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<blockquote data-quote="Steve-o" data-source="post: 276315"><p>Going a bit off topic here but one thing people must remember is that Melhor Time is an ultra-neutral rugby fan (abeit a bit of South American bias), so naturally his priorities are much different compared to us fans from big rugby nations. Vice versa Melhor Time must understand our priorities. </p><p></p><p>We have emotional attachments to the leagues/tournaments/teams we watch. I do however think we can learn from fans like Melhor Time when we look to target the masses. On the other hand we must take what neutral fans have to say with a pitch of salt. They don't have long term aspirations for any team in particular, so you'll be more than happy to see two French league teams packed full of foreigners, not worrying about how domestic players will come through the systems.</p><p>As everything in life a balance is needed. Personally I'd rather have rugby be second fiddle to soccer in popularity at the expense of it not becoming like modern day soccer. Full of egos, over payed players and cheating. Well English rugby are the exception in the cheating part <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />.</p><p>Anyway, rugby should strive to keeps it's soul. Rugby is SO different from other sport in terms of ethics and values, one of the reasons why people are so drawn to it. Making it too free market like soccer in a bid to get more fans will kill rugby's soul imo. </p><p></p><p>PS Hernandez had a shocker against WP last night.</p><p></p><p>Back on topic, rugby is so dynamic that it's very hard for a winning team to keep doing one trick. </p><p>I've noticed a there seems to be a cycle in rugby. This is my interpretation of how rugby has been evolving. keep in mind that I was 5 when rugby went pro. </p><p>IMO Australia started the 1st major change in pro rugby back in the late 90's. Mobile props and extremely organized defence. They caught out the opposition big time especially with mobile props imo. They sacrificed a bit of bulk in the scrum to be more competitive at the rucks and tight-loose. Top teams caught on and then a mobile prop was a must. Then the ruck became more competitive, so players like McCaw and George Smith emerged. So now at this stage the set piece has been slightly neglected, scrums and lineouts have less focus. Then a team like England notice and make sure that they target the set pieces. Now there is pressure on the opponents getting their own ball, basically back to rugby pre-99 Wallabies, with some exceptions.</p><p></p><p>Basically once a team starts focusing on their strengths and beat teams with a certain style, they leave other aspects out which other teams can exploit. It's a cycle, and only for a short period of time can a team play a complete game, holding of that cycle briefly, due to the very specific roles each player has in rugby.</p><p></p><p>I hope that makes has much sense as it does in my head <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve-o, post: 276315"] Going a bit off topic here but one thing people must remember is that Melhor Time is an ultra-neutral rugby fan (abeit a bit of South American bias), so naturally his priorities are much different compared to us fans from big rugby nations. Vice versa Melhor Time must understand our priorities. We have emotional attachments to the leagues/tournaments/teams we watch. I do however think we can learn from fans like Melhor Time when we look to target the masses. On the other hand we must take what neutral fans have to say with a pitch of salt. They don't have long term aspirations for any team in particular, so you'll be more than happy to see two French league teams packed full of foreigners, not worrying about how domestic players will come through the systems. As everything in life a balance is needed. Personally I'd rather have rugby be second fiddle to soccer in popularity at the expense of it not becoming like modern day soccer. Full of egos, over payed players and cheating. Well English rugby are the exception in the cheating part ;). Anyway, rugby should strive to keeps it's soul. Rugby is SO different from other sport in terms of ethics and values, one of the reasons why people are so drawn to it. Making it too free market like soccer in a bid to get more fans will kill rugby's soul imo. PS Hernandez had a shocker against WP last night. Back on topic, rugby is so dynamic that it's very hard for a winning team to keep doing one trick. I've noticed a there seems to be a cycle in rugby. This is my interpretation of how rugby has been evolving. keep in mind that I was 5 when rugby went pro. IMO Australia started the 1st major change in pro rugby back in the late 90's. Mobile props and extremely organized defence. They caught out the opposition big time especially with mobile props imo. They sacrificed a bit of bulk in the scrum to be more competitive at the rucks and tight-loose. Top teams caught on and then a mobile prop was a must. Then the ruck became more competitive, so players like McCaw and George Smith emerged. So now at this stage the set piece has been slightly neglected, scrums and lineouts have less focus. Then a team like England notice and make sure that they target the set pieces. Now there is pressure on the opponents getting their own ball, basically back to rugby pre-99 Wallabies, with some exceptions. Basically once a team starts focusing on their strengths and beat teams with a certain style, they leave other aspects out which other teams can exploit. It's a cycle, and only for a short period of time can a team play a complete game, holding of that cycle briefly, due to the very specific roles each player has in rugby. I hope that makes has much sense as it does in my head :P [/QUOTE]
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