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England seem to be suffering from having an ex-Leicester Head Coach. The negative forward based game is not enough anymore.
I appreciate it is difficult For SB to navigate the threat to his job whilst looking to the future and the next RWC. In the Autumn Internationals he picked too many players past their best and missed the opportunity to blood some of the younger guard. A good example was picking George Ford on the bench rather than letting Finn Smith have a go.
The frustrating thing is that there are 2 English coaches ripping it up with other nations who completely out perform SB.
I appreciate it is difficult For SB to navigate the threat to his job whilst looking to the future and the next RWC. In the Autumn Internationals he picked too many players past their best and missed the opportunity to blood some of the younger guard. A good example was picking George Ford on the bench rather than letting Finn Smith have a go.
The frustrating thing is that there are 2 English coaches ripping it up with other nations who completely out perform SB.
curtisl said:
Completely agree. I coach my daughters under 14's team so have seen quite a few Sarries and Quins games and some internationals and to take a family is cheaper than getting one ticket to a mens game. I can understand why a the attendance, sponsorships, TV rights etc are worlds apart. We even had a couple of the Sarries girls come to our club to spend time with the U12s - U18s during training and do a little Q and A. One girl put her hand up and asked how much they get paid, the girls said not enough, not enough to play rugby as their sole income and most have a day job. That was sad to hear but the momentum of womens rugby is still increasing thankfully.
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The PWR Salary Cap is £220,000 for the 24-25 season. The squad sizes are 45-50 players. When you work out the average, then consider some are on alot more than the average, then some aren't getting much if at all.?
the tribester said:
curtisl said:
Completely agree. I coach my daughters under 14's team so have seen quite a few Sarries and Quins games and some internationals and to take a family is cheaper than getting one ticket to a mens game. I can understand why a the attendance, sponsorships, TV rights etc are worlds apart. We even had a couple of the Sarries girls come to our club to spend time with the U12s - U18s during training and do a little Q and A. One girl put her hand up and asked how much they get paid, the girls said not enough, not enough to play rugby as their sole income and most have a day job. That was sad to hear but the momentum of womens rugby is still increasing thankfully.
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The PWR Salary Cap is £220,000 for the 24-25 season. The squad sizes are 45-50 players. When you work out the average, then consider some are on alot more than the average, then some aren't getting much if at all.?
Black Lion squeezed past RC Vannes 22 - 19 in the European Challenge Cup. I think B.L. will be annoyed they didn't score a few more tries & gave away too many penalties. The attendance was somewhat reduced due to the ongoing protests but it was still a good day. And a beer for £1.50 is a bonus!
LRDefender said:
Black Lion squeezed past RC Vannes 22 - 19 in the European Challenge Cup. I think B.L. will be annoyed they didn't score a few more tries & gave away too many penalties. The attendance was somewhat reduced due to the ongoing protests but it was still a good day. And a beer for £1.50 is a bonus!
£1.50 a pint!!!!! Paid £7.20 for a pint at Sarries a couple of weeks ago, and it wasn't even for me as I was driving!!
£1.50 a pint!!!!! Paid £7.20 for a pint at Sarries a couple of weeks ago, and it wasn't even for me as I was driving!!
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