Scarfman
Knitter of the Scarf
Antony, I agree. There are a couple of really good questions that almost got debated fairly: (1) when does the tackle end and the ruck start; and (2) what is the status of the pillar/wall issue that was identified by the iRB as something to crack down on this year.
But each party has to take on the other party's opinion in good faith. In the previous laws thread I tried very hard to give Dam0's viewpoint about tackles vs rucks a fair airing. But he repeatedly failed to engage with the criticisms of his view. A dozen people told him that the situation we were talking about was a ruck, and he just kept telling us that if we read Law 15 we'd change our minds.
He also directed remarks to me personally several times before I finally took the bait.
One of the most important values of G&GR (if I can still speak on that point) is that the place is fair to all nationalities. But that is made very difficult by posters who absolutely refuse to acknowledge any criticism of their national side. I'd go as far as saying that if you can't acknowledge the errors of your own club/province/nation then you are wasting the time of everyone else on this board.
But each party has to take on the other party's opinion in good faith. In the previous laws thread I tried very hard to give Dam0's viewpoint about tackles vs rucks a fair airing. But he repeatedly failed to engage with the criticisms of his view. A dozen people told him that the situation we were talking about was a ruck, and he just kept telling us that if we read Law 15 we'd change our minds.
He also directed remarks to me personally several times before I finally took the bait.
One of the most important values of G&GR (if I can still speak on that point) is that the place is fair to all nationalities. But that is made very difficult by posters who absolutely refuse to acknowledge any criticism of their national side. I'd go as far as saying that if you can't acknowledge the errors of your own club/province/nation then you are wasting the time of everyone else on this board.