And there are very little green spaces available to many comprehensives to play sports such as rugby and cricket.
I'm not a huge follower of 7s but I did catch a bit from the weekend and was hoping one of the tries would appear on the internet:WHAT. A. CATCH!
I've scored one the other way, opposition kicked off, managed to take the catch clean and beat the first tackle and then looked up and there was loads of space so just ran for it, that's the danger if you have too many people rush chasing the kick. The fly-half did get across but I'm 6' 2 and was about 16 stone at the time so at full pace (100m in about 11 seconds) you had to know what you were doing to stop me. If I'd ever learned how to tackle I'd have been a good player, just wasn't aggressive enough.
Quote from: paul_e on May 16, 2016, 10:47:16 PMI've scored one the other way, opposition kicked off, managed to take the catch clean and beat the first tackle and then looked up and there was loads of space so just ran for it, that's the danger if you have too many people rush chasing the kick. The fly-half did get across but I'm 6' 2 and was about 16 stone at the time so at full pace (100m in about 11 seconds) you had to know what you were doing to stop me. If I'd ever learned how to tackle I'd have been a good player, just wasn't aggressive enough.Think you and were from the same rugby tackling pod, mate.Attacking, I was second to none and I could defend, but wasn't the strongest in the tackle.Even when I was in my mid 40's you heard opposition saying 'Watch the winger, he's fast' That reputation was hard to lose, thank goodness :-)
That's been the bring problem for Gloucester, particularly in the backs, the ones that are England quality have either been edged out of the club (Robson) or can't stay fit (Trinder and recently May). After that Morgan is injured but would be with the squad otherwise and Kvesic has been on the fringes for a couple of years so you're pretty well represented in the back row.It's really the front 5 where you're not represented and, if I'm honest, that doesn't surprise me. The poor front 5 has been the problem for about 5-6 years, it's why you are struggling to make the top half of the league, you just don't have the platform to play from. Even the little quality you do have isn't english; take away Hibbard and Afoa and there's not much left.
I think Jones is basically saying Ashton won't be getting picked.