Something that has amused me today has been the complete turnaround in everyone's views on the state of English rugby. Just a couple of weeks ago, the consensus was that England's players were tired, were playing too much attritional rugby in the Premiership, and that the All Blacks were lucky that they could pull their players out of the Super 14 to rest them before the big tournament. Now the perceived wisdom is that England's players are battle-hardened from relegation battles and competitive rugby, whilst the Super 14 lot are unused to elimination rugby and the toughness of the international game. The truth probably lies in maintaining a balance between the two, but I have just found it rather amusing how everyone's views have changed, almost overnight.
14 October 2007
Turnaround
Something that has amused me today has been the complete turnaround in everyone's views on the state of English rugby. Just a couple of weeks ago, the consensus was that England's players were tired, were playing too much attritional rugby in the Premiership, and that the All Blacks were lucky that they could pull their players out of the Super 14 to rest them before the big tournament. Now the perceived wisdom is that England's players are battle-hardened from relegation battles and competitive rugby, whilst the Super 14 lot are unused to elimination rugby and the toughness of the international game. The truth probably lies in maintaining a balance between the two, but I have just found it rather amusing how everyone's views have changed, almost overnight.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment