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Watch: Is the Aviva Premierships injury crisis out of control?
By Online Editors
Rugby has changed in many ways in recent years, the game in its current form has a much higher average time of ball in play, which correlates to a higher tackle count and ultimately a higher number of injuries.
According to figures from The Telegraph, in the past four years the average tackle count has risen by a startling 33.2 percent
This week saw mass postponement of fixtures in the Premiership A League, a clear indication of the severity of the crisis.
Last night Ben Kay and Ugo Monye spoke succinctly on the issue.
Credit: BT Sport
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Leinster B team a bit rich they’re an excellent side with the best of sport science coaching behind them making the utmost of their personnel. Rugby SA and Rassie the wizard need to find some better coaching talent from seomewhere for our franchises they're falling behind. Plumtree isn't bad but he's not up there with the big boys even Jake just makes the cut. With better coaching and use of our super talented Sharks personnel the Sharks would be unbeatable.
Go to commentsCredit to Leinster. Sharks are heroes against average opposition, and zeros against well-coached teams. Amazing, given the awesome roster.
Plumtree says it was only one score. Hello? Some thoughts: 1/ The best coaches never say that, and 2/ an incremental maul try would not change the fact that the team was boring and static in attack.
Suggestion for Neil Powell: Stop doing whatever you are doing, and do whatever it takes to hire a coaching team with vision.
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