Reds v Sharks, Rnd 5 2020, Lang Park Sat 29 7:15 EDST
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Andrew Slack (58)
Go on
Have go at his real name
Retshegofaditswe 'Tshego' Nché
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ox_Nché
To get a hint of how the "ch" is pronounced, listen for the clicking sound in this video.
So it's N"click"e
Even thgouh I understand quite a bit of isi-Xhosa, I can't really make the sound properly
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Alan Cameron (40)
It seems some of us are having trouble adapting to the idea of a capable squad and resting players for their long term health. Harry Hocking is a more than adequate replacement for Angus Blyth and is a bloody giant of a man. We can't expect our best side, and no one outside the Reds knows what that is, to trot out ever week and perform at 100%.
Management have taken a lot of care in determining who needs a rest and if starting from the bench or sitting in the stands is the best course. We all don't need to complain every week when one of our favs doesn't make the team.
Management have taken a lot of care in determining who needs a rest and if starting from the bench or sitting in the stands is the best course. We all don't need to complain every week when one of our favs doesn't make the team.
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
Is load management really that important in a 16 game competition where each team gets two byes and only plays once a week? I'm not complaining about the Hockings selection by the way, genuinely prefer him over Blythe. The concept of load management is being raised more and more in sports, its a big topic at the moment again the NBA who play a coast to coast 82 game + potential playoffs season, so I can see it being valid there. But I'm not so sold on load management being as crucial in our current competition, aside from players who are carrying injuries.
Finsbury Girl
Trevor Allan (34)
Hockings is a freak. Would be one of the first names on my team sheet.
Zero_Cool
Arch Winning (36)
It's not a fair comparison to suggest the NBA is even remotely close to the physical toll a game of Rugby takes on a body. If nothing else an NBA game goes for around 48 minuets, and has free substitutions, a typical NBA player doesn't play more than 20 to 30 min a game. The physical toll on the body generally increases at an increasing rate, so playing 40 min over 20 min would more than double the required recovery time, and 80 min would be even more than double the recovery for 40 min. Then add in that the NBA is largely non-contact, and that the NBA make extensive use of load management.
Load management probably isn't strictly necessary, but it's a good policy when you have depth and don't lose too much when you use it.
Load management probably isn't strictly necessary, but it's a good policy when you have depth and don't lose too much when you use it.
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
Maybe not load factor, but fatigue is certainly a factor they need to manage on a week to week basis, especially when you consider the additional travel burden placed on the Reds over the last 4 weeks travelling all across the world.
This is where rotation is critical, especially for the big forwards in the team who are taking a lot of contact, they’re de-training through the season because they never get enough by time to recover and then load up again before the game.
