I don’t watch replays of players getting injured. I’ll change channels, cover my eyes if I’m watching with others or simply wander off to avoid seeing legs break or knees buckle. I don’t want to see blokes landing on their heads, being knocked out or… Read More »There are only two ways rugby can go from here – and there’s no middle ground between physicality and safety
Super Rugby is currently experiencing what the NRL and NFL have gone through plenty of in the last few years: a hip-drop drama. Over the weekend, Wallabies hooker Lachlan Lonergan was felled by international teammate Tate McDermott in the game between the Brumbies and Reds,… Read More »A history of hip-drops: What Super Rugby can learn from NRL & NFL to stamp out the most dangerous tackle around
The Alternative Weekly Roundup is a column where our staff plugs a variety of new releases in a concise, streamlined format. Albums, singles, videos, and live sets. Check back each Monday to see what we were jamming the week prior. A Country Western – Life on… Read More »The Alt Weekly Roundup (4/1)
Wests Tigers. NRL finals. It’s too early to put those two terms in the same sentence but their fans can dare to dream once more after the Benjaissance delivered a second straight boilover. Benjolution? Benjovation? There’s something there. And there’s plenty brewing at the Tigers… Read More »NRL Power Rankings: Round 4 – Tigers in finals mix? Panthers’ challengers falling by the wayside, Roosters lay an egg
The T-CUP principle is one that is used throughout sport psychology; and in rugby circles really came to the fore in 2003, with Clive Woodward’s World Cup-winning England team, that clinched the title in extra-time with that drop goal. T-CUP: Thinking Calmly Under Pressure The… Read More »The simple fix that could’ve spared Reds, Tahs GP heartbreak and could prevent it from happening again