well have them on the field.
What do you mean?
OK. One scenario could be that the ball goes off the filed just outside the defending 22, ball ends up 10m further on. Non player sends the different ball to the attacking full back or winger in their own 22 giving a lot of space, without giving the defending side a chance to contest the line out. At least with the same ball there is a better chance to make it contestable.
Ok can't say I see the issue there at all. If that's such a great tactic why don't teams do it when the ball is in play? How many teams do you see winning a lineout in the opposition half and then hiffing it to their fullback in their own 22 "giving a lot of space"?
At my old club, lots of times. Never works out though. Might be to do with lower levels of fitness...
Can't say I've ever seen it before at all - and to be pedantic, you could do similar now - player gets the same ball and throws the ball in to his teammate standing in their own 22 from halfway. Why you'd do that I have no idea.
If you can't win line out for love nor money...
Right - so it's just quick throws you have an issue with? I'm not sure what bearing the ball being the same ball has on that...
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@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
Nah, don’t agree with that. Too much licence for off field personnel to interfere. May as well have them on the field.
What do you mean?
OK. One scenario could be that the ball goes off the filed just outside the defending 22, ball ends up 10m further on. Non player sends the different ball to the attacking full back or winger in their own 22 giving a lot of space, without giving the defending side a chance to contest the line out. At least with the same ball there is a better chance to make it contestable.
Ok can't say I see the issue there at all. If that's such a great tactic why don't teams do it when the ball is in play? How many teams do you see winning a lineout in the opposition half and then hiffing it to their fullback in their own 22 "giving a lot of space"?
At my old club, lots of times. Never works out though. Might be to do with lower levels of fitness...
Can't say I've ever seen it before at all - and to be pedantic, you could do similar now - player gets the same ball and throws the ball in to his teammate standing in their own 22 from halfway. Why you'd do that I have no idea.
If you can't win line out for love nor money...
Right - so it's just quick throws you have an issue with? I'm not sure what bearing the ball being the same ball has on that...
Not against quick throws at all, I did mention earlier that I’m happy with the current flexibility there. My point, such as it is, is that if you retain the same ball law with the no touching, you are usually going to be taking the quick throw closer to where the ball went out, thus giving more chance for the opposition to get into a contestable position.
The main thing that I feel Union has over league is that all aspects of the game are in theory contestable.
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@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
Nah, don’t agree with that. Too much licence for off field personnel to interfere. May as well have them on the field.
What do you mean?
OK. One scenario could be that the ball goes off the filed just outside the defending 22, ball ends up 10m further on. Non player sends the different ball to the attacking full back or winger in their own 22 giving a lot of space, without giving the defending side a chance to contest the line out. At least with the same ball there is a better chance to make it contestable.
Ok can't say I see the issue there at all. If that's such a great tactic why don't teams do it when the ball is in play? How many teams do you see winning a lineout in the opposition half and then hiffing it to their fullback in their own 22 "giving a lot of space"?
At my old club, lots of times. Never works out though. Might be to do with lower levels of fitness...
Can't say I've ever seen it before at all - and to be pedantic, you could do similar now - player gets the same ball and throws the ball in to his teammate standing in their own 22 from halfway. Why you'd do that I have no idea.
If you can't win line out for love nor money...
Right - so it's just quick throws you have an issue with? I'm not sure what bearing the ball being the same ball has on that...
Not against quick throws at all, I did mention earlier that I’m happy with the current flexibility there. My point, such as it is, is that if you retain the same ball law with the no touching, you are usually going to be taking the quick throw closer to where the ball went out, thus giving more chance for the opposition to get into a contestable position.
The main thing that I feel Union has over league is that all aspects of the game are in theory contestable.
Can't be touched by own squad member then (which includes support and coaching staff).
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@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
@Bones said in NH club rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:
Nah, don’t agree with that. Too much licence for off field personnel to interfere. May as well have them on the field.
What do you mean?
OK. One scenario could be that the ball goes off the filed just outside the defending 22, ball ends up 10m further on. Non player sends the different ball to the attacking full back or winger in their own 22 giving a lot of space, without giving the defending side a chance to contest the line out. At least with the same ball there is a better chance to make it contestable.
