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Rugby!!

I need to get this off my chest,so here goes.

Part 1
Johnny 'wonder boy' Wilkinson is out injured again.
I thought all these Rugby types were tough and didnt go down injured like football pansies.
Every week now someone is out for 2 weeks etc, have they gone soft are is the greater publicity showing them up?


Part 2
Radio 5 last week - 'Didnt Wasps take their disqualification from the cup well!'
Then played an interview with Wasps owner, Ex QParse bloke, who was heard saying - those are the rules.
Then Radio 5 said its good to see that attitude in sport.
What they didnt play was the whole interview - in which the owner said - when we were told, we looked through the rule books to see if there was any way to get around the rule. But when it was clear there wasnt a way , we had to accept it - those are the rules.

I texted my point and as usual nothing was mentioned.


My point is, Rugby for too long has been used in the media as the bastions of fair play and non greedy people, and it has got up my nose.
Even after the usual well publicised football Christmas parties, no mention is made of the Rugby parties, we have all witnessed, the throwing of the Calcutta cup through Edinburgh one year, Dallaligo and drugs etc.



Thank you for listening. I feel better now.
 

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eghambee said:
Part 1
Johnny 'wonder boy' Wilkinson is out injured again.
I thought all these Rugby types were tough and didnt go down injured like football pansies.
Every week now someone is out for 2 weeks etc, have they gone soft are is the greater publicity showing them up?
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I believe it's English player(s) you're talking about :D :fishing:
 

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Banana said:
Wasn't that a few years ago now. It'll be like 1966 :zzzzz:

Still February 5th's not far away. :sorted:
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Another drubbing for the welshies.
 

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eghambee said:
I need to get this off my chest,so here goes.

Part 1
Johnny 'wonder boy' Wilkinson is out injured again.
I thought all these Rugby types were tough and didnt go down injured like football pansies.
Every week now someone is out for 2 weeks etc, have they gone soft are is the greater publicity showing them up?
Click to expand...

I've read articles blaming the introduction of RL style 'body armour' for the more serious injuries that seem to be incurred nowadays. This encourages the RU boys to try and take bigger hits than in years gone by, when they may have thought better of it. As a result, when tackles go wrong, the damage is greater & more long-term. As a generalisation, RL guys play at say 80% throughout the game and protect the ball, whereas RU guys still play at 100% with a more gung-ho attitude because they still see less of the ball each per game (forwards excepted).
 

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eghambee said:
Part 1
Johnny 'wonder boy' Wilkinson is out injured again.
I thought all these Rugby types were tough and didnt go down injured like football pansies.
Every week now someone is out for 2 weeks etc, have they gone soft are is the greater publicity showing them up?
Click to expand...

You cannot compare an 'injured' football player to an injured rugby player. Considering the amount of hits a player takes during the game, tackles they make and rucks they get involved in you have to expect injuries. At least they are real injuries unlike 95% of 'injuries' that these overpaid nonces pick up during a football match.
 

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And with regards to football injury, how many players are out for 7-9 months after having damaged cruciate ligaments? The captain of the Canadian rugby team ruptured his and 3 months later was playing for his country in the world cup!
 

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I'll clarify my first point again.

In know way did i say football injuries are as bad as Rugby's.
What i am getting at is the media coverage of Rugby versus football.

Always knocking injured footballers and always saying Rugby players and officials are decent gentlemen that dont cheat etc.

All i was saying is there seems to be a lot more injuries reported to Rugby players these days.
Maybe its because there is more media focus, maybe it is because until a few years ago, most Rugby players were overweight, but the game was slower.

Im just sick of football players being slagged off.
I Thank You.
 
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