European Club Rugby

@Crucial said in NH club rugby:

I think it was in play for the Super Rugby season this year but I also found this..

"WORLD RUGBY HAVE announced a package of law trials that will be run across a number of international and domestic competitions in 2016.
Jonathan Sexton Some of these trials could be moved into Northern Hemisphere by August 2017.

The Pacific Challenge, U20 Trophy, Tbilisi Cup, Nations Cup, FFR Academy league, Australian NRC, Welsh Premiership and Colleges championship, and the RFU Army Premiership will be the testing grounds for some interesting new trial laws.
The trial laws that are successful will then move onto a far more extensive global trial in 2017, starting in January of that year in the Southern Hemisphere and August in the Northern Hemisphere.
Different laws will be trialled in different competitions, but what’s involved?

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End game

World Rugby is keen to strictly punish infringements in the dying moments of games, and will trial a new law in that regard.
If time has expired and the referee awards a mark, free-kick or penalty, play continues. Perhaps more importantly, if time has expired and a team kicks a penalty into touch, the referee allows the throw-in to be taken and play goes on until the ball next becomes dead.
Previously, any team kicking a penalty into touch with time expired was ending the game, so attacking teams chasing victory had to tap the penalty and run. The prospect of defending a five-metre lineout will make defensive sides think twice about infringing.

This is correct. Both in 2016 Super Rugby and in this year's Mitre 10 Cup they trialled a law, which allows a team to kick for and take a lineout if they are awarded a penalty after time is expired.

Edited to add this link: http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/refs-and-law-variations-revealed/

"In addition to this, permitting teams to opt for a lineout after time has expired serves to disincentive opponents from infringing and aims to reward sides that are particularly strong set-piece exponents which, when coupled with the previously mentioned changes, encourages more attacking and competitive rugby.

@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:

@MiketheSnow said in NH club rugby:

Great Rare home win for the Scarlets against Toulon
There you go mate. Got your typo sorted.

Very true, but that could be said for the majority of teams who've played Toulon in European competition

@MiketheSnow said in NH club rugby:

@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:

@MiketheSnow said in NH club rugby:

Great Rare home win for the Scarlets against Toulon
There you go mate. Got your typo sorted.

Very true, but that could be said for the majority of teams who've played Toulon in European competition

Whilst this is patently true, mentioning it would not help me in having a dig.

Connaught currently having major problems (especially in the backs) with nearly two dozen of their available players out through injury or enforced rest.
Lam tried to bring his son into the squad from the academy side but the IRFU refused permission on the basis he was a foreigner.
I wonder if the decision was tainted by Lam's decision to leave?

@Crucial maybe they don't see a pub side as worthy of a pro academy player?

@Crucial said in NH club rugby:

Connaught currently having major problems (especially in the backs) with nearly two dozen of their available players out through injury or enforced rest.
Lam tried to bring his son into the squad from the academy side but the IRFU refused permission on the basis he was a foreigner.
I wonder if the decision was tainted by Lam's decision to leave?

Connacht, not Connaught.
The story on this seems to change day to day. The provinces are meant to be developing Irish qualified players from now on. Nucifora has been laying down the law on this to Connacht, Ulster and Leinster. But he's made an exception for Munster to allow them extend Taute's short term injury cover contract for Sailii until end of the season even though Sailii is now back playing. Media is now focusing on this contradiction and stirring things up with other three provinces.

@Pot-Hale said in NH club rugby:

@Crucial said in NH club rugby:

Connaught currently having major problems (especially in the backs) with nearly two dozen of their available players out through injury or enforced rest.
Lam tried to bring his son into the squad from the academy side but the IRFU refused permission on the basis he was a foreigner.
I wonder if the decision was tainted by Lam's decision to leave?

Connacht, not Connaught.
The story on this seems to change day to day. The provinces are meant to be developing Irish qualified players from now on. Nucifora has been laying down the law on this to Connacht, Ulster and Leinster. But he's made an exception for Munster to allow them extend Taute's short term injury cover contract for Sailii until end of the season even though Sailii is now back playing. Media is now focusing on this contradiction and stirring things up with other three provinces.

Apologies, typing on phone and not looking at autocorrect.

Nuci has a track record of upsetting apple carts. He's on his third country of doing it now.

@Crucial said in NH club rugby:

Nuci has a track record of upsetting apple carts. He's on his third country of doing it now.

