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Offline nigel

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1095 on: June 12, 2016, 02:18:12 PM »

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1096 on: June 12, 2016, 07:12:47 PM »
Got to say that the three rugby internationals have pissed on the football for entertainment so far.  Admittedly I'm guessing about the NZ v Wales match but I fail to see how that cannot have been a rollercoaster of a game.  Impressive (for rugby) considering they're friendlies that a fair few players would probably prefer to be elsewhere.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1097 on: June 12, 2016, 07:33:33 PM »
Got to say that the three rugby internationals have pissed on the football for entertainment so far.  Admittedly I'm guessing about the NZ v Wales match but I fail to see how that cannot have been a rollercoaster of a game.  Impressive (for rugby) considering they're friendlies that a fair few players would probably prefer to be elsewhere.

Believe me, Dante, these games are the real deal, and the players are exactly where they want to be.
I'd go as far as to say that there's no such thing as a 'friendly' in rugby.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1098 on: June 12, 2016, 09:54:15 PM »
Got to say that the three rugby internationals have pissed on the football for entertainment so far.  Admittedly I'm guessing about the NZ v Wales match but I fail to see how that cannot have been a rollercoaster of a game.  Impressive (for rugby) considering they're friendlies that a fair few players would probably prefer to be elsewhere.

Believe me, Dante, these games are the real deal, and the players are exactly where they want to be.
I'd go as far as to say that there's no such thing as a 'friendly' in rugby.

Agree, there's nothing friendly about england vs aus or wales vs NZ and SA probably don't understand the concept of word.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1099 on: June 12, 2016, 10:41:50 PM »
I agree (excluding the Barbarians).  But that just emphasises the difference in application and force of will.
Most of the northern hemisphere players would be better off resting than being part of this tour (hence why Australia have not called up their players based in france) but they've all turned up and put in massive performances whereas the footballers still seem to be toying with each other.  Hopefully the football will ignite in the last group game and knock out phases.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1100 on: June 12, 2016, 11:02:59 PM »
Brilliant, thanks Paul e

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1101 on: June 13, 2016, 10:00:00 AM »
World of difference though Dante. The teams at the Euros are in Group stages where 1 defeat even in the first game could see you more or less sent home unless something drastic happens. Not losing becomes more important to a lot of teams. Rugby games are usually one of affairs and even the 6 Nations is only 5 games where 'winner takes all'. Again, its very rare you see a draw in rugby given the high points total so teams start with a win or lose mentality. A game rarely ends 0-0 ( I vaguely remember 1 in Wales in the late 80s/early 90s? There was also a 1-0 in rugby league around that time).

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1102 on: June 13, 2016, 10:10:29 AM »
I vaguely remember the 0-0 in Wales (I'll go along with 80s) and I think there was one in Bristol as well.

However, I can't remember any of the teams involved

I've witnessed a couple of 3-0 games

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1103 on: June 13, 2016, 12:53:37 PM »
I vaguely remember the 0-0 in Wales (I'll go along with 80s) and I think there was one in Bristol as well.

However, I can't remember any of the teams involved

I've witnessed a couple of 3-0 games

I've played in a 3-0 - we won with a penalty in the last few minutes with both sides having missed 5-6 kickable ones, was on a mudpit in the rain/fog and we barely got in each others 22 let alone stood a chance of a try, comfortably the worst game I've ever been involved in, I was playing 8 and came off after an hour because I had nothing left from pick and drive through treacle (we had about 60-70 scrums because of knock-ons).  Ball was a bar of soap, both teams were in brown and the rain/fog was so bad at one point that you couldn't see the posts from the halfway line.  I'd love to see some of the 7s players have a go on a pitch like that.

Anyway, back on track, it's absolutely right you don't really get the 'all hands to the pumps style defensive performances in rugby because you just can't defend for 75 minutes and then nick it at the end, certainly not at international level you have to score points or they'll get enough drop-goal/penalty opportunities to kill the game long before the end.  The gritty, grind it out results tend to be more like Japan vs SA in the world cup where you give everything up front and at the breakdown and earn the right to create try scoring chances through sheer will.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1104 on: June 13, 2016, 06:22:29 PM »
I vaguely remember the 0-0 in Wales (I'll go along with 80s) and I think there was one in Bristol as well.

However, I can't remember any of the teams involved

I've witnessed a couple of 3-0 games

Played in a 0-0 at school vrs Leamington school
and a 3-0 when I was playing for the Fire Service down in London. It was blowing a gale force wind diagonally across the pitch. It was a case of which team got a kickable penalty in just the right place.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1105 on: June 13, 2016, 08:57:24 PM »
Forget rugby ending 0-0, I once played in a basketball game that ended up scoreless

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1106 on: June 13, 2016, 09:33:47 PM »
Forget rugby ending 0-0, I once played in a basketball game that ended up scoreless

How?

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1107 on: June 13, 2016, 09:35:21 PM »
Forget rugby ending 0-0, I once played in a basketball game that ended up scoreless

How?

They all had no arms.

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1108 on: June 14, 2016, 08:51:31 AM »
Forget rugby ending 0-0, I once played in a basketball game that ended up scoreless

How?

They all had no arms.

Someone forgot to put the baskets up.

Offline nigel

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Re: International Rugby
« Reply #1109 on: June 14, 2016, 09:37:13 AM »
Forget rugby ending 0-0, I once played in a basketball game that ended up scoreless

That must be as close to impossible as you can get

 


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