The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
The tournament overall has been great, but BDA is right about the offside line. Too many rush defences are constantly offside and it kills a lot of the good aspects of rugby.
It’s also the fact that the referees allow players to enter from the side, slow the ball off their feet (usually while bridging), and fall on the wrong side of the ruck, which allows the defensive line to reset.The tournament overall has been great, but BDA is right about the offside line. Too many rush defences are constantly offside and it kills a lot of the good aspects of rugby.
The tournament overall has been great, but BDA is right about the offside line. Too many rush defences are constantly offside and it kills a lot of the good aspects of rugby.
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This kind of rugby in this modern era is not sustainable.
One poor game and you want to change everything. The rest of the tournament has been bloody excellent.
The only thing that really needs changing is scrum resets.
Leave the rest alone. It is a game with a set of rules that allows for different styles to challenge each other. May WE NEVER change that or we need up with a cookie cutter shitshow like the NRL.
Trust me I nearly lost my mind watching last night BUT I know SA will not stick to this style going forward. Rassie had 16 months and big forwards and decided this is the best plan for us. Guess what? It worked. They are in the final against most people's expectations. That speaks for itself. England, NZ, Aus, Ireland have had eyars with the same coaches, same players to work on a style of play. SA came out of an absolute mess. Erasmus is a smart cookie. He decided this is our best chance. That is SUPER debatable but Rassie has pinned his flag in that mast for all to see.
"As for the Boks, they've had the same problem the whole world cup.they don't seem to know how to score points once they have the ball in the other side's half." - does Rassie Erasmus see a problem here? I don't think he does. See above,
Creative play will be rewarded in the long run. Smash, kick and bash is a short term strategy that does not deliver consistent results any longer.
Leave the rules alone. See this for what it is. One team in a very specific situation.
Not pinged, except when Kepu did it!
Willi got pinged last night too.
Willi got pinged last night too.
It’s also the fact that the referees allow players to enter from the side, slow the ball off their feet (usually while bridging), and fall on the wrong side of the ruck, which allows the defensive line to
reset.