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I agree with your sentiment, and I'm not trying to pick holes in your argument, but just a few things to consider: As @PhilClinton said, the complexity of rugby requires an element of 'grey' in the rules - we saw the effects of trying to be too black and white when the revised head contact...

With RA? I'm not sure it was ever confirmed, but the presence of Harvey Norman as a sponsor and their appearances on RA socials would suggest that they were. If they were, obviously they were given a pretty long leash - which is possibly why they aren't being renewed...

Two and two would suggest neither RA nor GBR were willing to renew? Seems an interesting choice considering it was seemingly a big success, but happy they're persisting

Each to their own, but I think it looks pretty good. Tbh it's just nice that the Reds have found a way to incorporate some different designs into their kits, while still being able to maintain their traditional strip. Agree with @PhilClinton that it doesn't really look like Reds merch.

Edit: meant to chuck this into the jersey's thread, but I guess here will do. Technically it's not a jersey anyway...

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Would be a big loss if true - but the silver lining is that we aren't exactly scant on promising wingers.

SBW adds a level of diversity to the team over and above his cultural heritage - has a bit of joker about him, uses language and has an attitude which connects more with younger audiences, etc.

Oh yeah, I forgot they had that in their arsenal already. I'm happy with what Stan's doing for rugby, but competition can only be a good thing.

Amazon officially entering live sports in a reasonably big way https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-04/icc-signs-streaming-deal-for-cricket-world-cups-champions-trophy/103187662

Surprised we haven't cracked 2hungy yet tbh

https://reds.rugby/news/santos-festival-of-rugby-returns-to-roma-in-2024-2023124?fbclid=IwAR2XSuf2SgIymO09fQYDIsOrcQUCNnm9O3qm5MiFEHlqUU5O8kRyE7pzQkk

Yeah I've got the same thoughts re: Hoiles. I actually wouldn't mind seeing Cheika involved again either

Alana cops a lot of undue criticism - I won't speculate as to why... - but I feel she's really come into her own in the last season or two. She probably isn't as 'polished' as the others who have been doing it much longer, but as you said, her analysis is usually solid. Really hoping Hoops and...

Thanks for sharing, great insights. Looking at the tackle descriptives table, it's pretty encouraging to see that >85% of tackles analysed were acceptable across all grades, given that this was the first year of a considerable change. Obviously some ways to go, but that'll come with time...

Yeah that's my understanding of potential severity as well, but my hunch was more around the frequency of head-to-head contact vs head-to-knee. Again, not based on any stats, but I feel lazy tackles and attempts at big shots (resulting in head-to-head) are more common than the low positioning...

Definitely agree - my hunch, however, is that head-on-head was the more likely of the two red zones given a player is more likely to go too high in a tackle, rather than too low. If we're changing the definition of what 'too high' looks like, hopefully that leads to improvement even in lazier...

I feel like tackler-on-tackler head clashes now being the (seemingly) most prevalent/notable is a direct result of the reduction in tackler-on-ballcarrier thanks to the recent law changes. Obviously can't remove all risk of head clashes, but lowering the risk of higher-impact clashes - such as...

Wow - regardless of opinion on the change, I'm pretty surprised they've actually implemented it so quickly. I wonder whether the ultimate goal is to promote union as a 'safer' game than league to help appease parents.

Based on his GBRA performances, a broadcaster would have to have a LOT of faith in his abilities to self-regulate before they put him on a live feed