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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2023 Six Nations] Ireland v England - 18 March 2023
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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1125847" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>We can argue til we're blue in the face about what might have happened had Steward not been sent off and one or more of the Irish guys had been. We can never know, but it's a shame when such a major call is judged to have been wrong. Ire, would prob still have won, but despite being a much better side they were a bit nervy and we were still in the game on the scoreboard at least. If we'd still been in touch 20 minutes later who knows what the pressure would have done to Ire. </p><p></p><p>Very true on the participation front: </p><p></p><p>My former club has gone from 6 regular sides to 2 with a v occasional vets. One of the largest mini sections around but just doesn't translate in to senior teams. </p><p></p><p>When playing for about 25 years in total I don't think I gave a second's thought to longer term health issues bar possible joint / back issues. Now a bit removed and knowing what we now know I fully get why parents may prefer to look at other sports for their kids. I certainly wouldn't be blindly advocating rugby to youngsters as I would have a few years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1125847, member: 73144"] We can argue til we’re blue in the face about what might have happened had Steward not been sent off and one or more of the Irish guys had been. We can never know, but it’s a shame when such a major call is judged to have been wrong. Ire, would prob still have won, but despite being a much better side they were a bit nervy and we were still in the game on the scoreboard at least. If we’d still been in touch 20 minutes later who knows what the pressure would have done to Ire. Very true on the participation front: My former club has gone from 6 regular sides to 2 with a v occasional vets. One of the largest mini sections around but just doesn’t translate in to senior teams. When playing for about 25 years in total I don’t think I gave a second’s thought to longer term health issues bar possible joint / back issues. Now a bit removed and knowing what we now know I fully get why parents may prefer to look at other sports for their kids. I certainly wouldn’t be blindly advocating rugby to youngsters as I would have a few years ago. [/QUOTE]
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