Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:31 pm  

The impact is still there and i have played the sport but challenges ( like the burns one in the ribs tonight ) where noone would have batted an eyelid yet every hard challenge is questioned

And the shoulder charge needs to come back IMO

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:38 pm  

Thetalentboy wrote:

The impact is still there and i have played the sport but challenges ( like the burns one in the ribs tonight ) where noone would have batted an eyelid yet every hard challenge is questioned

And the shoulder charge needs to come back IMO

I don't think anyone has a problem with a hard challenge. 2 players holding someone upright exposing the ribs for a 3rd to steam into the exposed ribs doesn't sit particulary well with me but something you associate with this Wigan team

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:43 pm  

Ferdy wrote:

I don't think anyone has a problem with a hard challenge. 2 players holding someone upright exposing the ribs for a 3rd to steam into the exposed ribs doesn't sit particulary well with me but something you associate with this Wigan team

What's that, good, hard defence?

Nothing wrong with it.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:46 pm  

Cowardly act by Sarginson imo , I know I'm going to get shot down by some pie fans but I think they need to get rid of Wane and quick, he seems to be making them very unattractive to watch !!!

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:49 pm  

P-J wrote:

What's that, good, hard defence?

Nothing wrong with it.

We all have our own opinion. Mine would be dirty, niggly grubs.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:02 pm  

It's not good hard defence. It's not good old-style biff, nowhere near it. Charging in 3rd man on a held man is a sh|thouse, cowardly act.

Anyone who thinks that's good, hard defence needs their head examining.

You want to put a big shot in, then front up and do it when the player is running at you. That's good, hard defence.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:05 pm  

Don't think there was anything wrong with it, though i don't think he needed to steam in like he did it just made it look worse.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:05 pm  

The game has changed over the years and not always for the better.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:05 pm  

Any other player and nobody would bat an eyelid.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:10 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

Don't think there was anything wrong with it, though i don't think he needed to steam in like he did it just made it look worse.

There's nothing in the rules against it currently AFAIK. It's a cowardly act though that should be discouraged across the sport, otherwise we're going to run out of halfbacks very quickly.