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Raggs wrote:

croyals wrote:

JM2K6 wrote:Actual rugby journalism in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/ ... roots-game

Suffering injuries and the fear of injury are two of the three most cited reasons for players dropping out of rugby. The other is travel.

This is why I don't play - too many morons down in the merit tables who are out to hurt people. Too few of us there to have a run around and a few beers. I can't justify missing work because someone snapped my knee (saw this happen to someone else and stopped playing)

More generally, a ringfencing of the national leagues from the rest of rugby can't come soon enough.

Although injured at the moment, travel is the biggest issue for me, especially given location. An away game can easily mean heading out at 10am and not getting back till 8pm or later, and that's without even going out for a drink.

I know what you mean about a few tits out to hurt people though. It's a physical game, it's dangerous and painful on it's own, you don't need twats running around actively being nasty.

croyals wrote:That's interesting, I assume you're playing 1st XV, level 6+?
Always a funny one for me as, I've posted a bunch of times and with the danger of rehashing, I am much more involved with club cricket where travel always comes up. I had assumed that rugby wouldn't have the same issue, despite sometimes longer distances, because the game is so much shorter. Evidently not the case.

For me, the issue with the guys trying to hurt you is that is has got more common. My theory is that as numbers have declined captains have relied more on meatheads and blokes from the gym who previously would have been kept away from clubs.
It isn't just that people are out there to hurt you, it is that I found people just wouldn't adhere to rugby values. We've all thrown a punch occasionally on the pitch, for any decent rugby bloke it is a rush of blood and there's a pint together afterwards. A lot of these guys will drive home in their kit having hurt someone. No interest for me with work on Saturday, I'll go for hike and watch the game on TV instead.

Raggs wrote:

croyals wrote:That's interesting, I assume you're playing 1st XV, level 6+?
Always a funny one for me as, I've posted a bunch of times and with the danger of rehashing, I am much more involved with club cricket where travel always comes up. I had assumed that rugby wouldn't have the same issue, despite sometimes longer distances, because the game is so much shorter. Evidently not the case.

For me, the issue with the guys trying to hurt you is that is has got more common. My theory is that as numbers have declined captains have relied more on meatheads and blokes from the gym who previously would have been kept away from clubs.
It isn't just that people are out there to hurt you, it is that I found people just wouldn't adhere to rugby values. We've all thrown a punch occasionally on the pitch, for any decent rugby bloke it is a rush of blood and there's a pint together afterwards. A lot of these guys will drive home in their kit having hurt someone. No interest for me with work on Saturday, I'll go for hike and watch the game on TV instead.

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Nowhere near level 6. Last season was merit, this season I think is just above (11? 12?). On the isle of Wight, so away games are expensive and time consuming.

I'm fortunate enough to be in a position where I work from home in front of a computer, so injury isn't too bad.

Brazil wrote:Jesus f**king Christ, it's a knock on, he's miles in f**king front. Get rid of the frigging TMO.

DragsterDriver wrote:

Raggs wrote:

croyals wrote:That's interesting, I assume you're playing 1st XV, level 6+?
Always a funny one for me as, I've posted a bunch of times and with the danger of rehashing, I am much more involved with club cricket where travel always comes up. I had assumed that rugby wouldn't have the same issue, despite sometimes longer distances, because the game is so much shorter. Evidently not the case.

For me, the issue with the guys trying to hurt you is that is has got more common. My theory is that as numbers have declined captains have relied more on meatheads and blokes from the gym who previously would have been kept away from clubs.
It isn't just that people are out there to hurt you, it is that I found people just wouldn't adhere to rugby values. We've all thrown a punch occasionally on the pitch, for any decent rugby bloke it is a rush of blood and there's a pint together afterwards. A lot of these guys will drive home in their kit having hurt someone. No interest for me with work on Saturday, I'll go for hike and watch the game on TV instead.

Mate of mine is playing on Isle of Wight now for sandown.
Nowhere near level 6. Last season was merit, this season I think is just above (11? 12?). On the isle of Wight, so away games are expensive and time consuming.

