tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post240903994358093174..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Sunday Essay – NSW GPS rugby: when excellence destroysJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-58218425073008348182014-07-22T23:12:46.451+10:002014-07-22T23:12:46.451+10:00Hi Martin.
I'm sure that you are right re si...Hi Martin. <br /><br />I'm sure that you are right re size etc. When I played rugby at school I was quite fast (a hundred yards in full kit at 11 seconds) and also biggish to the point that I was sometimes used as the battering ram. My peak weight then is now less than the half in a modern rugby team.<br /><br />I really loved rugby. Because of my relative size and speed, I played lock or breakaway in my last school period. I just loved disrupting the opposition back line. <br /><br />Now I despair a little. How do we get a competition that allows boys to play at an equivalent level with each other? <br /><br /> Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-43827424208541084072014-07-22T22:37:55.672+10:002014-07-22T22:37:55.672+10:00Interesting. I remember the "arms race" ...Interesting. I remember the "arms race" headline in the SMH re GPS rugby and basketball, at http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/gps-competition-an-aggressive-arms-race-says-world-cup-hero-20130924-2uca7.html<br />Trouble with rugby and basketball is that they are both sports where particular physical traits are very important, either exceptional bulk and muscle, or exceptional height.Martin Austernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-34470571624943630202014-07-22T07:28:44.089+10:002014-07-22T07:28:44.089+10:00Thanks, anon. If only I could see a solution!Thanks, anon. If only I could see a solution!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-46930248218229983492014-07-21T22:35:44.117+10:002014-07-21T22:35:44.117+10:00Nice summary of the state of play in GPS rugby.Nice summary of the state of play in GPS rugby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com