The Rugby thread

[JuliusSeizure]

For me, R360 looks to be all about the money. Like I said, it serves to be disruptive, so where they succeed, it will change Union Rugby as we know it.

OT:

This is happening in Chess too, FIDE vs Freestyle Chess. The new game challenges traditional chess, although it was technically initiated by Bobby Fischer with Chess 360.

Just see the IPL, and they succeeded.

Yeah, IPL has severely impacted nations outside "the big three" (Australia, England and SA). I'd say it and the big leagues are a big reason why there is little hope of the once mighty West Indies ever returning to its former glory but if you go way back in time, the IPL was also the BCCI's answer to a rebel league that was launched in India in the late 2000s.

 

[sand_man]

Some might not like this but I can see why Evan Roos won't be a bok again. He like petty fights for no reason at all. He is a liability.

Flat track bully and easily triggered. Player of the match tonight though.

 

[Werner1975]

Great win for the Stormers!

 

[cavedog]

The Sharks

 

[sand_man]

The Sharks

Dog s hit...

 

[cavedog]

Dog s hit...

They look so clueless it's actually sad.

Players bumping into each other, side ways running knock on and pointless kicks. Even the Irish commentary said this looks very messy and unstructured as if they don't know where to stand or run.

These are world cup winning players. Crazy

 

[sand_man]

They look so clueless it's actually sad.

Players bumping into each other, side ways running knock on and pointless kicks. Even the Irish commentary said this looks very messy and unstructured as if they don't know where to stand or run.

These are world cup winning players. Crazy

No plan, no shape, no rhythm.. how Plumtree is still coaching beggars belief.

He takes world class players and turns them into mediocre players.

Meanwhile Irish commentators going nuts over a potential knock on prior to the bulls try yet them and the tmo award Ulster's McCloskey a try when clearly it was knocked on.

Getting tired of these incompetent and biased European kants!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1977092733149102391

 

[cavedog]

No plan, no shape, no rhythm.. how Plumtree is still coaching beggars belief.

He takes world class players and turns them into mediocre players.

Meanwhile Irish commentators going nuts over a potential knock on prior to the bulls try yet them and the tmo award Ulster's McCloskey a try when clearly it was knocked on.

Getting tired of these incompetent and biased European kants!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1977092733149102391

I was laughing. Complaining about the Bulls try saying Burger knocked it on but then 5min earlier said wow what a great try and finish by Ulster when it was clearly lost forward.

 

[sand_man]

I was laughing. Complaining about the Bulls try saying Burger knocked it on but then 5min earlier said wow what a great try and finish by Ulster when it was clearly lost forward.

Infuriating!!

But in all honesty all the sa franchises have dished up dog s hit this weekend so far.

This bulls game is complete garbage so far.

 

[MuterOfWorlds]

Infuriating!!

But in all honesty all the sa franchises have dished up dog s hit this weekend so far.

This bulls game is complete garbage so far.

How our local franchises just rush their Boks in like this shows how clueless they are inho. The Boks been away from their local team system for months and the coaches just happily disrupt team dynamics like this?

Only inevitable would pay the price. Like come on, how dense can you be as a coach expecting different results, especially when your system, tactics approaches are so different.

Like, just take a leaf out of Rassies page. He starts prepping his Boks for weeks before the 1st game of Test season.

The local franchise coaching just continues to be horrible, its like teams succeed despite the coaching, not thanks to it.

 

[Werner1975]

Terrible weekend in the URC for our teams with only the Stormers winning.

 

[rietrot]

Terrible weekend in the URC for our teams with only the Stormers winning.

It was shít. I wanted to make fun of the lions losing again in that jersey, but then the bulls also lost badly. They had no rhythm with the boks returning. Shít game to watch.

 

[rietrot]

No plan, no shape, no rhythm.. how Plumtree is still coaching beggars belief.

He takes world class players and turns them into mediocre players.