I'm fortunate enough to be in a position where I work from home in front of a computer, so injury isn't too bad.

inactionman wrote:

Brazil wrote:Jesus f**king Christ, it's a knock on, he's miles in f**king front. Get rid of the frigging TMO.

Does shoulder count as knockon?

Think 36 was played onside though?

Raggs wrote:

DragsterDriver wrote:

Raggs wrote:

croyals wrote:That's interesting, I assume you're playing 1st XV, level 6+?
Always a funny one for me as, I've posted a bunch of times and with the danger of rehashing, I am much more involved with club cricket where travel always comes up. I had assumed that rugby wouldn't have the same issue, despite sometimes longer distances, because the game is so much shorter. Evidently not the case.

For me, the issue with the guys trying to hurt you is that is has got more common. My theory is that as numbers have declined captains have relied more on meatheads and blokes from the gym who previously would have been kept away from clubs.
It isn't just that people are out there to hurt you, it is that I found people just wouldn't adhere to rugby values. We've all thrown a punch occasionally on the pitch, for any decent rugby bloke it is a rush of blood and there's a pint together afterwards. A lot of these guys will drive home in their kit having hurt someone. No interest for me with work on Saturday, I'll go for hike and watch the game on TV instead.

Mate of mine is playing on Isle of Wight now for sandown.
Nowhere near level 6. Last season was merit, this season I think is just above (11? 12?). On the isle of Wight, so away games are expensive and time consuming.

I'm fortunate enough to be in a position where I work from home in front of a computer, so injury isn't too bad.

Hurries, they're the top club on the Island, I play for the second, then there's the bottom lot. Bottom lots match reports are quality. It's amazing how often they play the better rugby/all the rugby etc, and yet lose by 30 points.

I know a couple of the hurries lads, basically because they coach the age group below me at the minis (there's only one youth rugby club on the island, 3 seniors).

45jumper wrote:Hammersley you pea-heart. Unforgiveable.

DragsterDriver wrote:

45jumper wrote:Hammersley you pea-heart. Unforgiveable.

Lord above baby jebus!

45jumper wrote:

DragsterDriver wrote:

45jumper wrote:Hammersley you pea-heart. Unforgiveable.

Lord above baby jebus!

He's been poor all season, hasn't looked anywhere near as good as he was for Newcastle.

45jumper wrote:That knock-on was pure, distilled Twelvetrees.

45jumper wrote:That knock-on was pure, distilled Twelvetrees.

Raggs wrote:

45jumper wrote:That knock-on was pure, distilled Twelvetrees.

What's with Cooper-Woolley? At Wasps he was our starting tighthead, now he's getting 3 minutes off the bench? I can't imagine he came cheap.

45jumper wrote:

Raggs wrote:

45jumper wrote:That knock-on was pure, distilled Twelvetrees.

What's with Cooper-Woolley? At Wasps he was our starting tighthead, now he's getting 3 minutes off the bench? I can't imagine he came cheap.

He and John have shared the shirt this season, both have shown up really well. When taking Harrison and Ooisthuizen into account, I can't remember the last time we had two quality options at 1 & 3
Massive win for us, that. Keeps us in the top 2 with 6 home and 4 away games to come

Raggs wrote:

45jumper wrote:

Raggs wrote:

45jumper wrote:That knock-on was pure, distilled Twelvetrees.

What's with Cooper-Woolley? At Wasps he was our starting tighthead, now he's getting 3 minutes off the bench? I can't imagine he came cheap.

He and John have shared the shirt this season, both have shown up really well. When taking Harrison and Ooisthuizen into account, I can't remember the last time we had two quality options at 1 & 3
Massive win for us, that. Keeps us in the top 2 with 6 home and 4 away games to come

Good to hear he's being used.

I can't remember a time when you didn't use Harrison for 70+ minutes a game .

Brazil wrote:Are Ashton and solemona injured?

DragsterDriver wrote:Rugby is much safer than when I started playing on that front, cleaner and far less nasty twats but the collisions are worse.

sockwithaticket wrote:Ominous start for Quins.