Quote: try scorer "As I've said before pop tart reading your posts your a smashing bloke willing to give everyone the benefit of the doubt and I really do respect you for that but I don't agree with your view, a kid growing up can learn to be brave ,can realize he's got courage but this his a grown man if he's iffy now he'll always be iffy my personal opinion'"
I do get the grown man part. Some people certainly don't have it in them but there are those that find a way to cope as well.
My own example. When I played rugby union as an adult I would regard myself as brave, and braver than most.
When I started playing (I played league when I was younger but started playing Union in late 20s) I was kind of nervous about rucks and loss play. I didn't really understand what was going on and it was all boots.
I was brave enough to tackle anyone, and fight anyone if it came to it but falling on the ball or going to ground I always seemed to hesitate
I damaged my knee when trying to kick a ball on the ground rather than falling on it. Someone else braver than me did and took my knee with it.
When i recovered a year later my friend spoke to me and told me he'd seen me do this again since I'd come back.
I can remember the game when i first dived on a loose ball. Turned out to not be so bad after all. I then noticed that being brave in taht situation usually puts others off as well so gave me even more confidence. By the end of that season i was fearless and dominated rucks and loose play.
It was a big turn around for me and what could have been seen as a lack of bottle was simply confidence and technique.
So again, you may be right in this case, but as a coach I hope someone works on his confidence and technique to see if it can be improved.
Lyne doesn't lack guts when he has ball in hand. Catching and tackle tecnique can be improved. That is where Agar should earn his corn.
And what's with the compliments? You been drinking