A week or so back I (stupidly) decided to give my opinion in an area of the game very few know anything about, the scrum, but it seems by a shot of luck I might not have been far off! My post ‘The hit is a miss’ dealt with issues at scrum time and...
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Tags: Rugby Laws, Rugby Union, scrum
Posted in General Discussions, Laws and Technical Issues | 11 Comments »
A high school rugby player is facing criminal charges after he knocked a referee unconscious during a tournament in Pretoria, according to a report on Monday.
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Tags: Referees, Rugby Union, Rugby violence, Schoolboy Rugby
Posted in Disciplinary | 39 Comments »
Three of the biggest names in world rugby will be in action in an international sevens tournament, the 7′sPL, in George in December.
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Tags: Quade Cooper, Rugby Union, Sevens PL, Shane Williams, Sonny Bill Williams
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Suspensions are coming thick and fast in Super Rugby it seems with news that Luke Braid has been suspended for 3 weeks for striking a Stormers player.
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Tags: Blues, Luke Braid, Rugby Union, Super Rugby, Suspensions
Posted in Disciplinary, Laws and Technical Issues | 10 Comments »
Bye, bye Miss American Pie… Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry… Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye… Singin’ this’ll be the day that I die… This’ll be the day that I die…
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Tags: American Pie, Don McLean, Professional Rugby, Rugby Union, Super Rugby
Posted in Columnists, Rugby Administration, Rugby Union Fans, RuggaWorld Columnists | 30 Comments »
The following story was sent to me following the supposed ‘Greatest Rivalry in University Rugby’ between Maties and Ikeys – quite frankly, it’s disgusting.
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Tags: Hooliganism, Ikeys, Intervarsity, Maties, Rugby Union, Varsity cup
Posted in Disciplinary, Domestic Rugby, Rugby Union Fans, Varsity cup | 34 Comments »
Three rounds of Super Rugby have dished up everything from the sublime right through to the ridiculous with some yawns in-between.
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Tags: Rugby Union, Rugby Union Laws, Rugby Union Referees, Super Rugby, SupeRugby
Posted in Columnists | 23 Comments »
Brenden Nel writing for SuperSport.com reports that SANZAR referee’s boss, Lyndon Bray, admitted that there was a ‘big imbalance’ in the way the scrums were handled between the Cheetahs and Brumbies over the weekend.
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Tags: Brumbies, Cheetahs, Keith Brown, Lyndon Bray, Rugby Union, SANZAR, Scrums
Posted in Expert Opinion, Referees, Rugby Administration | 11 Comments »
The column is based on the current situation in New Zealand and recent reports of Otago Rugby Union going belly-up.
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Tags: Otago Rugby Union, Rugby Union
Posted in Columnists, Expert Opinion, Rugby Administration, Rugby Union Fans | 53 Comments »
According to news reports from the United Kingdom, a ‘violent breakaway’ from current rugby controlling bodies to form a new global league may not be too far off.
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Tags: Heineken Cup, Rugby Union, Rugby Union Breakaway League, SANZAR
Posted in Club Rugby, Expert Opinion, Heineken Cup, Other Unions / Teams, Rugby Administration, SANZAR, Super Rugby | 18 Comments »
A major attempt to end, or at the very least curtail, the problems associated with one of the most boring phases of rugby is being made by a former Australian prop forward.
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Tags: Rugby Union, Rugby Union Laws, Scrums
Posted in Expert Opinion, General Discussions, Laws and Technical Issues | 21 Comments »
You don’t need to be a scrum guru to figure out why the Stormers (and most SA scrums) have buckled against teams like the Crusaders.
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Tags: Crusaders, Rugby Union, Scrums, Stormers, Super Rugby
Posted in Expert Opinion, Super Rugby | 37 Comments »
The biggest gift we can give our kids or the next generation of sports men and women, is to remove the fear of failure from their minds.
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Tags: Kids in Sport, Mental Coaching, Rugby Union, School's Rugby, Sports
Posted in Columnists | 35 Comments »
Rugby Union will never be able to compete on a global level if it does not embrace a professional work ethic and mindset.
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Tags: Rugby Union, Sonny Bills Williams
Posted in Columnists | 119 Comments »
For a person who is not a particular fan of the code, I have to concede that Sevens rugby is getting something right.
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Tags: IRB, Rugby Union, Sevens Rugby
Posted in Columnists, Rugby Administration, Rugby Union Fans, Sevens Rugby | 47 Comments »
In the last view years, rugby union has seemingly through all its changes and applications, given rise to the monster midfielder, Bruce Ross investigates.
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Tags: Centers, Laws of the Game, Rugby Union
Posted in Expert Opinion | 35 Comments »
One of the biggest myths in sport is that players are born with exceptional talent, and that it cannot be coached.
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Tags: Rugby Union, Rugby Union Coaching, Sherylle Calder
Posted in Columnists | 22 Comments »
When did rugby stop being a contest? Or why do we have laws in place to effectively end a contest between two teams where the spectators and fans feel the effect of a yellow or red card more than the players?
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Tags: Rucby Union Suspensions, Rugby Union, Rugby Union Laws, Rugby Union Referees
Posted in Columnists, Disciplinary, Laws and Technical Issues | 7 Comments »
Given the recent scrutiny of the tip or spear tackle, I found this very good piece by Rugby 365′s Paul Dobson who discusses the offence at length.
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Tags: Jaque Fourie, Jean de Villiers, Quade Cooper, Rugby Union, Spear Tackle, Tip Tackle
Posted in Disciplinary, Expert Opinion | 16 Comments »
UPDATE: HOSKINS TAKES ACTION. The line between calling something as you see it and whining seems to be very fine, so call me a whiner if you like, but I am getting tired of being politically correct when criticising referees.
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Tags: All Blacks, Rugby Union, SA Rugby, Springboks, Tri-Nations, Tri-Nations 2010
Posted in Columnists, Laws and Technical Issues | 15 Comments »
Securing a sustainable and profitable future as a union or franchise depends on your ability to apply the same principles you require for your business, to your resources and assets.
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Tags: Australian Rugby, Bulls Rugby Union, New Zealand Rugby, Rugby Administration, Rugby Franchises, Rugby Union, Rugby Unions, South African Rugby, Super Rugby
Posted in Columnists, International Teams, Springboks | 7 Comments »
In his latest News24 column, Dr. Ross Tucker, a contributor and friend of RuggaWorld explores the possibility of bringing together modern science and traditional rugby coaching who for the most part cannot see eye-to-eye .
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Tags: Dr. Ross Tucker, Rugby Union, Sports Science
Posted in Expert Opinion | 58 Comments »