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England vs Fiji 26th August 23
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<blockquote data-quote="Zed" data-source="post: 1141117" data-attributes="member: 38503"><p>Is it anything to do with how England's rugby season is scheduled? Are elite players, burning out and/or constantly being injured because of the long season? When I played over there, pre-season started July, pre-season games august, then the season ran sep-april. League games, cup games, friendlies, then 7s tournaments in May, So you kind of get 4 weeks off. And that's at amatuer level. If you're an England international, you finish the season and are off on tour to the Southern Hemisphere in June. Even if they weren't off on tour those guys must be feeling flogged.</p><p></p><p>Compare that to the Australian season for amateurs, pre-season starts Feb, pre-season games in march and the season runs from April to mid August. So you have 5/6 months off. Even for elite players, the season isn't long, Super rugby goes Feb-May, 6 games for the Rugby championship and then they have a few months off. They'll tour in November and not play again till late Feb. So 3 more months off. </p><p></p><p>I can imagine a lot of amateurs just end up quitting because of the length of the season, the commitment, the impact on your body. </p><p></p><p>I'm guessing similar in NZ and SA?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zed, post: 1141117, member: 38503"] Is it anything to do with how England's rugby season is scheduled? Are elite players, burning out and/or constantly being injured because of the long season? When I played over there, pre-season started July, pre-season games august, then the season ran sep-april. League games, cup games, friendlies, then 7s tournaments in May, So you kind of get 4 weeks off. And that's at amatuer level. If you're an England international, you finish the season and are off on tour to the Southern Hemisphere in June. Even if they weren't off on tour those guys must be feeling flogged. Compare that to the Australian season for amateurs, pre-season starts Feb, pre-season games in march and the season runs from April to mid August. So you have 5/6 months off. Even for elite players, the season isn't long, Super rugby goes Feb-May, 6 games for the Rugby championship and then they have a few months off. They'll tour in November and not play again till late Feb. So 3 more months off. I can imagine a lot of amateurs just end up quitting because of the length of the season, the commitment, the impact on your body. I'm guessing similar in NZ and SA? [/QUOTE]
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