the knuckle sandwich

rugby Un(boring)ion

This is how union should be played. Its a scrap. The Europeans haven’t forgotten it. That is why they win the world cups. There is nothing wrong with telling your opponent how much you enjoyed their mothers company last night in a scrum, break down or roll over try. This is a battle of wits, strength and mental ability. To put this little ’storm in a tea cup’ into perspective I have been involved in an all in brawl on that field that would have seen  500+ AK Grammar (with an ‘ar’) students hurting each other. When you add young testosterone in the mix this is bound to happen. Its just young men sharpening their claws. Perhaps the ALL BLACKS should watch and learn. The only difference is there was a camera on hand to film this.

Today if you want to see good rugby go down to your local school field and watch a game between to top schools. Hint. Watch it from behind the posts not like TV. You will really see the plays open up. Its a great game that has been bogged down in branding and safety.
At least when you turn on the Monday news its mostly the league guys that have beaten their girlfriends, glassed or punched some innocent by stander etc… Now that is a boring game!

I am going to coin this one “don’t let the proliferation of technology” seem like this is bigger than it is.

It was good to see the elders step in and sort this out though.