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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:54 pm
why does the olympic rugby have to be union ? do you think they considered league?
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No they probably didn't. Most of the world aren't aware there are two codes, they just see the shape of the ball and know it as rugby. Then because of greater global financial backing and a larger international presence, union is the predominant code. As it's such as rubbish game, but 7s is faster and more open, 7s found its way into the games as more different countries started to do well in it.formulamoto wrote:why does the olympic rugby have to be union ? do you think they considered league?
I remember Bradford Bulls playing in the Twickenham 7's on a Saturday travelling down to London immediately after a hiding away to sintelins. The union pundits said the competition would be an embarrassment to the Rugby League, with commentary belittling the league boys at every opportunity. It was embarrassing to Union as the Bulls beat wasps in the final, and all that d1ck head John inverdale could say was, that rugby 7's is more suited to rugby league teams as it's more like league than Union. Another big gob sh1te just like wooden head Woodward who try to big up such a second rate form of rugby.josie andrews wrote:Great Britain got the silver medal after an embarrassing display v Fiji who got the Gold medal
Fiji 43 -Great Britain 7
With a little bit of training how would the Fiji team have coped against players like ingliss, sheck, Sam Burgess to name three out of many.Panchitta Marra wrote:I remember Bradford Bulls playing in the Twickenham 7's on a Saturday travelling down to London immediately after a hiding away to sintelins. The union pundits said the competition would be an embarrassment to the Rugby League, with commentary belittling the league boys at every opportunity. It was embarrassing to Union as the Bulls beat wasps in the final, and all that d1ck head John inverdale could say was, that rugby 7's is more suited to rugby league teams as it's more like league than Union. Another big gob sh1te just like wooden head Woodward who try to big up such a second rate form of rugby.josie andrews wrote:Great Britain got the silver medal after an embarrassing display v Fiji who got the Gold medal
Fiji 43 -Great Britain 7
Just my opinion of course, and rant over.
Are you a fan of the Olympics WW?Whelley Warrior wrote:The Olympics concept has been ruined by the introduction of professionalism in sports like individuals in Tennis and team sports like Football and Rugby Union.
And is it fair that the BBC has to have all day coverage on all three of its television channels when many license payers who might not be interested in the Olympics are not getting any real alternative and the main rival ITV is showing nothing else but repeats.
And then there is the question of how much money is now spent on staging the Olympic's in countries like Brazil when there is much bad poverty.
Even the each day highlights of the games are for near three hours.
Now, like everything else in major sport, it is now all about making money for those running it!