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<blockquote data-quote="shazbooger" data-source="post: 162562"><p>I still think were a long long way away from Premiership standards. In any of the premiership matches I've been to, the match tends to become secondary to the events in the stands. I mean, the two sets of supporters just use what goes on, on the pitch, to justify the type of abuse they throw at the other supporters. </p><p></p><p>Rugby is still very much focused on the pitch, for now. As the guys have mentioned, the game is growing and more and more people are getting involved. Average attendances for club games have doubled over the past 5-10 years so the atmosphere is changing.</p><p></p><p>The game itself though is changing. Money is starting to dominate and results (winning) are the priority. These are things that worry me more. Chabal "simulating" injuries once or twice during the world cup, players starting to shout at the ref and linesmen more. All small little things that are possibly signalling the end of the "camaraderie" that made rugby what it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shazbooger, post: 162562"] I still think were a long long way away from Premiership standards. In any of the premiership matches I've been to, the match tends to become secondary to the events in the stands. I mean, the two sets of supporters just use what goes on, on the pitch, to justify the type of abuse they throw at the other supporters. Rugby is still very much focused on the pitch, for now. As the guys have mentioned, the game is growing and more and more people are getting involved. Average attendances for club games have doubled over the past 5-10 years so the atmosphere is changing. The game itself though is changing. Money is starting to dominate and results (winning) are the priority. These are things that worry me more. Chabal "simulating" injuries once or twice during the world cup, players starting to shout at the ref and linesmen more. All small little things that are possibly signalling the end of the "camaraderie" that made rugby what it is. [/QUOTE]
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