Courtesy of Punditarena.com Well, another weekend, another step backwards for the game of rugby. Bundee Aki was sent off for tackling. Yes, I suppose his shoulder inadvertently made contact with the head but if he were any lower the ball carrier would have made contact with Bundee's head. It would have been hard to imagine … Continue reading Picks and Penalties
Not a ruck...not a breakdown...just a tackle. It's all very well criticising referees for their obvious shortcomings on the pitch. But without offering a solution its little more than a ranty bitch session. The law makers saw fit back in the 90s to stop penalising players that went off their feet at a breakdown. It … Continue reading The Solution to Rugby’s Woes
Super Rugby kicks off tonight... The footy season kicks off tonight with the Highlanders taking on the Crusaders. I'm sure the woke brigade will still worried about The Crusades and the Crusaders having a negative appropriation towards various parts of society. If that's the case then the Highlanders and their warring past will worry them. … Continue reading How not to get bored with Super Rugby
I read the news this morning. I even watched that nauseating pair on channel one. The sports news had a rugby story leading on everything I watched/read. No surprises you say! You'd be right - however, the Southern Hemisphere's premier club competition has its semi finals this weekend in what could be some great battles … Continue reading Pooper Rugby
This week we see the start of the Super 139,998,493,278,323 finals series where teams will be knocked out of the competition and we will eventually have a winner. A few points have come up of late - some new some not-so-new. It appears the equal opportunity employers, South African Rugby, have decided to throw two … Continue reading Why make it complicated?
The proposal isn't just wrong. It's a whole club sandwich of wrongness, made up of many delectable layers of stupid. So, the talk is that Japan is winning the race to getting the 18th Super Rugby side. Jesus, fucking Christ. Let's think how far we can dilute the very bread of our own rugby - … Continue reading The proposal isn’t just wrong…..
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