From what I saw of it, it was very quick with the ball in play approaching League levels. The scrums were less intense and the line outs were few and far between. Nearly all the penalties were run from the mark rather than hoofed upfield for the line out.

It looks like there's been some serious dabbling with the laws and the result looks like a kick in the nuts to the die hard Union traditionalists.

At least that was the impression I got.

It's similar to League in the approach to rule making. The Aussies identify areas of the game where they're not dominant then try to get them taken out of the equation.



Most of the offences at the ruck and maul under the ELVs are free kicks now rather than penalties, which is why so many would have been run rather than kicked.

What did Lawrence Dayglo do then?

He was [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/351533.stmdone up like a kipper[/url by the News of The World ten years ago

bizarre.

It is impossible to play RU properly " in a manner more suited to RL".

Read Brian Moore's article in this morning's Telegraph and he proves that the myth about kicks to touch and length of time of ball in play etc.being worse in the 6 nations than in the SH is just that, a myth.
Similarly he proves that with the ELVs the game is no different a spectacle to what it was without them.

Its been similar in Super14 even before the ELV's at the end of the day aif you're playing in nice dry conditions you're going to throw the ball around, if on the other hand you play most of your season in p@ssing down rain and mud, your going to need to protect the ball more, its one of the most basic concepts of Rugby, League or Union.

George, what a waste of an expensive minor grammar school education.

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7547112.stmCommon sense and a fair go![/url

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If he was that unhappy about what the Bulldogs were offering, why did he sign the contract in the first place?

Thinks he's Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't he?

He calls Tana Umaga an icon and hopes to learn from him.
His intention is to be the best centre in the world and his burning ambition is to play for the All Blacks.
Sounds pretty sensible to me?
Whether he will make it is debatable, especially with his weird defence.That shoulder charge business would be immediately penalised in RU.

But George, what about the morality of breaking a new contract?

Who is George?

New Falcons Kit:

LOL the union mob dont know what bloody hit them after the debut of SBW.


=green
Following the game, the bemused Frenchman described the incident as feeling "like an electrocution".

unions so shet .

George = Wizard = Vizard = Georit = Dutoni = nokiddin
Have I missed any?

sorry-I am no wiser?

Story of your life.

So Northern Rock are in the $hit and having to be bailed out by the government to the tune of £3000 billion or whatever it is, but they can still find the cash to sponsor some tin pot union team??

IIRC Northern Rock have been Falcons sponsors for a few years, so probably paid up front. I'd be checking the notes they paid with though for the watermark and metal strip, bunch of chancers...

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