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You can not create a touch football comp and expect all teams to fall in line.
Several players looked like they may have been injured early on.'"
How can you call the Nines a "touch football" competition? Did you watch the matches?
I watched them all and I saw some fierce tackling. This was a highly entertaining format. It will be around for years to come, possibly for decades. Please stop your loose talk about "touch football."
And while we are at it we can take note of two highlights: 41 year old Brad Fittler making an intercept and running 80 metres with Martin Kennedy in hot pursuit to score, and Shaun Johnson bamboozling everybody on the field before he scored. On top of that Sam Tomkins has won over the hearts of New Zealanders and TV commentators alike with his elusive running and good passing.
What more can you Englishmen ask for?