Letter in the Times today blaming the influx of RL coaches for turning RU into a boring kicking game, instead of the free flowing game it was and should be.

Has someone been watching a different RU game to me?

I can understand how improving the defensive structure would leave less opportunity to run

It's allways been boring, nearly as bad as wendyball!

Come on now. Since the RU legend that is Martin Johnson took over as England coach, they have become known as the great entertainers of world sport.

[url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article7067545.eceLink to letter[/url

I just read that letter whilst sat in the pub. Caused me to nearly choke on my pint. The bloke's clearly deranged.

Be careful - you'll have Sally C coming on saying what a wonderful game it is compared to RL..................

off the field it is, by a very long way.

No it isn`t - At club level the grounds are poor and the clubs are even more in debt than RL outfits ...

TOP flight clubs may be in debt however, the off field structure and club mentality is leaps and bounds ahead of RL, Their youth development/retention is years ahead of RL, turning professional was a bad move in many ways for RU in the top flight but for lower teams who work like RU was before the change i think you'll find most are very much in the green financially.



so i think 'yed has got it spot on.

Watched the France v England game the English side seemed

to lack basic ball skills, also Ashton was 1 v 1 with the full back

but chose to chip and chase over him, also had 3 players in support ,wouldnt have thought twice when he was at wigan

would have took the fullback on or held it up for the support

to score.

The Guinness prem is a poor standard compared to Magners

league and the super 14 comps this is reflected in the

Heineken cup results, internationals , fitness etc, it all seems to

played in slow motion in the Guinness Prem and England

internationals.

I think it's a pish take, to be honest.