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Lardy isn't insulting anyone, neither are the Doctors-consultants quoted in the Article. They're just saying that it there may well be other factors that can contribute towards the health of the brain deteriorating. They're not saying that their opinion is final, they're saying that it could be a bit more complex than people think.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
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.
Why arn't teams playing in their traditional colours......when there is no clash.
eg France v NZ
South Africa v Scotland
..even really England v Argentina
...will Wales play in red this evening?
Partly to help those with colour blindness I think, so they try to have 1 team in a light coloured kit and 1 in a dark kit. In a year or 2 Wales v Ireland won't be red v green anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maurice Swan
Not sure about that as the shorts would be different...The SA colours are horrible and don't SEEM like SA..>!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Watched the first game, Englands and the jocks, and its a bit of a kick-and-chase fest.
I have grown up with rugby but if you are trying to sell the game to a wider public it is boring, stop, stop and a few more of a stop game with so many rules you need to be a local government officer or a solicitor to enjoy the pedantry of the rule book
If its your game you love it, but its a niche minority sport with enough old-school tie products to ensure it's kept in the publics mind.
Football starts next week, wonder how viewing figure will fair then?
100% agree. Gave up watching rugby union a few years back for the reasons you gave. I did watch some of the rugby league world cup games and found it much more enjoyable.Quote:
Originally Posted by llan bluebird
RubbishQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
I could fill a reply with hundreds of articles including many by highly qualified doctors that argue there is definitive link between the brutal side of rugby and the increasing diagnosis of early onset dementia
I can't be arsed
I quite enjoy union but league I find so boring until there is an overlap and a scoring chance appearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Gofer Blue
The six tackle is so monotonous in my view
If rugby has become a game of kicking the ball as high and as far away as aimlessly as possible, Sludge will be glued to it!Quote:
Originally Posted by llan bluebird
Your wide of the mark with the comparison Bob.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
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.
Not a good idea having choirs singing the anthems, the Welsh anthem murdered.
Unbelievably bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heathblue
There hasn't been a decent anthem yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heathblue
It’s not working, although it took a century to get the football crowd singing it in unison.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
very intense game
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
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Originally Posted by City123
Desperately trying to get LRZ on the ball but safety 1st was the play, Biggar was right to be annoyed.
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.
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 professionallyQuote:
Originally Posted by BlueArmy 86
Apart from a period in the first where the Welsh defence looked pretty disorganised,its been a decent performance.
And just as I say that, a silly yellow :facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Heart in mouth when that pass went out.
Best game of the weekend.
Jesus Christ
Wrong side won that game, great match though.
lol...be quietQuote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Glad we won but feel really bad for Fiji.
Be nice if we both qualify.
FFS Fiji are better ranked than Wales and were tipped to win. They threw on some 120 kilo plus tanks and it almost worked. Who played the better rugby? wales did. They scored more and kept Fiji out who are a damn good team.
Agreed, but i think we will need to Aussies to beat FijiQuote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
Brilliant spectacle but Wales rugby feel like City recently.. guaranteed to crumble or at least make things far more interesting late in the game than it should be after getting themselves into a good situation.
Fiji can feel very hard done by the refereeing in the last 20 mins IMO... 3 straight infringements right under the posts followed by a Fiji knock on, should surely have been a penalty try and a yellow in there somewhere.
Important win. Thought we had a fair bit of luck there though.
Must have been 10+ infringements on our own line, with 1 yellow and no penalty tries. Very lucky the ref didn't take a more serious line.
Agreed. We were comfortably the better team after we scored our final try but our replacements are not up to the required standard and Fiji were able to wrest control of the match back from us. Still, as you said Fiji are ranked higher than Wales, they've just beaten England at Twickenham and are a very very difficult team to play against. We'll done Wales !Quote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
Good entertainment that.
Fiji are a great side to watch but they give away the ball too often.
I honestly thought Fiji would cut loose after their two first half tries but some fantastic tackling was enough.
People including the commentators and pundits saying we got lucky with the referee regarding possible penalty tries but I thought he favoured them more than us, particularly in the last ten minutes.
Anyway a brilliant defensive effort by Wales and that was a huge test against a very good team.
Should take some confidence moving forward.
spot onQuote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
Best Wales game this week.
Controlled that brilliantly for 65. Set piece solid.
I fancy the semi finals coming.
Fantastic game of Rugby that is. One thing rugby does have over football is it can go from win to defeat in one move, bypassing draws.
Such a great end to a sunny weekend
What on earth is going on?
yes a fantastic game especially if you were a neutral but not sure of your reference to go from a win to defeat in one move maybe i,m misinterperating your sentence :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesWales
He means if that Fiji player holds on to that pass they win the game , if he doesn't Wales winQuote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
He drops it .....so Wales win and Fiji lose