General Rugby Discussion 3

I think in all materiality they were only about 27k over the salary cap and were able to demonstrate that it was accidental rather than constructive ommission.

I read that earlier it seems mainly based around kicks, they use the data to give stats on who’s pushing their kicks and things like height and hang time. The tv company’s will probably be quite annoying with uninteresting stuff but the coaches will probably get useable info from it.

I feel like the prophet of doom the last few days, but nevertheless..

Very sadly, a member of the Scottish Parliament RC, parliamentary assistant David Hill, died on the field while facing the Oireachtas team here in Dublin over the weekend. His passing is reported not to have been connected to a rugby injury or contact on the field.

May he rest in peace.

I can’t be positive but reading between the lines I think someone is not keen on that school. There appears to be a call to arms, if we get together we can crush rock before the rainy season comes.

With Spain qualifying to the WC , anyone know how popular the game is ther , similar to Italy ?

great to see, rugby expanding through Europe.

The winger kind of leaned a bit toward him right at the end but I’d say that’s more a reaction of knowing he was getting hit high, defender didn’t even dip, he was just relying on knocking him over in a collision.

'Got to be a place' for 20-minute red card (rte.ie)

Here's more of it. Not sure how behaviours will ever change if we don't seriously sanction dangerous play.

I don't think the 20 minute period had any bearing on the red card being given.

On the second point, yes a 2nd minute red card does unequally affect a team versus a 69th minute card but conversely, if the fouled team loses a player for the rest of the game in the 2nd minute versus in the 69th minute it unequally affects them as they could lose one of their key players for essentially the full game and any game plan is out the window. So in that regard, that's the price paid for a serious foul.

Hypothetically say Sexton is KO'd after two minutes and can't return, likely on the shelf for a couple of weeks and could miss next cup game. Top tier opposition player red carded and team serves twenty minutes with a man down, concede a handful of points but then are able to bring on an equally capable replacement for their red carded player - who now has the advantage for the last 60 minutes? Of course, I'm not saying anyone is intending to get carded, but its the unintended consequences here.

Admittedly its an imperfect solution in some regards or scenarios but the moment we're starting to feel like teams who have potentially seriously injured other players are being "hard done-by", we've lost the battle entirely.

Reached a point me arsse its been happening in all contact sport sice forever.

What else does targeting mean ?

If Sexton had to leave the field the opposition would be delighted and they know full well that "targeting" him can bring that about.

You're very naive if you think it's not going on.

So players no longer smash their elbow into a players face. Stamp on players, gouge players, cause concussion inducing injuries ?

But yet they do.