These guys should approach the boks and Rassie just for the basic structure. A professional coach should be able to copy it more or less especially with the experience players. (On their own, so I don't know why some if these useless coaches don't). They don't have to give away boks secrets.
It's difficult for players to switch to something different from game to game, because we're to stand and run becomes very instinctive.

 

[MuterOfWorlds]

These guys should approach the boks and Rassie just for the basic structure. A professional coach should be able to copy it more or less especially with the experience players. (On their own, so I don't know why some if these useless coaches don't). They don't have to give away boks secrets.
It's difficult for players to switch to something different from game to game, because we're to stand and run becomes very instinctive.

Egos, the problem is egos (at franchise lvl)

 

[Werner1975]

Sad to see my Lions dwelling in the basement as per usual. And those fugly jerseys! At this point Im all for promotion/relegation matches. Give the Cheetahs a chance. Lions have become complacent by being in the URC automatically. They need big changes in their staff and management. Have gone nowhere since 2016/2017.

 

[rietrot]

Sad to see my Lions dwelling in the basement as per usual. And those fugly jerseys! At this point Im all for promotion/relegation matches. Give the Cheetahs a chance. Lions have become complacent by being in the URC automatically. They need big changes in their staff and management. Have gone nowhere since 2016/2017.

It should be top 4 currie cup teams get to play URC. That gives the big franchises incentive to take the CC seriously. At the moment they don't care.

 

[Werner1975]

It should be top 4 currie cup teams get to play URC. That gives the big franchises incentive to take the CC seriously. At the moment they don't care.

Problem is by the time the CC is going on, most of the top union's players are with the Boks. This dilutes the CC somewhat, so you have teams like Boland, Griekwas and Pumas doing well. These teams will get slaughtered in the URC. The CC has become a feeder tournament to the URC and Boks. With the bloated schedule, unions don't want their top players playing in the CC in case they get hurt. They just give them a game here and there to remain match fit. The current schedule is not sustainable.

 

[NoStepOnSnek88]

Sanzaar on Thursday ended speculation about the Rugby Championship’s future, confirming the tournament will be staged in 2027, 2028 and 2029. And for the first time, a full Rugby Championship will be played in a World Cup year (2027).

A new addition to the Sanzaar calendar sees various international multi-week tours to be played in the August-September window in non-Rugby Championship years (2026 and 2030). The All Blacks will tour South Africa in 2026, with the Springboks visiting New Zealand in 2030.

The calendar also includes the proposed Nations Championship to be played in 2026, 2028 and 2030. The concept will see the 12 biggest rugby nations in the world meeting across two rounds of fixtures in July and November every two years.

Sanzaar makes call on Rugby Championship

Sanzaar has released its international rugby calendar for the next five years.

www.sarugbymag.co.za

 

[Speedster]

Sanzaar on Thursday ended speculation about the Rugby Championship’s future, confirming the tournament will be staged in 2027, 2028 and 2029. And for the first time, a full Rugby Championship will be played in a World Cup year (2027).

A new addition to the Sanzaar calendar sees various international multi-week tours to be played in the August-September window in non-Rugby Championship years (2026 and 2030). The All Blacks will tour South Africa in 2026, with the Springboks visiting New Zealand in 2030.

The calendar also includes the proposed Nations Championship to be played in 2026, 2028 and 2030. The concept will see the 12 biggest rugby nations in the world meeting across two rounds of fixtures in July and November every two years.

Sanzaar makes call on Rugby Championship

Sanzaar has released its international rugby calendar for the next five years.

www.sarugbymag.co.za

Aus screwed us over in cricket, we'll screw them in rugby

 

[cavedog]

Irish are fuming online and on premier sports after that 20min red card.

Alleged grab in the groin area. Connacht player reacts with a punch. No video footage showing evidence but I must admit it does look suspicious. Now Irish say the Bulls player needs to be cared instead of Connacht. The Irish must be the most delusional rugby fans on this earth.

I must say this year so far I'm not enjoying the URC. The constant booing and abuse by the Irish, Welsh and Scottish crowd is off putting. Italy is way better.