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I see Wayne Pivac has been given the elbow to be repaced by Gatland for the 6 Nations0
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Takes him out of the running for the England job then.0
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Hmmm Would have preferred Shaun Edwards, but he’s contracted to France for the time being.
Deffo didn’t want Eddie.
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I can't work out where they see it going after the 6 Nations. We'll get to see how good a job Gatland can do without Edwards, my guess is Edwards is what made the difference.0
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I’d like to see Warburton being brought into the setup with a view to moving into the coaching role. That said, the WRU are doing their usual trick of papering over the cracks and ignoring the subsidence in the foundations that are causing the cracks.0
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England need to sack Eddie. He is wasting the talent available, and constantly breaks players unnecessarily and pulls players into squads only to dump on them.ddraver said:Looks like Eddie is for the chop too.
At least Wayne and he can share a shipping crate back down south.
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Pretty sure that Steve Borthwick will be England coach at some point - not sure that's going to be before the WC. I had read last week that Gatland was open to being England coach for the 6N should Jones be binned off (obviously won't happen now) the other one I read was Ronan O'Gara . . . which I found surprisingddraver said:Which Experienced World Cup ready coach are we replacing him with?
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Jones gone.0
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Richard Cockerill in as interim coachWilier Izoard XP0
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On one hand I was surprised that his win ratio was so high (England’s best ever) then on the other hand I was surprised that winning 3 games out of every 4 is the highest ever as it doesn’t actually feel that prolific. That said I assume the second half of his tenure dented the stats quite a bit.0
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What has annoyed England fans isn't just the results, it's the terrible style of play, deliberately leaving out some players and picking other favourites who are off form, breaking players badly in training, and playing people out of position.0
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Hadn’t realised the SA teams were now included in the European competitions. That feels a bit ridiculous.0
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Totally agree. Totally ruins what was once a great competition, but then it was ruined when Leinster and the Fench teams started to totally dominate it.Pross said:Hadn’t realised the SA teams were now included in the European competitions. That feels a bit ridiculous.
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That was sticking a square peg in a round hole though. The coaching has been more of a success.
Best news is Finn Russell joining Bath!0 -
We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Return to base agent Jones, mission accomplished. 😉The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Found myself randomly watching the Racing 92 v Harlequins match yesterday. Very strange experience all round. From the indoor arena with artificial turf and the biggest screen ever behind one end to the match weirdness of Racing coming back to win when they had three players off for yellow cards and were 12 vs 15.0
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Surprised thyat there's been no commnet on here so far regarding the new tackle height law . . .
What do you folk think?Wilier Izoard XP0 -
It's how I was taught while at high school. Higher tackles lead to more serious injury.laurentian said:Surprised thyat there's been no commnet on here so far regarding the new tackle height law . . .
What do you folk think?
I see it as a good thing long term. Probably a more expansive game as well.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
The waist is too low and too hard to referee (and how many forwards have a waist anyway?!!!)
I thought youth rugby is is no contact above the armpit, and certainly no head contact. That seems a far more sensible maximum tackle height to me.
It is good that the ball carrier will have to take more responsibility for their body position too though - and not be allowed to lead with the forearm or elbow, whether close to the body or now.
Both Saracens cards at the w/end were in part due to the carrier's actions, which were dangerous.1 -
Is the tackle rule change just an RFU thing? It’s going to be odd on an international stage if their players are tackling differently to everyone else. Getting down that low is also going to be a challenge for tall players tackling short players head on and it also puts the tackler at higher risk of getting a knee in the head.
I assume the rule will be fairly loosely enforced with the aim of ensuring tackles stay well below the shoulders.
It’s good that head injuries are being taken seriously and governing bodies are looking to make changes to reduce risk but I’m not convinced this helps much.0 -
To be honest, having not played for a depressing amount of time, I can't really predict what it's going to do so I'm waiting and seeing.
It's going to suck when someone else breaks a tackle and scores in the last minute - "killing the game, pointless, may as well play touch" - but I suspect feelings will be different when"my" team does the exact same thing - "better game, flowing rugby, encouraging trys".We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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Rumours are global changes post world cup.Pross said:Is the tackle rule change just an RFU thing? It’s going to be odd on an international stage if their players are tackling differently to everyone else. Getting down that low is also going to be a challenge for tall players tackling short players head on and it also puts the tackler at higher risk of getting a knee in the head.
I assume the rule will be fairly loosely enforced with the aim of ensuring tackles stay well below the shoulders.
It’s good that head injuries are being taken seriously and governing bodies are looking to make changes to reduce risk but I’m not convinced this helps much.
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