About time we had a rugby World Cup thread?

[Hilts]

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My concern is based on the view that as players get bigger, it follows that collisions potentially get more dangerous, so the risk of brain damage gets greater. People talk about “punch drunk” boxers and I’d say it’s generally accepted that the repeated blows to the head a boxer who fights over a long career takes can lead to problems in later life, but I wonder if any research has been done into what the breakdown by weight is of fighters with brain damage? If I’m right about rugby injuries, you’d think heavyweight boxers would be the ones most affected - if they’re not, then I could be wrong about rugby head injuries.

Your wide of the mark with the comparison Bob.

Boxers throw less punches as you go up the divisions.

A heavyweight boxer wouldnt take the same amount of punches as a lower weight fighter.

What is comparable though is someone doesnt have the same cardiovascular fitness with the weight and muscle they put on.

Its insane that a simple rule of reducing the number of subs to say 3 hasnt been introduced. Loads of these giant robots cant last 60 minutes and some probably less than that. They know it as well. If players had to last the full 80 theyd have to lose muscle mass.

[Heathblue]

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Not a good idea having choirs singing the anthems, the Welsh anthem murdered.

[Wash DC Blue]

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Not a good idea having choirs singing the anthems, the Welsh anthem murdered.

Unbelievably bad.

[The Bloop]

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Not a good idea having choirs singing the anthems, the Welsh anthem murdered.

There hasn't been a decent anthem yet.

[Dave Blue]

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There hasn't been a decent anthem yet.

It’s not working, although it took a century to get the football crowd singing it in unison.

[ToTaL ITK]

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very intense game

[City123]

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Wales did very well to get in at half time still in the lead

Biggar fuming they didn't put the ball out there and rightly so. Been some strange decisions from Wales in this one

[Heathblue]

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Wales did very well to get in at half time still in the lead

Biggar fuming they didn't put the ball out there and rightly so. Been some strange decisions from Wales in this one

Desperately trying to get LRZ on the ball but safety 1st was the play, Biggar was right to be annoyed.

[the other bob wilson]

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Bigger was right,but if I was a teammate of his, I’d be asking about his tackling for the first try and he’s missed two kicks now (one of those was quite easy).

Can’t see us winning this unless we win about thirty per cent more ball than we did in the first half.

[BlueArmy 86]

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I think Wales have managed this well. The win should be safe follwowing that yellow/try. Been a decent game.

[City123]

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I think Wales have managed this well. The win should be safe follwowing that yellow/try. Been a decent game.

Agreed, a few odd minutes not long after the first try aside, Wales have managed this professionally

[The Bloop]

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Apart from a period in the first where the Welsh defence looked pretty disorganised,its been a decent performance.

[City123]

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Agreed, a few odd minutes not long after the first try aside, Wales have managed this professionally

And just as I say that, a silly yellow

[The Bloop]

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Heart in mouth when that pass went out.
Best game of the weekend.