The Rugby Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

Burgess will be in, Armitage won't.

 

[Tredman]

Yep, shame the Armitage won't make it, but understandable.

I'd love to see Burgess do well at centre, but it doesn't seem to be happening for him there.

 

[leedswolf]

Burgess needs to play proper rugby.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

He is now. Finally.

 

[leedswolf]

Yeah. Right.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Why are there two different codes for Rugby?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Because the world can handle two very different games, played in two very different ways, both with massive fanbases?

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Because the world can handle two very different games, played in two very different ways, both with massive fanbases?

Yes, but I presume that originally there was only one code of rugby. I just wondered why another code was set up?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Same issues around the turn of the century as football had, professionalism.

Remember Union was amateur until very recently. Even I am old enough to remember surgeon Jonathan Webb playing for England!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

rugby league players wanted to be paid for playing whereas union was utterly strictly amateur.

 

[leedswolf]

rugby league players wanted to be paid for playing whereas union was utterly strictly amateur.

http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/Schism.html

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

The comment I made was somewhat simplistic. I was referring to "broken time" payments in doing so.

 

[leedswolf]

The irony is that League did not even become fulltime professioal until 1996. The vast majority of rugby league players are amateur to this day. The club I support competes in the second tier of the professional league, but the players are semi professional being paid win bonuses.

 

[Tredman]

http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/Schism.html

Great article that Leeds.

 

[Dinowolf]

Stuart Lancaster 'defends' his overseas player stance

http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-uni...fends-decision-to-not-select-steffon-armitage

Some exciting uncapped players included in the squad

http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-uni...players-hoping-to-make-an-impact-with-england

....but why no Dave Ewers, asks Dewi Morris.

 

[Nando]

Dave Ewers is the boyfriend of one of my mates! He's fucking huge.

 

[leedswolf]

Ewers or your mate?

 

[leedswolf]

Proper stuff

Rugby League Fights and Big Hits All time: https://youtu.be/mdLlXWt4r-U

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Bath 47 Leicester 10. Off to Twickenham for the final then (although I am away sadly). It is like the 1980s all over again. Brilliant performance and I am absolutely stoked to see the giant of the West Country back. Especially with beating Leicester hollow which is always sweet.

 

[leedswolf]

Getting warmed up for the Hunslet Doncaster clash at 3 o'clock.