Ok can't say I see the issue there at all. If that's such a great tactic why don't teams do it when the ball is in play? How many teams do you see winning a lineout in the opposition half and then hiffing it to their fullback in their own 22 "giving a lot of space"?
At my old club, lots of times. Never works out though. Might be to do with lower levels of fitness...
Can't say I've ever seen it before at all - and to be pedantic, you could do similar now - player gets the same ball and throws the ball in to his teammate standing in their own 22 from halfway. Why you'd do that I have no idea.
If you can't win line out for love nor money...
Right - so it's just quick throws you have an issue with? I'm not sure what bearing the ball being the same ball has on that...
Not against quick throws at all, I did mention earlier that I’m happy with the current flexibility there. My point, such as it is, is that if you retain the same ball law with the no touching, you are usually going to be taking the quick throw closer to where the ball went out, thus giving more chance for the opposition to get into a contestable position.
The main thing that I feel Union has over league is that all aspects of the game are in theory contestable.
Can't be touched by own squad member then (which includes support and coaching staff).
Or supporter, or false flag supporter, or a supporter of another team that might benefit, or a conspiracy theorist. Wait. What?
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@Snowy said in NH club rugby:
@Rapido said in NH club rugby:
Weird.
I think hooker is 2nd most important position after first-five.Got to get your own lineout ball.
4 and 5 at the top of the list...
I suppose the theory is that if the target is good enough they can get anyone to throw it?
I reckon it's supply and demand. Quality locks are hard to find.
7 is low there because there are fuckloads of them. I'm surprised wingers are high. -
@mariner4life said in NH club rugby:
@Snowy said in NH club rugby:
@Rapido said in NH club rugby:
Weird.
I think hooker is 2nd most important position after first-five.Got to get your own lineout ball.
4 and 5 at the top of the list...
I suppose the theory is that if the target is good enough they can get anyone to throw it?
I reckon it's supply and demand. Quality locks are hard to find.
7 is low there because there are fuckloads of them. I'm surprised wingers are high.As far as lineouts go, yeah, easier to teach a guy to throw than teach him to get taller. (I had to rephrase that several times - "grow a foot" sounds like he was missing one or an additional one to the current two.)
Wingers - glory boy attention seekers fooling wealthy club owners who know little about rugby?
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@Snowy said in NH club rugby:
Wingers - glory boy attention seekers fooling wealthy club owners who know little about rugby?
He says, after watching the fern have a meltdown all year whenever Bridge and Barrett were thrown on the wing. Was there a more talked about position? I don't think blindside even came close.
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@Bones We'll bitch about every position, even the bench. You know that.
Throw in some irrational provincial allegiances and you have the fern having a "discussion".However yes, probably was the most talked about position and strangely enough because most agreed that neither should have been there. That would have them well down pay per position list in most peoples eyes I think, but it is unlikely that many here own rugby clubs.
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Josaia Raisuqe lifting the ref like he's Simba is hilarious, despite it resulting in a red card.
"Thou shalt not touch the ref!!" Even if it happens at the final whistle.
Even the official Pro D2 account has added the song from the Lion King (in French):
Apparently, the coach from Nevers wasn't so happy with Raisuqe's impersonation of Rafiki.
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@Stargazer think a YC and reprimand would have been sufficient, assume a RC there is a visit to judiciary as well?
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@taniwharugby Yep, not sure what sanction may be imposed. The rule that you can't touch the ref isn't written for a situation like this (celebration of the team's win). Any ban seems over the top.
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@taniwharugby so good too see those cheats not prosper. Sadly just a friendly
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@Stargazer morons, out of touch as always
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he's off the ground, i seem to remember that being a penalty?
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@mariner4life I approve of it not being called. Don't jump for passes if you don't want to be exposed.
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@Tim said in NH club rugby:
@mariner4life I approve of it not being called. Don't jump for passes if you don't want to be exposed.
oh totally, i was just bringing up a bitter past episode
that's a good shot on a poor sucker given an awful pass
