Scotland glad they are playing England next after November effort

Yeah it was still their but i did enjoy the kicks to the corner, our lineout is so good rn.

That said, football has the same in goal, you just keep you arms well out of the way to avoid any doubt, and so theres an angle to say players should practice keeping their limbs away from the possible trajectory of the ball. Now I have watched much football lately, so perhaps players are still making the same mistake there, in which case its futile trying to train such an instinctive action, like sticking an arm out, out of you.

Should really check that though on all.rugby

And that’s exactly whats happened. Obviously you don’t know what you don’t know, so if they’re going to ignore us and all our advice they can learn the hard way and reset and try again for 2031. They are just going to do it without Dupont.

Obviously NZR has a players agreement (in that they also contract the players of course) that takes a percentage, so that does take up an ever increasing amount of funds NZR dish out too.

But for instance that figure is like 33%, and NZR turnover like 280million a year, so %60 of that figure is still being spent on running the game ( a fair chunk pro and HP admin sure). Some 100mil on players and over 120 you’d have to say on the game, for a nation of 5mil people 100k reg players. Any idea on what this ‘broke’ FFR is spending on 80mil people and near 1m rugby players/people? It must be atronomical amounts. Unfair to say ‘broke’ unless as I thought you were saying (funds from govern as just part of revenue) theyre just not as responsible for large parts.

easily challenged in courts, to try to impose, or even simply define, which “elite” player should be part of any country’s selection

Yes I have already said that. They problem now is that Galthie has said no elite player will be selected.

It’s not WR business to form an opinion on the subject

Of course it is. Theyre probably working in conjunction with the FFR, and making those tools/processes available/known to all countries to improve player welfare. Hence you can be sure they are going to have a say and know if its all BS.

Yeah? but, frankly, nobody in charge is interested by your opinion on the subject (or mine)

I’m not stating opinion. I’m telling you beating weak 6N opponents is not going to help you. That’s a fact, and I’m tell you so that you know what the priorities should be.

We all want a strong rugby world in union, and the north especially is slipping back.

I don’t know if you had a point you were trying to make, or believed in, but the case for the AB players is the same as your above list as well.

Discuss.