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Rugby World Cup 2007
Gareth Jenkins Sacked
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<blockquote data-quote="C A Iversen" data-source="post: 150293"><p>Wales' strongest asset is it's passionate and loyal fans, no matter what's happening, you Welsh people still believe. That's an admirable quality in times like this.</p><p></p><p>I will go one step further and say that coaches don't need to have a certain amount of the 'Welsh Way' as stated above. Players will always have that anyway.</p><p></p><p>Rugby is a game of technique, strength and speed. Passionate cultural style comes last. I'm not saying it has no importance, but relying on ambiguous qualities like the 'Welsh Way' is overly mythical.</p><p></p><p>Whether it's Anton Oliver or Rodney So'oialo with the ball in hand for New Zealand, Dan Carter, Nick Evans or Luke McAllister it doesn't matter what your culture is. That's in the haka and the players individual lives.</p><p></p><p>What matters, is if your a lock, prop, first-five or whatever and doing your job. </p><p></p><p>Culture doesn't take the field and win on it's own. It's doing it's job in the background. In team unity, spirit and shared experience.</p><p></p><p>I often wonder if many of the home unions get caught up a bit in distinguishing themselves rather than realising that Rugby skills, techniques, patterns and planning are the universal language they must learn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C A Iversen, post: 150293"] Wales' strongest asset is it's passionate and loyal fans, no matter what's happening, you Welsh people still believe. That's an admirable quality in times like this. I will go one step further and say that coaches don't need to have a certain amount of the 'Welsh Way' as stated above. Players will always have that anyway. Rugby is a game of technique, strength and speed. Passionate cultural style comes last. I'm not saying it has no importance, but relying on ambiguous qualities like the 'Welsh Way' is overly mythical. Whether it's Anton Oliver or Rodney So'oialo with the ball in hand for New Zealand, Dan Carter, Nick Evans or Luke McAllister it doesn't matter what your culture is. That's in the haka and the players individual lives. What matters, is if your a lock, prop, first-five or whatever and doing your job. Culture doesn't take the field and win on it's own. It's doing it's job in the background. In team unity, spirit and shared experience. I often wonder if many of the home unions get caught up a bit in distinguishing themselves rather than realising that Rugby skills, techniques, patterns and planning are the universal language they must learn. [/QUOTE]
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