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<blockquote data-quote="Bullitt" data-source="post: 163330"><p>Interesting anyone can say watching your team winning in an ugly mannor is dull; Surely watching your team lose is dull?</p><p></p><p>It's easy to go on about Aus and NZ how they like to spin the ball, which when it works admittedly is superb stuff; How much spinning of the ball can you do when you've not got it though?</p><p></p><p>Over the last 18 months I've watched the 2 teams I support play all sorts of different rugby; England loose ugly forwards based rugby in the 6N and autumn, England win ugly forwards rugby in the WC, Saints loose fancy backs rugby in the GP, Saints dominate fancy backs rugby in NL1.</p><p></p><p>While I like everyone else love watching Spencer flick it over his shoulder to Myler, who puts through a grubber that Ashton collects then sprints 40m to gambole between the posts week in-week out, there are still fewer prettier things in life watching a pack of forwards grinding away against a defensive line with a rolling maul. It's not "pretty" per-say, but by God is it magnificent!</p><p></p><p>There is room in the world for more then one style of play. There is not room in the word for 2 variations of Rugby League, which is what the Aussies really want.</p><p></p><p>And being as the Boks are also well known for the power of their pack, I have no idea what KZN is banging on about only England using this style of rugby. The only difference is the Jake White had a few backs who weren't completely incompitent, therefore could mix it up a little.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullitt, post: 163330"] Interesting anyone can say watching your team winning in an ugly mannor is dull; Surely watching your team lose is dull? It's easy to go on about Aus and NZ how they like to spin the ball, which when it works admittedly is superb stuff; How much spinning of the ball can you do when you've not got it though? Over the last 18 months I've watched the 2 teams I support play all sorts of different rugby; England loose ugly forwards based rugby in the 6N and autumn, England win ugly forwards rugby in the WC, Saints loose fancy backs rugby in the GP, Saints dominate fancy backs rugby in NL1. While I like everyone else love watching Spencer flick it over his shoulder to Myler, who puts through a grubber that Ashton collects then sprints 40m to gambole between the posts week in-week out, there are still fewer prettier things in life watching a pack of forwards grinding away against a defensive line with a rolling maul. It's not "pretty" per-say, but by God is it magnificent! There is room in the world for more then one style of play. There is not room in the word for 2 variations of Rugby League, which is what the Aussies really want. And being as the Boks are also well known for the power of their pack, I have no idea what KZN is banging on about only England using this style of rugby. The only difference is the Jake White had a few backs who weren't completely incompitent, therefore could mix it up a little. [/QUOTE]
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