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Test cricket is a different beast. Again though, if you slow your over rate down and slow your run rate down, playing not to lose as opposed to playing to win, you deserve criticism. Lets be honest these negative tactics stem from england, whether it be rugby or cricket and you can admire...

Lol nice gif, rather appropriate in the circumstances.

I don't think you need to break the line every time, but u need to run as if you are, or at the least have the defence questioning whether you are trying to. The isolation argument I'm not huge on , if you can break the line and get into the backfield your support should be with u and your...

I agree it isn't league, I don't think league teams play perfect or should be copied exactly, the spacing of defenders are different and obviously the attack keeps that in mind. some clubs continually run the play where the hooker or half runs a few steps sideways then gives the ball to the...

thanks mate :D

I one hundred percent agree with runs designed to get the defence retreating and give the attack some momentum and the defence opportunity to make mistakes and be isolated. However, it is how you build that momentum , where perhaps we differ. IMO you don't build it by picking the ball of the...

No, it is to slice through, wherever the defence is not going to adequately cover whether that's wide or running straight up the guts or a certain angle or whatever. But the fat bloke who is not trying to break the line but simply getting tackled to get started another ruck or maul and hope for...

And it's stuck to this day... Impressive...

Yeah I know Super Rugby is professional, and it depends who is playing but they still tend to fuck about a bit more often then Shute shield... And less so in tests, I get the higher the level the higher the risk. But I'm just observing from a speed and entertainment pov.

At the amateur level rugby appears to be played much faster at least from what I've seen. Even Super Rugby is faster then test level and light years faster then northern rugby. In terms of ball recycle speed. But given the nature of the thread my reference was in respect of the pro levels. Fatties is...

They have evolved to a stage where they are very different sports. But if a thread is discussing league or union converts it is inevitable that the skills the sport requires and held by the athletes would be robustly discussed.

You are welcome anytime :) It's just simple math really you have a ptb of about 2-4 seconds in that time u get back your ten, then in the time the attack takes you on u have to move up and make the tackle. This happens play after play In union - taking out the time when the fat blokes are...

Didn't watch much if him in league or union. Wasn't my type of player.

Are you seriously suggesting you have more time in league to set your defence. Lmao. And with respect league is not same versus ... they will try and beat you on the inside and outside, and run far more lines across the grain then in union where they try and beat you on the outside 99 percent...

League schoolboys might not be switching over because union does not have the resources of 16 clubs to throw money at them, with only 5 professional clubs there is less demand for up and coming players as their is in league. I think with a union forward, you need a fat bloke to roll around the...

Banning people who play league from participating in union. Worked for union last time, lol. IMO the aru would be better off getting more kids involved in league and then buying the best back so they have a chance to beat the all blacks as it stands the wallabies don't hit hard enough nor...

This is a funny post. That said if the growth of rugby in America is primarily tag I imagine it is more similar to league then proper union, like touch, (assuming its oztag) which really is more an advertisement for league.

Gippsland has a rugby league club according to google if your interested

If only the english RU let players get paid back in the day everything would be sweet.

TBH it would be great for GPS and CAS to have more of a focus on sevens, touch, rugby league and alternatives to union that still involve union skills especially outside of winter. For one it would make there union team stronger, it would give the students a bit more value given the shitload of...