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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 814400" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>I don't necessarily think it's an excuse. If positive rugby was more effective than negative rugby, teams would do it in the rain. I think it's just the difference in handling skills between the NH and the SH. NZ are skillful enough to play heads up rugby in the rain so they do it, whereas NH teams are unable to. We need a culture change towards improving handling skills at a younger age (mandatory sevens/touch for age-grade players may be a good start), and skillful play in the rain will follow suit. That being said, I'm still in favour of a move to summer rugby.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Also a move into the summer stops rugby competing with football. I suspect there are tens of thousands of people who would pick up rugby if it was on when football wasn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 814400, member: 55446"] I don't necessarily think it's an excuse. If positive rugby was more effective than negative rugby, teams would do it in the rain. I think it's just the difference in handling skills between the NH and the SH. NZ are skillful enough to play heads up rugby in the rain so they do it, whereas NH teams are unable to. We need a culture change towards improving handling skills at a younger age (mandatory sevens/touch for age-grade players may be a good start), and skillful play in the rain will follow suit. That being said, I'm still in favour of a move to summer rugby. Also a move into the summer stops rugby competing with football. I suspect there are tens of thousands of people who would pick up rugby if it was on when football wasn't. [/QUOTE]
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