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Rugby World Cup 2023

flypanam said:
Public school based, and lack of super Rugby and international success. Plus League is the national sport.
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What?!

Rugby league isn't the national sport. That's cricket.

In terms of winter sports they're totally splintered between the states between league, union and aussie rules. You won't find many rugby players in Victoria.
 
two sheds said:
Ireland were definitely lucky with this - last play of the game again.

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I’ve done a little digging and if a maul goes to ground without the opposition obviously dragging it down, the ball carrier goes to ground and must release the ball immediately (the operative word in this instance) so the ref was right.

It’s law 16.17 d
 
aye let em on with his nonsense

thinks a world cup should happen in a fortnight and that HIA are a bad idea running the game

:hmm:
 
Ax^ said:
look up attendance of afl compared to cricket
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Er, have you been to Australia? It's commonly known hat the second most powerful person in the country is the captain of the national cricket side. Not the captain of Geelong.
 
Yes. Interestingly they still have one of the highest numbers of registered players of any country. 4th, with 230,000 or so (men's and women's game). Wales are 12th with a paltry 87,000 odd

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bendeus said:
Yes. Interestingly they still have one of the highest numbers of registered players of any country. 4th, with 230,000 or so (men's and women's game). Wales are 12th with a paltry 87,000 odd

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Rugby union countries with most registered players: Ready to know?

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www.therugbypaper.co.uk www.therugbypaper.co.uk
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So it's just down to the coach then :(
 
I was reading that the NRL has started setting up academies that link up to the public schools that have long been union's heartland. Because of its elevated profile/kudos in the national psyche I guess all the would-be Campeses, Larkhams, Lynaghs and Ealses are choosing grass shagging and therefore the quality of player reaching elite level is diminished due to a dwindling pool.


.... or maybe it's the coach😉
 
Are public schools public schools in Aus, or private schools like USA?

(mind you I'm not sure what the difference is myself anymore :confused: )
 
tbf though, I also like how Aus try to play. The dour efficiency of the big teams like England, SA and NZ can be hard to watch.
 
littlebabyjesus said:
tbf though, I also like how Aus try to play. The dour efficiency of the big teams like England, SA and NZ can be hard to watch.
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Yes. Even in the years of their steady decline they were able to produce superb, intelligent backs with real panache and wonderful back rowers, even when the engine room was a bit dodge. Now, they don't even seem to have that and as such aren't able to execute the intricate, thrilling rugby that had become their trademark
 
Petcha said:
Er, have you been to Australia? It's commonly known hat the second most powerful person in the country is the captain of the national cricket side. Not the captain of Geelong.
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hmm how many Aussie play football compared to how many play cricket

bogans play afl and attend afl

rick cunts like in England go to the cricket
 
Nah, cricket is a mass attendance sport in Aus. Huge crowds for test matches and for the Big Bash as well. And they set their ticket prices at a tiny fraction of prices in England. It's not a class thing.

Aussie rules is where it's at, though. that's what fills the MCG.
 
Strikes me in my relative ignorance that International cricket is a religion there in much the same way that international rugby is here. That passion doesn't translate downwards so much, though.
 
bendeus said:
Strikes me in my relative ignorance that International cricket is a religion there in much the same way that international rugby is here. That passion doesn't translate downwards so much, though.
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Half true. More people play cricket in Aus than in England-Wales, despite having half the population, so the grassroots is healthy. There's a reason they're consistently better than England.

I think some sports just take more commitment to play than others if you're a recreational player. Rugby surely takes more commitment than football, for instance. And NZ have shown that you can dominate rugby with a smaller player base if that player base is committed.
 
littlebabyjesus said:
Half true. More people play cricket in Aus than in England-Wales, despite having half the population, so the grassroots is healthy. There's a reason they're consistently better than England.

I think some sports just take more commitment to play than others if you're a recreational player. Rugby surely takes more commitment than football, for instance. And NZ have shown that you can dominate rugby with a smaller player base if that player base is committed.
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Agree. And if it has no winter sport competition for that potential player base or attendances/viewership
 
I'm not a coach, but in team sports rugby football etc you always need a spine of experienced players to help bring younger ones on. This seems to be a principle for all teams that have ongoing sustained success. I think this is especially true of rugby which is a complicated game , before you get into the vagaries of reffing preferences etc.

Eddie jettisoned that and Aus are paying the price for him takjng that risk. There is a reason why World Cup winning teams have a high number of caps in their sides.

2/3 very experienced players could have made a massive difference to the campaign for them.

A bit like France a few years back , rugby needs a strong Aussie team.
 
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