I'm ok with his grand plan if it keeps resulting in development of new Irish players being capped as occurred in the last 12 months.

Lam said a few weeks ago that he'd relinquished control of recruitment of new players into the squad given his departure in a few months. That is now being managed by other coaching staff with Nucifora's continuing oversight. His son, Mitch, is playing with Connacht Eagles currently. But he may leave for U.K. with his family so the hard decision may be that those committed long-term to the club continue to be used or get a step up.

Have we done Cockrill getting shitcanned at Leicester after him & Mauger couldn't decide who was setting out the gameplan?

Mauger in interim control, but with every man & his dog trying to shove Martin Johnson in there

@gollum

That's the first time I've even heard Johnson's name mentioned in relation to it and even then, the author was just reeling off ex Leicester players with coaching experience. Who's every man and his dog in this case?

In other news, Manu Tuilagi gone for the season with knee ligament damage picked up at the weekend. Unrelated to his previous injuries.

@Pot-Hale said in NH club rugby:

@Crucial said in NH club rugby:

Nuci has a track record of upsetting apple carts. He's on his third country of doing it now.

I'm ok with his grand plan if it keeps resulting in development of new Irish players being capped as occurred in the last 12 months.

Lam said a few weeks ago that he'd relinquished control of recruitment of new players into the squad given his departure in a few months. That is now being managed by other coaching staff with Nucifora's continuing oversight. His son, Mitch, is playing with Connacht Eagles currently. But he may leave for U.K. with his family so the hard decision may be that those committed long-term to the club continue to be used or get a step up.

That is all understandable, however rules are made to be bent when need be and the current injury situation probably warrants a little bending of the rules, especially when other teams have had concessions.

I suspect that it is a case of no favours going Lam's way after he decide to leave. Nuci possibly takes it as a personal slight. Also don't forget that Nuci was pushed/left his job at the Blues in favour of Lam so there is a fair bit of untold history in this soap opera.

@Margin_Walker

Times this morning was raving it up re Johnno & Matt Dawson tossed his name out on BBC radio.

@gollum

Ah, cheers. Hadn't seen that. Can't see it at all, as the guy hasn't had a job in rugby for more than 5 years now.

@Margin_Walker

It could be viable if they just need a hands off motivational director & let Mauger decide the tactics & coach

The issue with Cockerill v Mauger is both were hands on tracksuit managers telling the players what they wanted every day. And they each wanted different things. And Cockerill was VERY vocal & "my way of the highway" with players - hence them all leaving.

But yeah, if they want an actual hands on coach, a guy who has done nothing in rugby for 5 years does not exactly look like what they need.

Speaking of Leicester...
Manu Tuilagi out of 6 Naions and B&I Lions tour - gone for 6 to 9 months with a cruciate knee ligament strain picked up in the New Years day defeat to Saracens....

@Crucial said in NH club rugby:

@Pot-Hale said in NH club rugby:

@Crucial said in NH club rugby:

Nuci has a track record of upsetting apple carts. He's on his third country of doing it now.

I'm ok with his grand plan if it keeps resulting in development of new Irish players being capped as occurred in the last 12 months.

Lam said a few weeks ago that he'd relinquished control of recruitment of new players into the squad given his departure in a few months. That is now being managed by other coaching staff with Nucifora's continuing oversight. His son, Mitch, is playing with Connacht Eagles currently. But he may leave for U.K. with his family so the hard decision may be that those committed long-term to the club continue to be used or get a step up.

That is all understandable, however rules are made to be bent when need be and the current injury situation probably warrants a little bending of the rules, especially when other teams have had concessions.

I suspect that it is a case of no favours going Lam's way after he decide to leave. Nuci possibly takes it as a personal slight. Also don't forget that Nuci was pushed/left his job at the Blues in favour of Lam so there is a fair bit of untold history in this soap opera.

True that. I don't think Ulster or Leinster figure they've had any favours given so far. Pienaar's required departure at season end and van der Merwe going from Ulster. Nuci's refusal on a foreign Leinster 10 resulting in Carberry's promotion was a good move. Nacewa and Kirchener's contracts are also up at season end but early noises about Dagg being a replacement don't seem realistic.

@Margin_Walker said in NH club rugby:

In other news, Manu Tuilagi gone for the season with knee ligament damage picked up at the weekend. Unrelated to his previous injuries.

He just can't get a break.