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Tuesday December 1st @ 12:05PM CETHomePage:http://www.planetrugby.com
James While scrive:
Planet Rugby ha pubblicato la lista dei vincitori e dei perdenti di novembre dopo i test match che sono stati giocati dalle principali nazioni dell'emisfero nord e sud.
Fra i Perdenti mette rispettivamente Paddy O'Brien, capo degli arbitri dell'International Rugby Board e chi ha fatto le regole del Rugby Attuale.
L'articolo e' in inglese ma vale la pena!
Losers:
Paddy O'Brien
Paddy O'Brien is one of the world's most celebrated officials.
A man of huge passion and no less commitment, O'Brien's enthusiasm is a driving force of the IRB referee's programme.
However, when that enthusiasm drives Paddy to go public in criticism of one of rugby's most experienced international refs, even he is not immune to the consequences.
The issue here is not Stu Dickinson's technical skill, or even whether or not he got the scrummage penalties right at the San Siro, it's how O'Brien went into print to publicly bawl out the Australian.
Some things need to be said, but sometimes it's best saying them behind closed doors, and Paddy will hopefully reflect on this and still continue in his role.
The IRB Law Makers
To the enlightened watcher, rugby has two unique and great visual elements; the physicality of the forwards and the handling of the backs.
One thing that is not viewed with such delectation is the aerial bombardment tactic that appears to have crept into our game, and the slowness of ruck ball being caused by the allowance of hands in the ruck.
Let's take the kicks first- it is (or should be) a last resort tactic, or a surprise weapon. No-one minds the scary Garryowen; it's been part of the game for years. Everyone loves a well executed cross field kick to a winger of Banahan's size. But when it's the de rigueur default tactic for those that have a cupboard bereft of creativity, it gets on your nerves.
In one international this season, we recorded 59 such kicks. Now factor in that the ball is in play for around 30-35 minutes of the average match, that gives us roughly a kick every 30 seconds.
The ELV's were supposed to make the game more attractive, but a downside consequence of the 'pass back' law into the 22 is that players cannot kick to touch. If they could, then we'd be saved of this veritable kicking cornucopia.
Then we have the breakdown and ruck-time; an interesting statistic quoted recently was that there were 70 per cent less tries in this year's Tri Nations games as compared to 2007.
The ruck has always been a place for feet and until recently, never for hands. With the skill of McCaw, Pocock and Brussouw in jackeling and slowing the ball down, the protection of the ball in the ruck has become almost impossible.
It is exactly the issues at the breakdown that is preventing sides from maintaining the momentum of attacking moves, an the delivery of try scoring opportunities.
We need to address this and finally get a balance between physicality and skill.
The game is generally in rude health; deal with these particular issues and it'll be positively glowing.
By James While
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