Yeah that's true for Ireland Wales. They usually play in green and red, but one will play in alternative colours this year.
If they could get him, that'd be terrific.
I could be wrong but I think they made several changes for this year. Teams can't play in red and green any more (there may be other clashes in this category), away kits have to be predominantly white if the home kit is not (I might have this arseways) and the visitors change kit.
Fair Enough. Thanks
I wondered if Scotland choose a blue alternative jersey so Italy and France would have to change.
Changed fairly recently I believe
Stuart Lancaster given the bullet...
Munster?
Italy away in murrayfield are in their alternative jersey. Am I mad for thinking the home team usually uses the alternative jersey in international matches?
Yep, I agree with you, they really have. Drive to Survive has hugely increased the popularity of Formula 1. Pretty much every season has been great with some brilliant off the cuff and unexpected moments with a lot of people speaking their minds.
Compare that to the rugby one and you've Andrew Porter being interviewed in a gym where there's an irfu media officer hidden in the background (can be seen in a mirror) clearly font) controlling the output. It was doomed from the start with that sort of control.
The first series of 'Last chance U' was good. Unfortunately it went downhill very quickly after that.
Maybe the Netflix production was always going to suck but the unions may have missed a trick here in terms of growing the game/audience. At the same time I haven't seen one of these sports fly on the wall series that's been worth watching (even if lots of people enjoy them), and Im sure it's a pain in the arse having cameras around all the time. Then apparently a bunch of lads did cooperate, spent personal time and ended up not making the cut. Business wise I think Netflix have run out of road on this type of show and are going to focus on live sport.
Why not?
Not a fan of names on rugby jerseys.
The French have used decent size print for the names on jerseys this year. Last year they hadd comically small print. It was like they didn't want to do it but we're forced so they did it with the smallest print they could get away with.
Makes total sense to help the casual fan to follow the game with names. It's the showcase for people who don't usually watch rugby.
Hope Ireland do likewise and use decent size names on the jersey.
Yea, watching the worst Welsh team in history makes for riveting viewing. I wish they could do an All or Nothing style show, follow a team through the whole tournament.
Was at a show the other night and Alan Quinlan said its not returning for a third season. Apparently the access given by some of the teams has been shocking with Ireland the worst for restricting access. Even Gerry Thornley was saying that the IRFU seem to think that journalists are competing with irishrugby.ie and give the absolute bare minimum.
It's a total snoozefest. I presume the Irish and French camps told them to take a hike but they could surely have made something watchable with what they have instead of 8 episodes of Marcus Smith driving his car and George North whinging about how he deserves to wear the Welsh jersey while reminding us 100 times how vitally important this wooden spoon clash is.
How boring is the 2nd Season of full contact from an Irish view? Haven't even featured in the first 3 episodes. Nothing on us hammering France rd 1
Soggy biscuit and dildos were never part of it in the teams I was involved in. So not sure why you quoted me.
The vast majority of times I have heard these stories retold in pubs or wherever the vast majority of people in the vicinity think these people are muppets.
I don't remember anyone growing up being envious of all those private schoolboy soggy biscuit stories.
And we all managed to bond just fine without putting dildos in each other.
Haven’t worn one for a good few years. In my early 30s so know the risk but had 1 and a half teeth knocked out with one in as a 17 year old. Probably 25/30% of my team play without one. I can’t communicate properly/as clearly as I want to is my reason.
I played without one for my last season. Had several teeth knocked out more than once while wearing one and think I forgot it one day, then just got used to playing without it. Figured they make eff all difference if a hit is hard enough anyway🤷🏻♂️
I’ve been playing without one the last 6/7 seasons. Had a bad throat infection that created a weird gag reflex and haven’t been able to manage one since
players/coaches— are you seeing players playing without mouth guards? I’ve come across it a couple of times where lads insist that it’s ok, and that some pros do it.
The head shaving, and streaking, if they were voluntary aren't anything too crazy. And can have team building positives in terms of shared experiences / identity.
But the filming of the streaking and blackmail of using it to force the head shaving is completely wrong, theres no place for that kind of coercion in team building.
And thats leaving aside the "perform[ing] acts on a sex toy while wearing women’s underwear", which is far more problematic. Thats just bizzare and completely inappropriate for an underage group of kids, theres no justification or defense of it whatsoever.
Heads should roll, it shouldn't just be the financial pay out.
In a statement Ulster Rugby, which runs the Danske Bank Ulster Schools' Cup, said it acknowledges the settlement made.
"What is reported does not align with the values of rugby, or the behaviours we expect from those involved in the game," it added.
"This is an issue for Methodist College Belfast, but we will be engaging with the school to ensure we promote rugby as an inclusive and enjoyable game for all."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w8ddjld4do#:~:text=A%20former%20pupil%20of%20Methodist,negligence%20and%20failure%20to%20supervise.
There's no place in society where it can be deemed ok to film an U18 running naked, then use that footage as leverage for them to be forced to shave their head.
If it happened to a child of mine, I want real action against those that did it and those that were supposed to be supervising the teens rather than seeking damages
You didn't answer the question about calling him a snowflake so I presume the answer to that is "yes, I would".
I find that extremely disturbing so I really hope you don't have kids and this is all hypothetical bluster.
The naked run and the head shaving, I'd have no problem with. The filming would be an issue.
I presume you don't have kids, but if you do:
Would you have any problem with your son being forced to run naked around a holiday resort, then told if he doesn't shave his head, there's a video of it going up on the internet? All while on a school-organised trip?
Would you call him a "snowflake" if he arrived home upset?
No.
