The Silver Fern

Again caveated by me not really knowing what I’m talking about but the offloads in that second test felt more squidge aligned than the first.

I think the point that even a really quick ruck reduces the likelihood of scoring dramatically is a really interesting one.

Perhaps it’s like the ‘stale domination’ in football that plagued Arsene Wenger.

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He’s no doubt a full time rugby geek, but this is an online rugby forum so we’re all a bit guilty of that too .

Is it good take that the pop pass / offload high continuity game used to be the way the game was played down here (NZ) but isn’t so much now and the preference is for a quick ruck?

Is it deemed too risky / inaccurate?

Hey rugby brainiacs,

My idiot workmates and I have been talking about the 1 second ruck / pop pass described by Squidge Rugby on YouTube [here ] (

Assuming it’s what Les Frenchies will be bringing this week.

But me and my workmates don’t know what we are talking about so I’m asking here: Why is the offload / pop out of a tackle or ruck not the way super rugby is played? Surely we got the skillz? Wouldn’t this suit an up tempo AB style?