Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:22 am  

Went to Morrison's, not bothered, to be fair I think I'll give the RL a miss as well . I can't manage to get any enthusiasm for it.

Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:31 am  

cocker wrote:

Thank goodness that’s over !!!!! Whoever creates the most pens wins ...

Yes, although SA scored 2 late tries, just before their first try, the commentary was suggesting that they could be about to win their second final without needing to score a try to win - what kind of game is that ??

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Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:36 am  

I don't think we can crow at them when we turn up like GB did today.
Our game is designed for free flowing running rugby and we might as well have been mauling up and down the field.

Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:46 am  

PopTart wrote:

I don't think we can crow at them when we turn up like GB did today.
Our game is designed for free flowing running rugby and we might as well have been mauling up and down the field.

I agree.
Bennet's style is not exactly expansive, it's all percentage rugby, which isn't a great watch.
The last few RL Internationals I've been to, apart from England v France, have been awful.

Over the past couple of seasons, I've been to the Olympic Stadium, Anfield and Hull, all of which were awful in terms of atmosphere, with the Olympic stadium being the biggest let down of the three and Anfield being the most uncomfortable - it's no wonder the football fans stand up al game.

Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:51 am  

Didn't watch it, not interested. Watched Tonga-v-Australia, which was a fantastic game, and an example of how to beat a team that is better than you on paper: be passionate, be unpredictable. Bennett hasn't advanced us. He's merely got us playing boring rugby.

Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:54 am  

I'm no big fan of RU, but played as it can be, it is much less predictable than RL -which has become come a very simplistic game. Tries can come out of nothing in union, but unfortunately so can penalties and 10 minute breaks.
I went to Asda by the way to see if there were any jobs going.....

Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:55 am  

It was no more dull a spectacle than many of the RL games i’ve seen this year, this mornings GB ‘effort’ a perfect case in point. Accept Union for what it is, a totally different game in which they’ll be good games and dull ones and don’t try and compare apples and oranges.

Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:08 pm  

Sacred Cow wrote:

It was no more dull a spectacle than many of the RL games i’ve seen this year, this mornings GB ‘effort’ a perfect case in point. Accept Union for what it is, a totally different game in which they’ll be good games and dull ones and don’t try and compare apples and oranges.

Are you suggesting that it's wrong to describe the England v SA game and the Wales v SA game last week as boring.
Regardless of any comparison with RL, these 2 games were an awful watch.

The TV does a great job of distracting the audience from the lengthy stoppages in play, which is probably a good thing for all of us.

Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:55 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Are you suggesting that it's wrong to describe the England v SA game and the Wales v SA game last week as boring.
Regardless of any comparison with RL, these 2 games were an awful watch.

The TV does a great job of distracting the audience from the lengthy stoppages in play, which is probably a good thing for all of us.

Where did i suggest those games weren’t dull?

Re: Just not interested : Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:02 pm  

The star man in most RU games is the referee!
And that say's it all really.